Sailing on the Hudson: Ship to Shore

In celebration of Aimee’s 30th birthday, I decided to take her on an excursion….a sailing excursion.  Could it be possible to find a (resonably) affordable way of taking to the Hudson River in a sailboat and doing minimal environmental damage? Impossible you smirk? 
No; in fact it is possible.  Thanks to Pete Seager (yes, that Pete [...]