yes, you can get a nice push up the Hudson, I used to do that all the time.
Just shove off around low tide for the location, or soon after.  Tide
tables for the Hudson are here:

http://ny.usharbors.com/monthly-tides/New%20York-Hudson%20River

Fred
Tug 44

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Subject: GL: FW: current table Haverstraw and Kingston NY

From: Artie [mailto:skylite7@optonline.net]
Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 8:37 AM
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Subject: current table Haverstraw and Kingston NY

Longtime lurker here, this is my first post.  I was wondering if anyone
has
a reference to a current table for the Hudson at Haverstraw and Kingston.
We
are planning our trip to take advantage of the current push in the lower
Hudson but were wondering if we could ride the currents or get a push
further north (we will be northbound).  Thanks for any assistance.  Laura
on
Narcosis

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Fred, thanks for the response.  Looking at this site
http://www.iboatnyharbor.com/Currents%20and%20Tides.htm - scroll down to the
charts near the bottom,  it appears that we want to be entering the Lower
Hudson between four and five hours after low, to ride the current past
Manhattan. This seems to be keeping with our prior experiences when we
thought we would catch slack current and felt like we were hitting a wall as
we came under the Verrazano bridge.  So I guess my question is whether there
is a similar chart or reference for the currents further north.  Or will I
get the upstream push immediately after low tide at around Haverstraw and
Kingston.  Thanks for the input, Laura

From: fred@tug44.org [mailto:fred@tug44.org]
Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 3:47 PM
To: lortmann@optonline.net; great-loop@lists.trawlering.com
Subject: re: GL: FW: current table Haverstraw and Kingston NY

yes, you can get a nice push up the Hudson, I used to do that all the time.
Just shove off around low tide for the location, or soon after.  Tide tables
for the Hudson are here:

http://ny.usharbors.com/monthly-tides/New%20York-Hudson%20River

Fred
Tug 44

From: lortmann@optonline.net
Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 2:39 PM
To: great-loop@lists.trawlering.com
Subject: GL: FW: current table Haverstraw and Kingston NY

From: Artie [mailto:skylite7@optonline.net]
Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 8:37 AM
To: 'great-loop@lists.trawlering.com'
Subject: current table Haverstraw and Kingston NY

Longtime lurker here, this is my first post. I was wondering if anyone has
a reference to a current table for the Hudson at Haverstraw and Kingston. We
are planning our trip to take advantage of the current push in the lower
Hudson but were wondering if we could ride the currents or get a push
further north (we will be northbound). Thanks for any assistance. Laura on
Narcosis

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