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Clearwater Honored by NY Bar Association
At the NYS Bar Association award ceremony, L-R: Clearwater Board member Ross Gould, NYSBA's Terresa Bakner, Board member Stephen Filler, Executive Director Peter Gross, NYSBA's Barry Kogut, Board VP James Hanson, Development Director Matt [...]
Clearwater Launches Build-a-Song Project
Deadline for submissions is Friday, March 20th! BEACON, NY– Clearwater has launched a unique “Build-a-Song” project that aims to engage any and all in helping to write a new anthem about the issue of Climate [...]
Name that Yawl!
The Clearwater’s yawl boat is getting a fresh coat of paint this winter – and a new name, courtesy of some clever contest winner, who could be you! Take a look at this beautiful baby [...]
Pete Seeger, One Year Gone
Pete Seeger, May 3, 1919 - Jan. 27, 2014 Today, on the one-year anniversary of the loss of Pete Seeger, Hudson River Sloop Clearwater’s executive director Peter Gross took a moment to reflect on [...]
Clearwater is Hiring for Spring/ Summer
Clearwater is currently accepting applications for Spring Crew, Onboard Educators, Apprentices, Port Captain and Vessel Captain. Please see full job descriptions here: https://www.clearwater.org/about/job-opportunities/.
R.I.P. John Doswell, former Clearwater Board Member
Captain John W. Doswell, a former Clearwater board member and longtime champion of the New York waterfront, died Friday, January 2, after an illness. Doswell was the founder of the Friends of Hudson River Park [...]
Clearwater Is a Key Partner in NYC Estuarium Project
BEACON, NY– Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc. announced today that it will be one of three lead participants in development of the long-planned “Estuarium” to be built on Pier 26 at the base of Houston [...]
Clearwater Goes Indiegogo to Fund Sail, Boom
BEACON, NY – Forty-five years after Pete Seeger and friends launched the tall-ship Clearwater, the nonprofit organization that operates the sloop has launched a “crowd-sourcing” effort to help fund a new sail and boom for [...]
Clearwater Fuel-Storage Safety Contention Is Dismissed
On November 10, the Atomic Safety Licensing Board dismissed a contention from Clearwater concerning the safety of nuclear waste storage at the Indian Point power plant in Buchanan, NY. The determination was made on procedural [...]