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Nyack Boat Club Commodore
Kieran Quinn will preside over his
final Close of Season ceremony on
October 27. His two-year term at
the helm of the club, that concludes
at year’s end, included leading
the effort to repair the wreckage
wrought by Hurricane Sandy. In
a recent interview, Quinn, who
served a shift of similar length as
Mayor of Nyack from 1987 through
1990, reflects on issues that im-
pact the club, the village and the
Hudson River and his fondness for
“messing around in boats.”
When did you start boating?
As a child, I loved the water and
boated a bit but my wife, Robin
Brown, was much more of a boater
than I. One of the reasons we
moved to Nyack was to be near the
Hudson.When we moved here in
1978, I learned to sail so Robin and
I could sail together.
When did you join the Nyack
Boat Club? Robin and I joined
Nyack Boat Club in 1980. As young
marrieds, sailing was low-cost
recreation. After we got home from
work, we’d pack a sandwich, wedge
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