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 12, 2020 by The Rondout Rower

SATURDAY……..September 12th, 2020….. Time:..5:19 am EDT
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Feels like 49°F (High 72)…..CLOUDY……Humidity 95% …..Wind 3 mph NNE (rising to 6 mph at 4 pm)……Precipitation : 0%
Water temperature yesterday 74.1 degrees F (23.4 C); Water plus air temperature = 123.1°F
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—-Tides—–
06:33 AM Sunrise
09:39 AM 3.1 feet High Tide
04:09 PM 1.0 feet Low Tide
04:25 PM Moonset, 30.5% visible, Waning Crescent
07:09 PM Sunset
09:41 PM 3.8 feet High Tide
—-Currents—–
05:42 AM slack –
08:24 AM flood 0.73 knots
11:24 AM slack –
02:12 PM ebb -0.99 knots
05:18 PM slack –
07:54 PM flood 1.21 knots
11:36 PM slack –
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[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: This information is manually compiled from different websites. If you see a mistake, please let us know.
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Kingston Weather: https://www.wunderground.com/hourly/us/ny/kingston/12401?cm_ven=localwx_hour
Visual Tides: https://tides.mobilegeographics.com/locations/3985.html
Water Temps
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:
https://www.timeanddate.com/moon/phases/
https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/night/
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.
Learn about the history of rowing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NyQrFYuYKY&t=204s

Rondout Creek TIDES AND CURRENTS

Posted on September 11, 2020 by The Rondout Rower

FRIDAY……..September 11th, 2020….. Time:..5:27 am EDT
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Feels like 64°F (High 71)…..CLOUDY……Humidity 95% …..Wind 6 mph NNE (rising to 12 mph at 10 am)…….Precipitation : 0%
Water temperature yesterday 74.5 degrees F (23.4 C); Water plus air temperature = 134.0°F (yesterday) USGS Experiencing issues; developers looking into problem
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—-Tides—–
06:32 AM Sunrise
08:37 AM 3.1 feet High Tide
02:59 PM 1.1 feet Low Tide
03:31 PM Moonset, 40.3% visible, Waning Crescent
07:11 PM Sunset
08:35 PM 3.7 feet High Tide
—-Currents—–
04:48 AM slack –
07:18 AM flood 0.66 knots
10:18 AM slack –
01:00 PM ebb -0.94 knots
04:30 PM slack –
07:00 PM flood 1.13 knots
10:42 PM slack –
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[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: This information is manually compiled from different websites. If you see a mistake, please let us know.
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Thank you.
theRondoutRower.com

Rondout Creek TIDES AND CURRENTS

Posted on September 10, 2020 by The Rondout Rower

THURSDAY……..September 10th, 2020….. Time:..5:29 am EDT
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Feels like 65°F (High 77)…..CLOUDY……Humidity 98% …..Wind 0 mph (rising to 5 mph at 3 pm) …Precipitation : 60% @ 11am (Rain all day afterwards)
Water temperature 74.5 degrees F (23.4 C); Water plus air temperature = 134.0°F

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—-Tides—–
05:28 AM Last Quarter
06:31 AM Sunrise
07:42 AM 3.1 feet High Tide
01:28 PM 1.1 feet Low Tide
02:32 PM Moonset
07:13 PM Sunset
07:41 PM 3.7 feet High Tide
11:51 PM Moonrise, 50.1% visible, Third Quarter (Waning Gibbous)
—-Currents—–
03:54 AM slack –
06:18 AM flood 0.65 knots
09:24 AM slack –
12:00 PM ebb -0.98 knots
03:36 PM slack –
06:12 PM flood 1.10 knots
09:48 PM slack –
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[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: This information is manually compiled from different websites. If you see a mistake, please let us know.
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Thank you.
theRondoutRower.com

Rondout Creek TIDES AND CURRENTS

Posted on September 9, 2020 by The Rondout Rower

WEDNESDAY……..September 9th, 2020….. Time:..5:10 am EDT
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Feels like 62°F (High 83)…..CLOUDY……Humidity 94% …..Wind 2 mph S (rising to 6 mph at 3 pm) ………..Precipitation : 10%
Water temperature 74.3 degrees F (23.5 C); Water plus air temperature = 136.3°F

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—-Tides—–
06:30 AM Sunrise
06:54 AM 3.2 feet High Tide
12:32 PM 1.0 feet Low Tide
01:32 PM Moonset
06:55 PM 3.7 feet High Tide
07:15 PM Sunset
11:09 PM Moonrise, 59.9% visible, Waning Gibbous
—-Currents—–
05:30 AM flood 0.69 knots
08:30 AM slack –
11:06 AM ebb -1.07 knots
02:48 PM slack –
05:30 PM flood 1.09 knots
09:06 PM slack –
11:36 PM ebb -0.98 knots
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[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: This information is manually compiled from different websites. If you see a mistake, please let us know.
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Thank you.
theRondoutRower.com

You never know (today’s row)

Posted on September 8, 2020 by The Rondout Rower

Today I decided to go for a short, maybe 4 mile row, but it didn’t turn out that way. I was just going to relax and move my body for a couple of hours. After catching both the moon and the sun in one of my selfies I crossed through the Sleighsburgh to go directly onto the Hudson River and south (check map below). I can only do this at high tide and so it provided a short cut. My plan was to just go down the Hudson for about 45 minutes. Much to my surprise within that time I found myself at Big Rock Point! I forgot that the short cut provided me extra time. I saw my friend’s beautiful sailboat there and, of course, decided to turn around since this was much farther than I wanted to go… But, helas, I then realized why I had gotten there so quickly. The ebb current had just begun and began to press on me southwards. Ugh. And a brisk northerly wind did me no good. In fact, the tug of war between the current moving southwards and the wind moving northwards set up some white caps and made my return journey as hard as it was easy going down! Thankfully the tide was still high enough that I could cut across the Sleightsburgh again but at the point where I could cut across the Osprey crane. All in all a great but vigorous 7 mile row this morning.