Dedicated to Preservation the Maritime History of the Hudson River Valley
One Rondout Landing, Kingston, NY 12401
HUDSON RIVER SLOOPS
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Table of Contents
PREFACEHISTORY A brief history of sloops on the Hudson River
JOURNAL During the late 1700’s and early 1800’s many travellers visited the Hudson River Valley. John Maude, an Englishman, visited in 1800, and this journal describing his trip up the Hudson was published in 1826.
A TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION A technical description of the Hudson River sloop and the considerations that went into the design of the Clearwater
Preface
In 1966 a handful of sailing nuts who also love the Hudson conceived the starry idea of building a life-size replica of an old cargo sloop. They were soon joined by the history buffs, then the conservationists, the community boosters, and the folkniks. Three years later a thousand-odd members had collected enough dimes and dollars to launch the new and splendid sloop Clearwater.The members of Hudson River Sloop Restoration, Inc. are a varied lot—conservative oldsters, bearded students, youths from the ghetto, farmers, teachers, housewives and teenagers, and small town merchants. They probably disagree on a thousand things, but they’re united in one idea: to sail a beautiful boat from town to town to help their fellow citizens to learn to love their river again.
This is our first publication. There will be others. Let’s give thanks to the hard-working volunteer committee that put it together. Their job entailed many long hours of research in dusty libraries and much hard sweat and discussion to organize it all. They will feel well repaid if readers become interested in the Hudson’s past and present and become concerned for her future as well.
PETER SEEGER
Chairman of the Board
Hudson River Sloop Restoration
Hudson River Sloops was produced by the volunteer Publications Committee of Hudson River Sloop Restoration, Inc.: William Cowan, Chairman; Anne Hammond, Jan Haslam, Reed Haslam, Sally Kellin, Dolores Lamanna, Merle Leech, and John Rynerson. “A Brief History” is by Mrs. Hammond; “A Technical Description” by Mr. Haslam; design and production by Mr. Rynerson. The Committee is indebted to the staffs of the New York Historical Society, the New York Public Library, and the Office of State History of the New York State Department of Education for their generous assistance and advice; also to Frost Brothers, Inc., Southern New England Typographic Service, and Morgan Press for typesetting, printing, and binding.