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 September 30, 2021 by The Rondout Rower

THURSDAY ……..September 30th, 2021….. Time:….5:15 am EDT
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Feels like 51°F (High 62)….CLOUDY…..Humidity 88 % …….
Wind 2 mph N rising to 8 mph at 12:00 pm ……Precipitation : 2 %
@ 5:30 am……Water temperature 65.5 °F (18.6 °C); …………………..
Water plus air temperature = 116.5°F
Lat Long: 41.92 N ..73.96 W
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————–Tides—————-
Low Tide 3:48 AM 1.15 ft (0.35 m)
High Tide 9:21 AM 2.98 ft (0.91 m)
Low Tide 3:39 PM 1.28 ft (0.39 m)
High Tide 9:15 PM 3.58 ft (1.09 m)
————Currents—————
Time…………Event……..Knots
02:30 AM ebb -1.02
05:18 AM slack –
08:36 AM flood 0.72
11:00 AM slack –
02:30 PM ebb -0.86
04:54 PM slack –
07:30 PM flood 0.91
11:00 PM slack –
———-Sun & Moon—————-
Sunrise : 6:52 am↑ 93° East
Sunset : 6:39 pm↑ 266° West
Moonrise : 12:03 am↑ 54° Northeast, 37.6 % Waning Crescent
Moonset : 3:55 pm↑ 304° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 47 minutes (-2m 47s)

[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.

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

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

Rondout Creek TIDES AND CURRENTS

Posted on September 29, 2021 by The Rondout Rower

WEDNESDAY ……..September 29th, 2021….. Time:….5:10 am EDT
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Feels like 48°F (High 66)….CLEAR…..Humidity 84 % …….
Wind 2 mph NNW rising to 7 mph at 2:00 pm ……Precipitation : 2 %
@ 7:00 am……Water temperature 66.8 °F (19.3 °C); …………………..
Water plus air temperature = 114.8°F
Lat Long: 41.92 N ..73.96 W
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————–Tides—————-
Low Tide 2:46 AM 1.24 ft (0.38 m)
High Tide 8:21 AM 2.97 ft (0.91 m)
Low Tide 2:26 PM 1.35 ft (0.41 m)
High Tide 8:13 PM 3.55 ft (1.08 m)
————Currents—————
Time…………Event……..Knots
01:36 AM ebb -0.97
04:30 AM slack –
07:36 AM flood 0.66
10:00 AM slack –
01:18 PM ebb -0.81
04:00 PM slack –
06:36 PM flood 0.91
10:12 PM slack –
———-Sun & Moon—————-
Sunrise : 6:51 am↑ 93° East
Sunset : 6:40 pm↑ 267° West
Moonset : 3:10 pm↑ 306° Northwest, 47.2 % Waning Gibbous
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 49 minutes (-2m 47s)

[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!
.
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 September 28, 2021 by The Rondout Rower

TUESDAY ……..September 28th, 2021….. Time:….5:20 am EDT
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Feels like 60°F (High 69)….CLOUDY…..Humidity 84 % …….
Wind 1 mph SSW rising to 7 mph at 1:00 pm ……Precipitation : 61 %
@ 12:00 pm……Water temperature 67.2 °F (19.7 °C); …………………..
Water plus air temperature = 127.2°F
Lat Long: 41.92 N ..73.96 W
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————–Tides—————-
Low Tide 1:36 AM 1.18 ft (0.36 m)
High Tide 7:27 AM 3.06 ft (0.93 m)
Low Tide 12:55 PM 1.24 ft (0.38 m)
High Tide 7:21 PM 3.59 ft (1.09 m)
————Currents—————
Time…………Event……..Knots
12:24 AM ebb -1.01
03:30 AM slack –
06:36 AM flood 0.67
09:00 AM slack –
11:42 AM ebb -0.87
03:06 PM slack –
05:48 PM flood 0.97
09:24 PM slack –
———-Sun & Moon—————-
Sunrise : 6:50 am↑ 92° East
Sunset : 6:42 pm↑ 268° West
Moonrise : 11:10 pm↑ 54° Northeast, 56.7 % Waning Gibbous
Moonset : 2:18 pm↑ 306° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 52 minutes (-2m 47s)

[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/

New Oars, new problems

Posted on September 27, 2021 by The Rondout Rower

So I was trying out new Dreher macon oars last Sunday and once on the water I could not believe that I could not feather and square my oars as usual. I immediately thought that somehow the oar sleeves were improperly installed on the oars. After much back and forth with Durham Boat Company, the manufacturer, I found that the problem was a tiny bolt that sits on the rigger gate. That little bolt can be adjusted to tighten or loosen the gate around the oar sleeve and makes all the difference in rowing normally.

Just FYI when you buy new oars (almost never!).