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Sloop Clearwater Has Returned To Sailing on the Hudson River

July 12th, 2016|Comments Off on Sloop Clearwater Has Returned To Sailing on the Hudson River

A re-launch ceremony will be held on July 31st BEACON, NY– After a major hull restoration this winter and a short delay awaiting a US Coast Guard inspection, the Hudson River’s iconic tall ship Clearwater has begun her sailing [...]

Clearwater Receives $20,000 Grant for Education and Youth Empowerment Programs

July 1st, 2016|Comments Off on Clearwater Receives $20,000 Grant for Education and Youth Empowerment Programs

BEACON, NY– Hudson River Sloop Clearwater has been awarded a $20,000.00 grant from the John T. and Jane A. Weiderhold Foundation to support K-12 education and the Young Men & Young Woman at the Helm [...]

Independence Day and Fireworks Sails Canceled

July 1st, 2016|Comments Off on Independence Day and Fireworks Sails Canceled

Clearwater's July 2nd and July 4th Independance Day Celebration sails are canceled. The sloop is back in the water and safely afloat, with the new mid-ship section of the hull watertight. However, it has taken [...]

Chefs for Clearwater

June 17th, 2016|Comments Off on Chefs for Clearwater

Chef Terrance Brennan and the Culinary Institute of America’s President, Dr. Tim Ryan invite you to a unique culinary event, celebrating the bounty of the Hudson Valley and the return of The Hudson River's iconic [...]

Clearwater is Heading back to Kingston!

June 16th, 2016|Comments Off on Clearwater is Heading back to Kingston!

On Thursday morning, June 23rd the sloop left her dock in Albany to return to the Hudson River Maritime Museum. She will arrive late in the day and work to up-rig the vessel. She will [...]

Press Conference With Nuclear Experts and Celebrities On Dangers of Including Nuclear Plants in New York’s Clean Energy Standard

June 2nd, 2016|Comments Off on Press Conference With Nuclear Experts and Celebrities On Dangers of Including Nuclear Plants in New York’s Clean Energy Standard

WHAT?  On June 7th, nuclear experts, celebrities and citizens’ groups advocating closure of Indian Point will hold a press conference in Manhattan to flag the imminent danger of the State giving large public subsidies to [...]

Dorr Foundation Awards Clearwater $40,000 for Microplastics Pollution Prevention Program

May 26th, 2016|Comments Off on Dorr Foundation Awards Clearwater $40,000 for Microplastics Pollution Prevention Program

BEACON, NY– Hudson River Sloop Clearwater has been awarded $40,000 from the Dorr Foundation to expand Clearwater’s award-winning environmental education programs. Clearwater’s Microplastics Pollution Prevention Program will raise the alarm about microplastics pollution, a new [...]

Harmony on the Hudson

May 25th, 2016|Comments Off on Harmony on the Hudson

We're excited to announce "Harmony on the Hudson," an intimate concert sail on the schooner Mystic Whaler on Friday, June 17 from 6:30pm-9pm.  The sail departs from the Beacon Ferry Dock at Red Flynn Drive [...]

Clearwater Kicks Off Aquatic Invasive Species Steward Program

May 24th, 2016|Comments Off on Clearwater Kicks Off Aquatic Invasive Species Steward Program

Coming to a Hudson River boat launch near you...  BEACON, NY– Hudson River Sloop Clearwater started an Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Program in April 2015, with the goal to educate the public about aquatic invasive [...]