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 March 25, 2021 by The Rondout Rower

THURSDAY ……..March 25th, 2021….. Time:….5:12 am EDT
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Feels like 51 °F (High 73)….FOG…..Humidity 98 % …….Wind 0 mph WSW rising to 5 mph @ 2 pm) ……Precipitation : 5 % @ noon ……Water temperature 44.0 °F (6.9 °C); ………………….. Water plus air temperature = 95.0 °F
Lat Long: 41.92 N ..73.96 W
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————–Tides—————-
Low Tide 5:48 AM 0.45 ft (0.14 m)
High Tide 11:38 AM 3.74 ft (1.14 m)
Low Tide 6:32 PM 0.13 ft (0.04 m)
———-Sun & Moon———–
Sunrise : 6:50 am↑ 87° East
Sunset : 7:14 pm↑ 274° West
Moonrise : 3:34 pm↑ 66° East, 85.0 % Waxing Gibbous
Moonset : 5:31 am↑ 296° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 24 minutes (+2m 49s)
————Currents—————
Time Event Knots
12:54 AM slack –
04:00 AM ebb -1.21
06:48 AM slack –
09:36 AM flood 1.33
01:00 PM slack –
04:24 PM ebb -1.49
07:48 PM slack –
10:42 PM flood 1.23

[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-Point-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/

An old classic I almost missed!

Posted on March 24, 2021 by The Rondout Rower

“Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.”
I had heard this quote so many times and friends who read The Wind in the Willlows by Kenneth Grahame as young children told me how much they loved it that I finally HAD to get it and read it. A children’s book? Yes, but as an adult I found it to be soooo heart warming that I now recommend everybody read it. Especially as it is about the time of year that we begin, well, messing about in boats!

Rondout Creek TIDES AND CURRENTS

Posted on March 24, 2021 by The Rondout Rower

WEDNESDAY ……..March 24th, 2021….. Time:….4:50 am EDT
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Feels like 40 °F (High 60)….CLOUDY…..Humidity 85 % …….Wind 0 mph SSW rising to 5 mph @ 2 pm) ……Precipitation : 66 % @ 2pm ……Water temperature 43.9 °F (6.5 °C); ………………….. Water plus air temperature = 83.9 °F
Lat Long: 41.92 N ..73.96 W
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————–Tides—————-
Low Tide 4:54 AM 0.74 ft (0.23 m)
High Tide 10:34 AM 3.49 ft (1.06 m)
Low Tide 5:45 PM 0.42 ft (0.13 m)
High Tide 11:33 PM 3.2 ft (0.98 m)
———-Sun & Moon———–
Sunrise : 6:52 am↑ 87° East
Sunset : 7:13 pm↑ 273° West
Moonrise : 2:23 pm↑ 61° Northeast, 76.5 % Waxing Crescent
Moonset : 4:53 am↑ 301° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 21 minutes (+2m 50s)
————Currents—————
Time Event Knots
12:06 AM slack –
03:18 AM ebb -1.03
06:00 AM slack –
08:36 AM flood 1.15
12:06 PM slack –
03:48 PM ebb -1.32
07:00 PM slack –
10:06 PM flood 1.03

[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-Point-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 March 23, 2021 by The Rondout Rower

TUESDAY ……..March 23rd, 2021….. Time:….4:55 am EDT
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Feels like 32 °F (High 66)….CLEAR…..Humidity 71 % …….Wind 1 mph SW rising to 5 mph @ 2 pm) ……Precipitation : 6 % ……Water temperature 41.9 °F (5.4 °C); ………………….. Water plus air temperature = 73.9 °F
Lat Long: 41.92 N ..73.96 W
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————–Tides—————-
Low Tide 3:54 AM 0.97 ft (0.3 m)
High Tide 9:17 AM 3.33 ft (1.01 m)
Low Tide 4:55 PM 0.68 ft (0.21 m)
High Tide 10:34 PM 2.91 ft (0.89 m)
———-Sun & Moon———–
Sunrise : 6:53 am↑ 88° East
Sunset : 7:12 pm↑ 273° West
Moonrise : 1:17 pm↑ 57° Northeast, 67.2 % Waxing Crescent
Moonset : 4:09 am↑ 304° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 18 minutes (+2m 50s)
————Currents—————
Time Event Knots
02:24 AM ebb -0.89
05:06 AM slack –
07:42 AM flood 1.04
11:18 AM slack –
03:18 PM ebb -1.17
06:18 PM slack –
09:30 PM flood 0.85

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 March 22, 2021 by The Rondout Rower

MONDAY ……..March 22nd, 2021….. Time:….5:14 am EDT
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Feels like 31 °F (High 60)….CLEAR…..Humidity 71 % …….Wind 1 mph SSW rising to 6 mph @ 2 pm) ……Precipitation : 2 % ……Water temperature 40.1 °F (4.6 °C); ………………….. Water plus air temperature = 71.1 °F
Lat Long: 41.92 N ..73.96 W
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————–Tides—————-
Low Tide 2:34 AM 1.05 ft (0.32 m)
High Tide 8:09 AM 3.29 ft (1.0 m)
Low Tide 4:01 PM 0.88 ft (0.27 m)
High Tide 9:26 PM 2.75 ft (0.84 m)
———-Sun & Moon———–
Sunrise : 6:55 am↑ 88° East
Sunset : 7:11 pm↑ 272° West
Moonrise : 12:18 pm↑ 55° Northeast, 57.6 % Waxing Crescent
Moonset : 3:19 am↑ 305° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 15 minutes (+2m 50s)
————Currents—————
Time Event Knots
01:00 AM ebb -0.84
04:12 AM slack –
06:48 AM flood 1.00
10:24 AM slack –
02:36 PM ebb -1.04
05:30 PM slack –
08:36 PM flood 0.71
11:12 PM slack –