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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.

Daily Aficionada – the Diamond Challenge Sculls – 1st of 14

The Diamond Challenge Sculls is a rowing event for men’s single sculls at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. First run in 1844, it is open to male scullers from all eligible rowing clubs.
The Diamond Challenge Sculls, the Wingfield Sculls and the London Cup in the Metropolitan Regatta make up the “Triple Crown” of the three premier single sculling events in the United Kingdom.  There were 14 races last July 2019.  Here is one of them:

 

Rondout Creek TIDES AND CURRENTS

WEDNESDAY………June 10th, 2020….. Time:..5:10 am EDT
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Feels like 64°F (High 89)…..CLEAR…….Humidity 76% …..Wind 3 mph NNE (rising to 9 mph at 3pm)
Water temperature 72.4°F;  ……Water plus air temperature = 136.4°F;
Precipitation :  40%   @ 5pm
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—-Tides—–
05:20 AM   Sunrise
05:39 AM    4.2 feet  High Tide
10:01 AM   Moonset, 77.0% visible, Waning Gibbous
12:19 PM    0.1 feet  Low Tide
06:24 PM    3.6 feet  High Tide
08:30 PM   Sunset
—-Current—-–
06:42 AM   Slack
10:18 AM   Ebb   -1.2 knots
01:42 PM   Slack
05:12 PM   Flood  0.9 knots
07:42 PM   Slack
11:00 PM   Ebb   -0.8 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.
theRondoutRower.com

Daily Aficionada – Princess Grace Challenge Cup – 7 of 7 FINAL!

The Princess Grace Challenge Cup is a rowing event for women’s quadruple sculls at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. It is open to female crews from all eligible rowing clubs. Two or more clubs may combine to make an entry.  A fantastic race to watch. Chinese Nat’nal Team v Hollandia Roeiclub

 

 

Rondout Creek TIDES AND CURRENTS

TUESDAY………June 9th, 2020….. Time:..5:20 am EDT
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Feels like 56°F (High 91)…..CLEAR…….Humidity 76% …..Wind 2 mph SSW (rising to 6 mph at 2pm)
Water temperature 72.0°F; ……Water plus air temperature = 128.0°F;
Precipitation : 0%
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—-Tides—–
05:20 AM Sunrise
08:57 AM Moonset, 85.0% visible, Waning Gibbous
11:31 AM -0.1 feet Low Tide
05:30 PM 3.7 feet High Tide
08:30 PM Sunset
11:37 PM 0.5 feet Low Tide
—-Current—–
05:48 AM Slack
09:24 AM Ebb -1.3 knots
12:48 PM Slack
04:06 PM Flood 0.9 knots
06:48 PM Slack
09:54 PM Ebb -0.9 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.
theRondoutRower.com
Visual Tides: https://tides.mobilegeographics.com/locations/3985.html

Daily Aficionada – Princess Grace Challenge Cup – 6 of 7

The Princess Grace Challenge Cup is a rowing event for women’s quadruple sculls at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. It is open to female crews from all eligible rowing clubs. Two or more clubs may combine to make an entry. ARION (Advanced Rowing Initiative of the Northeast – Saratoga)  versus Chinese National Team .