What’s New with Clearwater
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 [...]
Practical Navigator Captain’s Course (Jan 12-16, 2026)
When: January 12 to January 16, 2026, from 8:00 to 5:00 each day, with a break for lunch Location: Clearwater’s office in Beacon, NY Cost: $650 We’re excited to [...]
Clearwater Holiday Gift Guide
Our classic embroidered Clearwater baseball cap is back by popular demand, along with a variety of apparel, Hudson River critter plush toys, and backpacks, totes, and dopkits made from retired [...]