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 Creek TIDES AND CURRENTS

Posted on October 18, 2021 by The Rondout Rower

MONDAY ……..October 18th, 2021….. Time:….5:35 am EDT
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Feels like 43°F (High 56)…. CLOUDY …..Humidity 90 % …….
Wind 4 mph W rising to 10 mph at 3:00 pm ……Precipitation : 54 %
@ 12:00 pm……Water temperature 62.7 °F (17.0 °C); …………………..
Water plus air temperature = 105.7°F
Lat Long: 41.92 N ..73.96 W
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————–Tides—————-
High Tide 00:22 AM 4.19 ft (1.28 m)
Low Tide 6:49 AM -0.04 ft (-0.01 m)
High Tide 12:50 PM 4.2 ft (1.28 m)
Low Tide 7:13 PM 0.19 ft (0.06 m)
————Currents—————
Time…………Event……..Knots
01:30 AM slack –
05:06 AM ebb -1.61
07:54 AM slack –
11:12 AM flood 1.51
02:00 PM slack –
05:30 PM ebb -1.69
08:18 PM slack –
11:30 PM flood 1.43
———-Sun & Moon—————-
Sunrise : 7:12 am↑ 102° East
Sunset : 6:09 pm↑ 257° West
Moonrise : 5:41 pm↑ 92° East, 95.0 % Waxing Gibbous
Moonset : 4:56 am↑ 264° West
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 57 minutes (-2m 41s)

[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).]
Understanding USCG markers in our area: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP8vNMQctjM&t=157s
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NOTE: For updates throughout the day, use the links below. Also there are interesting links to videos about “our reach”.. ENJOY!
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theRondoutRower.com

Kingston Weather: https://weather.com/weather/today/l/261a6340f82e978bc855b4f078e56ada8064b7df9db6b61ef062f63e9d515dcb
Tides:
https://www.tide-forecast.com/locations/Kingston-Hudson-River-New-York/tides/latest
Water Temperature
https://waterdata.usgs.gov/ny/nwis/uv/?site_no=01359139&blurb=%20USGS+Real-Time+Water+Data+Information
Currents:
https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/noaacurrents/Predictions?id=HUR0509_9
Moon Phases, Sunrise/Sunset
https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/@z-us-12401
https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/night/
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Waterways, Rowing and Regattas: rowing through the ages https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSK-R8LzHc0
My Reach https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NyQrFYuYKY&t=193s
How to read a compass: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/features/how-to-read-a-compass#:~:text=The%20most%20important%20part%20on,in%20the%20direction%20of%20south.

https://www.taliskerwhiskyatlanticchallenge.com/2020-leaderboard/

https://www.facebook.com/Ocean-Rowing-Stats-103420408267582/

https://www.taliskerwhiskyatlanticchallenge.com/2020-race-entrants/

Rondout Creek TIDES AND CURRENTS

Posted on October 17, 2021 by The Rondout Rower

SUNDAY ……..October 17th, 2021….. Time:….5:25 am EDT
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Feels like 49°F (High 61)…. CLEAR …..Humidity 93 % …….
Wind 3 mph WNW rising to 9 mph at 2:00 pm ……Precipitation : 24 %
@ 3:00 pm……Water temperature 64.7 °F (18.5 °C); …………………..
Water plus air temperature = 113.7°F
Lat Long: 41.92 N ..73.96 W
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————–Tides—————-
Low Tide 6:04 AM 0.05 ft (0.02 m)
High Tide 12:05 PM 4.0 ft (1.22 m)
Low Tide 6:25 PM 0.3 ft (0.09 m)
————Currents—————
Time…………Event……..Knots
12:30 AM slack –
04:18 AM ebb -1.57
07:12 AM slack –
10:30 AM flood 1.39
01:12 PM slack –
04:42 PM ebb -1.55
07:24 PM slack –
10:36 PM flood 1.35
———-Sun & Moon—————-
Sunrise : 7:11 am↑ 102° East
Sunset : 6:11 pm↑ 258° West
Moonrise : 5:19 pm↑ 100° East, 89.6 % Waxing Gibbous
Moonset : 3:50 am↑ 256° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours (-2m 42s)

[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).]
Understanding USCG markers in our area: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP8vNMQctjM&t=157s
.
NOTE: For updates throughout the day, use the links below. Also there are interesting links to videos about “our reach”.. ENJOY!
.
theRondoutRower.com

https://www.taliskerwhiskyatlanticchallenge.com/2020-leaderboard/

https://www.facebook.com/Ocean-Rowing-Stats-103420408267582/

https://www.taliskerwhiskyatlanticchallenge.com/2020-race-entrants/

Rondout Creek TIDES AND CURRENTS

Posted on October 16, 2021 by The Rondout Rower

SATURDAY ……..October 16th, 2021….. Time:….5:30 am EDT
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Feels like 64°F (High 75)…. CLOUDY …..Humidity 98 % …….
Wind 4 mph S rising to 12 mph at 3:00 pm ……Precipitation : 74 %
@ 4:00 pm……Water temperature 64.5 °F (18.0 °C); …………………..
Water plus air temperature = 128.5°F
Lat Long: 41.92 N ..73.96 W
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————–Tides—————-
Low Tide 5:16 AM 0.17 ft (0.05 m)
High Tide 11:13 AM 3.78 ft (1.15 m)
Low Tide 5:34 PM 0.44 ft (0.13 m)
High Tide 11:32 PM 4.14 ft (1.26 m)
————Currents—————
Time…………Event……..Knots
03:30 AM ebb -1.50
06:18 AM slack –
09:36 AM flood 1.24
12:24 PM slack –
03:48 PM ebb -1.37
06:30 PM slack –
09:36 PM flood 1.24
———-Sun & Moon—————-
Sunrise : 7:10 am↑ 101° East
Sunset : 6:12 pm↑ 258° West
Moonrise : 4:55 pm↑ 107° East, 82.5 % Waxing Gibbous
Moonset : 2:43 am↑ 249° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 2 minutes (-2m 42s)

https://www.taliskerwhiskyatlanticchallenge.com/2020-leaderboard/

https://www.facebook.com/Ocean-Rowing-Stats-103420408267582/

https://www.taliskerwhiskyatlanticchallenge.com/2020-race-entrants/

Rondout Creek TIDES AND CURRENTS

Posted on October 15, 2021 by The Rondout Rower

FRIDAY ……..October 15th, 2021….. Time:….5:00 am EDT
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Feels like 55°F (High 76)…. CLOUDY …..Humidity 98 % …….
Wind 0 mph SW rising to 5 mph at 2:00 pm ……Precipitation : 24 %
@ 6:00 pm……Water temperature 64.0 °F (17.8 °C); …………………..
Water plus air temperature = 119.0°F
Lat Long: 41.92 N ..73.96 W
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————–Tides—————-
Low Tide 4:23 AM 0.3 ft (0.09 m)
High Tide 10:12 AM 3.59 ft (1.09 m)
Low Tide 4:39 PM 0.58 ft (0.18 m)
High Tide 10:33 PM 4.09 ft (1.25 m)
————Currents—————
Time…………Event……..Knots
02:30 AM ebb -1.42
05:24 AM slack –
08:36 AM flood 1.11
11:24 AM slack –
02:54 PM ebb -1.18
05:24 PM slack –
08:24 PM flood 1.17
11:30 PM slack –
———-Sun & Moon—————-
Sunrise : 7:09 am↑ 101° East
Sunset : 6:14 pm↑ 259° West
Moonrise : 4:27 pm↑ 114° Southeast, 73.6 % Waxing Gibbous
Moonset : 1:33 am↑ 242° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 5 minutes (-2m 43s)

Kingston Weather: https://weather.com/weather/today/l/261a6340f82e978bc855b4f078e56ada8064b7df9db6b61ef062f63e9d515dcb
Tides:
https://www.tide-forecast.com/locations/Kingston-Hudson-River-New-York/tides/latest
Water Temperature
https://waterdata.usgs.gov/ny/nwis/uv/?site_no=01359139&blurb=%20USGS+Real-Time+Water+Data+Information
Currents:
https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/noaacurrents/Predictions?id=HUR0509_9
Moon Phases, Sunrise/Sunset
https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/@z-us-12401
https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/night/
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Waterways, Rowing and Regattas: rowing through the ages https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSK-R8LzHc0
My Reach https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NyQrFYuYKY&t=193s
How to read a compass: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/features/how-to-read-a-compass#:~:text=The%20most%20important%20part%20on,in%20the%20direction%20of%20south.

https://www.taliskerwhiskyatlanticchallenge.com/2020-leaderboard/

https://www.facebook.com/Ocean-Rowing-Stats-103420408267582/

https://www.taliskerwhiskyatlanticchallenge.com/2020-race-entrants/

How the American Constitution pulls out of the Rondout Creek

Posted on October 14, 2021 by The Rondout Rower

Inquiring minds want to know!

It is 269 feet long! One of the longest cruise boats to go up the Hudson River. It docks at the Hudson River Maritime Museum where the creek is about 290 feet wide.