What’s New with Clearwater
Clearwater Member Spotlight: Bridget Kenny
Growing up in the Hudson Valley, Bridget Kenny attended the Great Hudson River Revival with her parents, listened to Pete Seeger’s music, and encountered the sloop in the 1980s [...]
From Queerwater to Crew: Discovering My Place on the Sloop Clearwater
The first time I heard of The Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, I was 13 in a community center, being handed a flyer about “Queerwater”- a 3 day youth program [...]
Notes from the Helm: Reflections on 2025 Sailing Season
The change of season brings a time of transition for the sloop and crew, as we downrig Clearwater and begin winter maintenance. Each sailing season on the Hudson is [...]
Restoring the Clearwater: 2026-2027 Transom + Topsides Project
Clearwater will begin its next major restoration project in July 2026, focusing on the transom and topsides – the upper sections of the hull above the waterline and the [...]
Clearwater’s Spiritual Ethics
“I feel most spiritual when I’m out in the woods. I feel part of nature. Or looking up at the stars. Now I say, it’s all according to your [...]
Sailing the Hudson: A Week of Winds, Wisdom, and Waffles
This week I lived a dream I didn’t know I had—aboard a wooden sloop the same age as me, just two months older, sailing the Hudson River in rhythm [...]