Sing Sing: Up the River
Sing Sing prison is located on the Hudson shore in Ossining, In 200 years, it has built a notorious reputation, but there is more to learn.
Captain Kidd on the Hudson
Most of us have heard of Captain Kidd, and know he was a pirate, but little else.
His story is fascinating, and much of it was on the Hudson River.
Nyack’s Concrete Barge
There are two primary questions for this reality:
why would anybody build a concrete barge in the first place, and why is there one sunken off Nyack's Memorial Park?
Benedict Arnold and John Andre
One of the pivotal moments of the revolutionary war occurred on the Hudson River, which we pass by on most our charters.
Bridge over the Tappan Zee
Many people may not like the name of the new bridge over the Tappan Zee, but few people dislike the design.
One of the most popular things we do on our charters is go under the bridge.
Seeing Gifford’s Hudson
Sanford Robinson Gifford probably painted more views of the Hudson River than any of his colleagues in the Hudson River School.
Here are two we see when we get out on the Hudson from Nyack and Tarrytown.
A Magical Night
I was blessed to grow up in a family that had a 35’ sailboat, which we cruised during the summer.
Of all our time on our Alberg 35, Willy Wispe, there are four hours that will stay with me forever.
Washington Irving
I thank God I was born on the banks of the Hudson!
We make a friendship with it, we in a manner ally ourselves to it for life.
Ezra Klein on Factory Farming
We Will Look Back on This Age of Cruelty to Animals in Horror.
How we treat farm animals today will be seen, I believe, as a defining moral failing of our age....
Sailing on Cayuga Lake
My wife Rosemary and I were taking a few days on the sailboat I grew up sailing on. It’s an Alberg 35, and her name is Willy Wispe.
But we did not realize we would experience something never to be forgotten.
Words for Teddy Foster Slee
My blessing for my godson Teddy on May 22, 2021
Eileen McEachron Foster
Nell Washington Heights – Eileen McEachron Foster, known affectionately as Nell, died suddenly on Thursday, March 4th in Washington Heights, Manhattan at age 38. Born in Ithaca, NY to Andrew McEachron Foster and Eileen Rose Hagerty on November 13th, 1982, Nell will be greatly missed and deeply mourned by all those whose lives she touched, …
Tribute to Ginger
Our sweet, strong, powerful and feisty dog-child left this physical world on Wednesday February 24,
We are broken-hearted, but at the same time, relieved that she is out of pain and on to her next soul assignment.
Health Snippets
Snippets from the press and books on health care, showing how far western medicine has come, and how far still remains.
Affordability and Funding Gap – 2021 Redux
I stumbled onto a research paper I wrote with Mark Duda in 2006/2007 for NeighborWorks America. It was striking how much our current economic situation and housing market has in common as it did in the mid 2000s.
I'll offer some thoughts about our affordability study and how it is relevant today.
Filling the BI/Reporting Gap
There is, and I believe there always will be, a gap in what large Business Intelligence (BI) and reporting software systems can provide to serve the needs of business professionals.
A BI system and a white-glove "pushed" reporting system should be seen as complementary and part of a holistic approach to providing business intelligence to your team.
Thoughts on South Nyack’s vote to dissolve
On December 17, South Nyack residents will make a monumental decision about starting the process to dissolve the village..Unless I’m missing something, the public discussion has not given a clear road map on how to move forward, in particular to an option that many people would like to consider, but has not been part of …
Return to the Water — Post COVID
This video was created by Safe Harbor marinas, and I'm impressed with its message. It talks about a new way of living after the pandemic. And getting out on the water helps bring you there.
Rockland Business Journal on Flite Board
Nyack Boat Charter Teams Up With Fliteboard For Upcoming Season
Rockland Business Journal
In 2019, Nyack Boat Charter purchased a dinner boat, which would have expanded its services. In the end, the boat was sold to keep operations as they were. Read the article at https://rcbizjournal.com/2019/03/14/nyack-boat-charter-launches-dinner-boat-the-festiva/
Willy Wispe: Children’s Log #1, 1965
I found this page from the Ambrose’s. Very cool. The page is http://www.unshovelingthepast.com/2012/07/willy-wispe-childrens-log-1-1965.html When I was younger, my family shared a sailboat with another family – an Alberg 35 by Pearson, called Willy Wispe. Through a web search, I recently discovered that Willy Wispe is still sea-worthy, still owned by the same family, and currently …
Hudson Valley Magazine on Nyack
Nyack got written up in the Hudson Valley Magazine, as an "ideal destination for a day trip and a reprieve from the busy city life".
Guess what was suggested to do at 5pm?
Nyack News and Views article
Article on Doug Foster and Nyack Boat Charter ......
Nyack People & Places: Doug Foster, Nyack Boat Charter
All Business Media Interview — Nyack Boat Charter
Interview on May 3, 2018 on All Business Media -- Professional's Roundtable with Rob Whetham.