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Sailing Season Reflections from Captain Rory Kane
Photo: Carl Rickard A couple of weeks back, Clearwater completed her 55th sailing season and I finished my 12th season on board. Since launching in 1969, over half a million students, community [...]
Clearwater is Home
What is it that’s so impactful about the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater? For the last three years, I’ve been telling people about how my time as the Onboard Program Coordinator has changed my life, [...]
Clearwater Holiday Gift Guide
This holiday season we've brought back crowd favorites such as our Sturgeon Pocket Apparel, Cabin Critters, and our Handcrafted Mains'l Store! We also have books, stickers, hats, youth and adult t-shirts, and sweatshirts. By shopping our gift guide, you support [...]
Stories, Song, and Community: Chopping Wood Party
On November 10th, 2024 at the Howland Cultural Center, we hosted a Chopping Wood Party to celebrate the Pete and Toshi Seeger Legacy Society members and local author David Bernz’s recent release of his [...]
Environmental Groups Challenge Findings in EPA’s Hudson River Superfund Site Review
November 8, 2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Environmental Groups Challenge Findings in EPA’s Hudson River Superfund Site Review EPA Must Acknowledge Cleanup Does Not Protect Human Health and the Environment Hudson River Valley – Yesterday the [...]
Homeschool Education Sails – October 2024
This autumn Clearwater is hosting two education sails for homeschool students and families! Experience our Sailing Classroom with fellow homeschool learners - experience the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn about the Hudson from the deck of [...]
ACTION ALERT: Hudson River PCB Contamination
For 70 years, 200 miles of the Hudson River has been contaminated by toxic PCBs released by General Electric making our river one of the largest Superfund Sites in the United States. As required [...]
Our Flags – Position and Significance
As a civilian vessel, Clearwater is not required to fly any flag in any particular position, and we fly an array of flags that reflect the values of the organization including LGBTQ+ Pride, Black [...]
Remembering Scott Greathead
Clearwater is saddened to learn of the death of Scott Greathead. Scott devoted his life to human rights, investigating and litigating human rights cases pro-bono for over 40 years, including on behalf of those harmed [...]