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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 Water Conditions

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Rondout Creek Water Conditions

Date: Thursday, July 26, 2018 Time: 4:05 am

Temp: 69 °F    Humidity 99 %    Wind 0 mph

Last Tide High _X_ Low ___ @ Time 01:09 am

Next Tide High ___ Low _X_ @ Time 07:48 am

Last Current Ebb ___ Flow ___ Slack _X_ @ Time 02:24 am

Next Current Ebb _X_ Flow ___ Slack @ Time 06:18am

Rondout Creek Water Conditions

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Date: Wed., July 25, 2018 Time: 04:11 am

Temp: 74 °F Humidity 91 % Wind 7 mph from SSE

Thunderstorms beginning at 5:00am

Last Tide High _X_ Low ___ @ Time 12:26am

Next Tide High ___ Low _X__ @ Time 07:04am

Last Current Ebb ___ Flow ___ Slack_X_ @ Time 01:42am

Next Current Ebb _X_ Flow ___ Slack @ Time 05:36am

Sunrise 5:39am

Yesterday an aborted row

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The first picture shows that the day started off beautifully.  Temperature 61, wind a calm 3 mph and slack tide expected by the middle of the anticipated row from Newburgh Rowing Club to circumnavigate Bannerman Castle, a mere 3 1/2 miles away and visible from our departure point.

But the Hudson can change radically from one moment to the next. Check out the tracking of this trip. Straight as an arrow to start and then mayhem. We swiftly rowed 1.25 miles south and I thought things were going too smoothly. After stopping for a short break to stretch our legs the River began kicking up white caps with winds accelerating from 5pm to 11mph.  It was tretcherous trying to row back and we had to abort at Plum Point.

Chalk it up to experience.

 

Next trip our point of departure will be Plum Point.