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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

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WEDNESDAY………July 1st, 2020….. Time:.4:16 am EDT
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Feels like 62°F (High 80)…..CLOUDY……Humidity 100% …..Wind 1 mph NNE (rising to 5 mph at 11am)
Water temperature 77.2°F;  ……Water plus air temperature = 139.2°F;
Precipitation :  65%  @ 2pm
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—-Tides—–
05:15 AM    0.2 feet  Low Tide
05:24 AM   Sunrise
10:44 AM    3.7 feet  High Tide
05:01 PM   Moonrise, 82.1% Waxing Gibbous
05:26 PM   -0.0 feet  Low Tide
08:34 PM   Sunset
11:22 PM    4.6 feet  High Tide
—-Currents—–
06:24 AM   slack            –
09:12 AM   flood         1.20 knots
12:12 PM   slack            –
03:24 PM   ebb          -1.44 knots
06:18 PM   slack            –
09:30 PM   flood         1.70 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).]
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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.
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Rondout Creek TIDES AND CURRENTS

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TUESDAY………June 30th, 2020….. Time:.5:02 am EDT
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Feels like 64°F (High 78)…..CLOUDY……Humidity 95% …..Wind 1 mph N (rising to 6 mph at 10am)
Water temperature 78.0°F;  ……Water plus air temperature = 142.0°F;
Precipitation :  50%  @ 2pm
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—-Tides—–
05:24 AM   Sunrise
09:36 AM    3.7 feet  High Tide
03:48 PM   Moonrise, 72.8% visible, Waxing Gibbous
04:33 PM    0.0 feet  Low Tide
08:35 PM   Sunset
10:23 PM    4.4 feet  High Tid
—-Currents—–
05:24 AM   slack            –
08:00 AM   flood         1.20 knots
11:06 AM   slack            –
02:24 PM   ebb          -1.44 knots
05:30 PM   slack            –
08:36 PM   flood         1.63 knots
11:54 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).]
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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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About Oars & Paddling

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From Angus Row Boats: https://angusrowboats.com/blogs/news/everything-you-need-to-know-about-sculling-oars

“The two basic blade shapes for sculling oars are Macon and Hatchet. Macons are the more traditionally shaped symmetrical blades and hatchets are asymmetrical. While hatchets are reputed to be fractionally faster (almost immeasurably), Macons offer two distinct advantages for recreational rowing. Being symmetrical, the oars can be used on either side of the boat – particularly beneficial for a spare oar. More importantly, if you decide not to feather due to injury or inexperience Macons are much better at being used without feathering. Hatchets extend further down and are more prone to catching the water.”

I have used the Macon oar often and found it wonderful. Other rowers thought I was nuts. The hatchet oar, of course, reigns supreme in competition rowing, but paddling is an art and a greater understanding of why this is can be found in the original oars used by the Inuit:

 

 

Rondout Creek TIDES AND CURRENTS

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MONDAY………June 29th, 2020….. Time:.4:45 am EDT
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Feels like 63°F (High 82)…..CLOUDY……Humidity 95% …..Wind 1 mph NNW (rising to 9 mph at 11am)
Water temperature 78.7°F; …...Water plus air temperature = 141.7°F;
Precipitation : 45% @ 2pm
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—-Tides—–
05:23 AM Sunrise
08:31 AM 3.8 feet High Tide
02:34 PM Moonrise, 61.7% visible, Waxing Gibbous
03:37 PM 0.1 feet Low Tide
08:35 PM Sunset
09:23 PM 4.2 feet High Tide
—-Currents—–
06:54 AM flood 1.23 knots
10:06 AM slack –
01:12 PM ebb -1.44 knots
04:42 PM slack –
07:36 PM flood 1.56 knots
11:00 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).]
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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
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/

Rondout Creek TIDES AND CURRENTS

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SUNDAY………June 28th, 2020….. Time:.5:05 am EDT
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Feels like 63°F (High 76)…..CLOUDY……Humidity 93% …..Wind 1 mph S (rising to 6 mph at noon)
Water temperature 79.1°F;  ……Water plus air temperature = 142.1°F;
Precipitation :  50%  @ 11am
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—-Tides—–
05:23 AM   Sunrise
07:32 AM    4.0 feet  High Tide
01:22 PM   Moonrise
02:39 PM    0.1 feet  Low Tide
08:26 PM    4.1 feet  High Tide
08:35 PM   Sunset
—-Currents—–
07:00 AM   Flood    1.0 knots
10:06 AM   Slack
01:00 PM   Ebb   -1.1 knots
04:36 PM   Slack
07:42 PM   Flood   1.2 knots
10:54 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).]
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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