Hudson River Sloop Clearwater

About this campaign

For two weeks only! Purchase a special edition Float the Boat t-shirt and a portion of the proceeds will help fund the iconic sloop Clearwater's winter restoration project.

Nearly 50 years ago, Pete Seeger and a group of friends came up with an impossible dream – build a magnificent wooden boat to save the Hudson River from industrial pollution and municipal waste. There was little funding for this project, but the idea was just powerful (and crazy) enough to succeed!

This winter Clearwaterwill be undergoing the largest, most complicated and most expensive ($850,000) overhaul in her storied history. This third and final phase of a five-year hull restoration projecthttp://www.clearwater.org/float-the-boat/ involves eplacemet of thentire enter portio of the sloop below the water line.

Clearwateris emblematic of the modern environmental movement. The importance of her presence on the Hudson cannot be overstated. While many other historic replicas can no longer afford to keep sailing, we’re determined to keep Clearwater on the Hudson in perpetuity. We have secured $425,000 from New York State and we are working on other major sources of funding.