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 Water Conditions

Posted on August 6, 2018 by The Rondout Rower

Date: Monday, August 6, 2018 Time: 4:38 am

Temp: 67 °F Clear Humidity 98 % Wind 1 mph

Last Tide High ___ Low _X_ @ Time 03:52 am

Next Tide High _X_ Low ___ @ Time 08:53 am

Sunrise 5:51 am

Last Current Ebb _X_ Flow ___ Slack ____ @ Time 01:06 am

Next Current Ebb ___ Flow ___ Slack _X_ @ Time 05:06 am

Following Current Flow at 7:30 am

[Ebb tide is when the water flows towards the south (Poughkeepsie). Flow tide is when the tide flows towards the north (Albany). Slack is the period inbetween when the water is still (not flowing north or south).]

Rondout Creek Water Conditions

Posted on August 5, 2018 by The Rondout Rower

Date: Sunday, August 5, 2018 Time: 4:38 am

Temp: 64 °F Clear Humidity 99 % Wind 0 mph

Last Tide High ___ Low _X_ @ Time 02:44 am

Next Tide High _X_ Low ___ @ Time 7:51 am

Sunrise 5:50 am

Last Current Ebb ___ Flow ___ Slack _X__ @ Time 04:06 am

Next Current Ebb ___ Flow _X_ Slack ___ @ Time 06:30 am

Following Current Slack at 9:42 am

Rondout Creek Water Conditions

Date: Sunday, August 5, 2018 Time: 4:38 am

Temp: 64 °F Cloudy Humidity 99 % Wind 0 mph

Last Tide High ___ Low _X_ @ Time 02:44 am

Next Tide High _X_ Low ___ @ Time 7:51 am

Sunrise 5:50 am

Last Current Ebb ___ Flow ___ Slack _X__ @ Time 04:06 am

Next Current Ebb ___ Flow _X_ Slack ___ @ Time 06:30 am

Following Current Slack at 9:42 am

[Ebb tide is when the water flows towards the south (Poughkeepsie). Flow tide 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).]

Rondout Creek Water Conditions

Posted on August 4, 2018 by The Rondout Rower

Date: Saturday, August 4, 2018 Time: 4:01 am

Temp: 70 °F Cloudy Humidity 97 % Wind 4 mph

Last Tide High ___ Low _X_ @ Time 01:26 am

Next Tide High _X_ Low ___ @ Time 6:57 am

Sunrise 5:49 am

Last Current Ebb ___ Flow ___ Slack _X__ @ Time 03:06 am

Next Current Ebb ___ Flow _X_ Slack ___ @ Time 05:30 am

Following Current Slack at 8:48 am

Rondout Creek Water Conditions

Posted on August 3, 2018 by The Rondout Rower

Date: Friday, August 3, 2018 Time: 4:01 am

Temp: 70 °F Mostly Cloudy Humidity 97 % Wind 0 mph

Last Tide High ___ Low _X_ @ Time 12:24 am

Next Tide High _X_ Low ___ @ Time 6:08 am

Sunrise 5:48 am

Last Current Ebb ___ Flow ___ Slack _X__ @ Time 02:12 am

Next Current Ebb ___ Flow _X_ Slack ___ @ Time 04:36 am

Following Current Slack at 8:00 am

Row to Pollopel’s Island (better know as Bannerman’s Castle)

Posted on August 2, 2018 by The Rondout Rower

Wonderful row with my friend Marianne Marichal from Newburgh Rowing Club. We tried and aborted before but made it this time. Wonderful day where we crossed paths with an Orange County Rowing Association crew doing practice on the Hudson. Ended up being much longer than I expected because I followed the coastline instead of going straight across from Plum Point where we launched. Oh well! Chalk it up to experience!