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About The Rondout Rower

Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, a Pisces, Nelsie Aybar-Grau not only enjoyed swimming in the Caribbean Sea but she has enjoyed travels that have brought her in close contact to the waters of the Thames, the Seine, the Yangtse, the Amazon, the Mississippi, the Hudson and the Harlem Rivers. Although she enjoyed swimming she had never pursued athletics in any serious way. After a career in computer programming for Wall Street area financial institutions she moved into the Hudson Valley upstate New York area. Then at 60 years of age as a favor to a friend she started photographing the Rondout Creek and the rowers in the Rondout Rowing Club. After four years of rowing both on land and water she became president of the rowing club from 2014 to 2017. Rowing has changed her life. Living steps away from the Rondout Creek has brought her closer to nature and the meditative rejuvenation that it provides.

RONDOUT, KINGSTON, NY: TIDES AND CURRENTS.

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MONDAY …….September 18th, 2023….. Time:……5:00 am
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Feels like 59°F (High 64)……..RAIN (most of day)……Humidity 99% …….
Wind 0 mph from SE rising to 6 mph at 4:00pm …… Precipitation : 52% at 7:00am
……Water temperature 70.3°F (21.3° C); …………………..
Water plus air temperature = 129.3°F
Lat Long: 41.92 N ..73.96 W

—————-Tides—————-
Tide…….. Time (EDT)…. Height
High Tide 3:42 AM 3.82 ft (1.16 m)
Low Tide 10:28 AM 0.37 ft (0.11 m)
High Tide 4:09 PM 4.08 ft (1.24 m)
Low Tide 10:54 PM 0.5 ft (0.15 m)
————Currents—————
Time…………Event……..Knots
01:54 AM flood 1.21
05:24 AM slack –
08:18 AM ebb -1.51
11:48 AM slack –
02:24 PM flood 1.34
06:00 PM slack –
08:42 PM ebb -1.43

[Ebb current is when the water flows towards the south (Poughkeepsie). Flood current is when the tide flows towards the north (Albany). Slack is the period in between when the water is still (not flowing north or south).]

————Sunrise and Moon —————
Sunrise Today: 6:39 am↑ 87° East
Sunset Today: 7:00 pm↑ 273° West
Moonrise Today: 10:08 am↑ 109° East, 10.1% visible, Waxing Crescent
Moonset Today: 8:33 pm↑ 248° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 22 minutes (-2m 47s)
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[ NOTE: For updates throughout the day, use this link :https://therondoutrower.com/weather-updates-page/ ]

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(To use https://tallshipsamerica.org/tall-ships-challenge/
page down to “Track the Fleet” and zoom in on map at New York Hudson River.)
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Currach build I found on Youtube.

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Delightful story by a great-grandson (?), Perhaps made in the 1950-60 timespan.

The Youtube post says:  Thanks for taking the time tolook at this video. One of the reasons I put it up here is that I thought some1 might be able to date it. I’ve been unable to date it but here is the info I do have. his name is Michael o’Shea. He was harbour master and master builder at Brandon Creek. He was born in 1878 and died in the early 1960’s aged 80+. He looks like he’s in his mid-60’s here which could put the video somewhere in the 40’s. I’m still working on dating it. Once i do I’ll edit the post