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.

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.

So it back down to an area just east of the museum where the creek is over 500 feet wide.

And that is where it turns itself around to head out to the River. Watch it here:

Rondout Creek TIDES AND CURRENTS

Posted on October 14, 2021 by The Rondout Rower

THURSDAY ……..October 14th, 2021….. Time:….5:35 am EDT
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Feels like 58°F (High 75)…. CLOUDY …..Humidity 100 % …….
Wind 0 mph NNW rising to 5 mph at 4:00 pm ……Precipitation : 8 %
@ 10:00 pm……Water temperature 64.0 °F (17.8 °C); …………………..
Water plus air temperature = 122.0°F
Lat Long: 41.92 N ..73.96 W
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————–Tides—————-
Low Tide 3:23 AM 0.41 ft (0.12 m)
High Tide 9:05 AM 3.49 ft (1.06 m)
Low Tide 3:37 PM 0.7 ft (0.21 m)
High Tide 9:28 PM 4.11 ft (1.25 m)
————Currents—————
Time…………Event……..Knots
12:42 AM ebb -1.39
04:24 AM slack –
07:24 AM flood 1.04
10:18 AM slack –
01:36 PM ebb -1.05
04:18 PM slack –
07:06 PM flood 1.20
10:24 PM slack –
———-Sun & Moon—————-
Sunrise : 7:07 am↑ 100° East
Sunset : 6:15 pm↑ 259° West
Moonrise : 3:54 pm↑ 120° Southeast, 63.8 % Waxing Gibbous
Moonset : 12:22 am↑ 237° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 8 minutes (-2m 43s)

[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/

On my walk yesterday morning….

Posted on October 13, 2021 by The Rondout Rower

Caught the Independence leaving this morning on the Rondout Creek toward the Hudson. The fog is so thick you cannot see the Lighthouse or its beacon but the Independence has no problem navigating this narrow channel with instrumentation. There was a time when this would be suicide. Then within minutes after it left, the American Constitution entered as the fog made its way further west into the Creek and the Rondout. The fisherman is unfazed by the presence of the Independence which is 220 feet long but creates very little wake here. Very interesting morning…

Building a wooden rowing scull by Hugh Dunstan

Posted on October 13, 2021 by The Rondout Rower

Building a wooden rowing scull
“After an enquiry from an old friend, I found an article I wrote to submit to the Wooden Boat Magazine back around 2007 after I had built my wooden rowing scull. I had been inspired to build the boat from reading lots of their stories and thought I would tell my tale – unfortunately, they did not publish it, but I am pleased I wrote it as it has brought back great memories! I have attached the article with the figures.
The scull is still in original condition after 16 years and I take it out periodically for a row at the top end of Lake Macquarie into Cockle Creek.” Hugh Dunstan
Read article:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CxfA_HljB9A0Q9cqtshzdDah5yRzTlJp/edit?fbclid=IwAR1vey4N52Wtkd2kB7kSj9zsfLtyBA2krH5_-ISY1ZkBw_9d8_2NW7qmfmc

Rondout Creek TIDES AND CURRENTS

Posted on October 13, 2021 by The Rondout Rower

WEDNESDAY ……..October 13th, 2021….. Time:….5:00 am EDT
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Feels like 56°F (High 73)…. CLOUDY …..Humidity 98 % …….
Wind 1 mph SW rising to 4 mph at 4:00 pm ……Precipitation : 16 %
@ 7:00 pm……Water temperature 63.8 °F (17.8 °C); …………………..
Water plus air temperature = 119.8°F
Lat Long: 41.92 N ..73.96 W
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————–Tides—————-
Low Tide 2:15 AM 0.41 ft (0.12 m)
High Tide 8:00 AM 3.5 ft (1.07 m)
Low Tide 2:27 PM 0.7 ft (0.21 m)
High Tide 8:22 PM 4.21 ft (1.28 m)
————Currents—————
Time…………Event……..Knots
03:18 AM slack –
06:06 AM flood 1.04
09:06 AM slack –
11:42 AM ebb -1.09
03:12 PM slack –
06:00 PM flood 1.29
09:18 PM slack –
———-Sun & Moon—————-
Current Time: Oct 13, 2021 at 4:54:06 am
Sunrise : 7:06 am↑ 100° East
Sunset : 6:17 pm↑ 260° West
Moonrise : 3:12 pm↑ 124° Southeast, 52.7 % Waxing Crescent
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 11 minutes (-2m 44s)

[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

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.