This summer, spend two unforgettable hours sailing from historic riverfront towns, with live music, played by local Hudson Valley artists aboard America’s Environmental Flagship.
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Tickets are LIVE @ link in bio!
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Don't forget to visit our crew at the fish tank to see Hudson River critters, the Captain at the helm to take a turn on the tiller, and enjoy Clearwater’s traditional moment of silence broken by song before returning to the dock.
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🎥: @michaelisabell_photo (captured during Clearwater’s 2020 Our River Connects Us Transit)
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Happy #FishFriday! This week’s fish is the American Eel. Eels start life in the Sargasso Sea, part of the Atlantic Ocean southeast of Bermuda, and travel on ocean currents to rivers along the East Coast to live and return to the sea to spawn. Fish with this life cycle pattern are known as catadromous fish.
When young eels - known as “glass eels” reach the Hudson River, only a few inches long and are transparent except for their dark eyes and red gills.
Glass eels quickly develop pigment and become small “elvers,” and then develop into larger eels while living in the Hudson and its tributaries, which are then called “yellow eels. American eels can live more than twenty years and reach lengths of over three feet. Shortly before they leave the Hudson to return to the Sargasso Sea, their color becomes dark and silvery.
Come aboard the Clearwater this season and meet the fish of the Hudson River in our fish tank! Come sailing: /public-sails/
Mark your calendars for Wednesday, May 20! Hudson River Sloop Clearwater is excited to take part in Hudson Valley Gives a community-wide day of giving supporting nonprofits across the region.
When you donate to Clearwater through the Hudson Valley Gives platform, your gift helps unlock additional funds and introduces our mission to new supporters across the Hudson Valley. Save the date and support Clearwater on May 20!
Check out our Hudson Valley Gives page at the link in our bio!🔗
Scenes from life aboard the good sloop! Life aboard the Clearwater is lived collaboratively from stewarding the sloop to teaching Sailing Classroom Programs, and all in between.⛵
Saturday evening famed Irish singer, songwriter, and social activist Tommy Sands played a sold out Clearwater benefit concert @garvansnewpaltz .
Betty and the Baby Boomers opened the show, and joined Tommy for the final number, closing the night out with Your Daughters and Your Sons.
A warm Clearwater thank you to Tommy Sands for playing, and @garvansnewpaltz for hosting and donating the space.
2026 marks the 60th anniversary since the pass-the-hat folk picnic fundraisers to build the Clearwater began. This show was the second in a series of fundraising concerts to support our continued efforts to protect the Hudson River and steward an intergenerational community of river advocates through education, advocacy, sailing, and music. Join us on July 11 at @thelocalsaugerties for our next benefit featuring @jennanicholls - tix at the link in our bio!
We’re sailing from Kingston this week, and then heading south! After leaving Kingston catch us in Haverstraw, Bear Mountain State Park, and in NYC sailing from the 79th Street Boat Basin.
Come sailing! Explore our sail schedule at the link in our bio!
Long overdue bucket list item ✅ Took a ride on the Clearwater—the boat that music built. 💚 So special to listen to the the crew and their passion for the Hudson River.
Things started rainy but cleared as we sailed. Bummed we didn’t get to listen to the music of @amberrubarth due to the soggy weather but the crew got everyone singing. I still hope to catch an Amber performance another time.
I was on Peak to help raise the mainsail—and yes—it’s heavy! But we sang our shanty and made it happen—even the little people pulled their weight. New appreciation for the crew when they haul those ropes alone.
And while the whole crew was incredible, I’m giving an extra shout out to intern @nualaseabrook on her upcoming graduation from SUNY Cortland @sunycortland I spent a year and a half there before I transferred back in the 80s. Nuala, it was so lovely to share your last sail with you and hear you sing. ❤️
And yes—that flock of birds was flying in fish formation. 🐟 if you ever get the chance to ride the @sloopclearwater do it! It’s a #poppinspicks
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Our sail on Monday evening sail from Kingston is now flexible fare starting at $10! Join us for a sail on the Hudson River leaving from and returning to the Hudson River Maritime Museum. Meet our crew, help Captain James steer the sloop, and take in the majesty of the river. Food and drink welcome, alcohol consumption is at the discretion of the Captain. We suggest dressing in layers, as it's chiller out on the river.
Grab tickets at the link in our bio!🔗
UPDATE: The weather looks rainy for the Kingston Earth Fair tomorrow (May 9), so some of the festivities are being moved inside!
All vendors will be in the vendors, exhibitors, and children’s activities will now be in the Andy Murphy Neighborhood Center (467 Broadway) from 11:00am to 5:00pm with performences from Arm of the Sea Theater at 11:45am and the Mid-Hudson Juggling Club at 1:30pm.
Performances previously scheduled for the TR Gallo Park stage will now occur at TEMPO Performing Arts Center (29 Wurts Street), while those scheduled for the Gray Barn at the Hudson River Maritime Museum will remain the same.
EWaste collection and paper recycling/shredding will be located under the 9W overpass in TR Gallo Park.
Solaris and Clearwater boat rides will continue as scheduled, unless the weather becomes inclement.
Full details at the link in our bio!
Here’s your fish of the week! White perch are abundant in the tidal Hudson from northern Manhattan all the way to Albany, with peak numbers in the mildly salty parts of the estuary. The average white perch is six to ten inches long and weighs less than one pound. Generally, this fish is silver-green or bronze in color, lacking the distinct stripes of its near relative, the striped bass.
They are commonly caught by anglers fishing from shore. Like other Hudson fish, they are contaminated with PCBs, and the NYSDOH - New York State Health Department maintains guidance on who can safely consume how much white perch from where in the river and at what frequency. Learn more about who can eat what fish, from where in the river, and how much at the link in our bio.🔗
