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News about the Half Moon Replica

To celebrate the Dutch role in exploring and colonizing America, a replica of Henry Hudson's Half Moon was built over a years time at the Snow Dock in Albany, New York, and launched in June of 1989. The Half Moon sails today as a living history exhibit - her cabins and decks furnished authentically with sea chests, weapons, tools, navigational instruments, and trade goods - taking visitors back to an exciting age when intrepid European explorers competed to open new routes to trade with the East. Below is information about the yearly voyages of the Half Moon replica.

Half Moon Sailing Schedule for 2003 Available

The New Netherland Museum, owners and operators of the Half Moon

Fort Orange Living History Site, of the original Dutch settlement in Albany.

2003

September
Half Moon replica recreates Henry Hudson 1609 Voyage
A group of middle school students will board the Half Moon replica on Sept. 6 to reenact Henry Hudson's historic 1609 voyage of discovery. Starting in lower New York Harbor and ending the Albany, the students will follow Henry Hudson's course up the Hudson River, stopping on the same days and locations where Hudson stopped in 1609.

May
Half Moon Update Getting the Half Moon ready for the 2003 season

March
Half Moon Report from 2002 A sampling of activities from Half Moon's 2002 schedule.

April
Half Moon Call for volunters

2002

September
Voyage of Discovery, reenacting the original 1609 voyage of the Half Moon, starting in lower NY Harbor, ending in Albany, NY, with students from the Philip Livingston Magnet Academy and Rensselaer Middle High

July
Cablevision Voyage of Discovery Aboard the Half Moon
Peekskill Celebration Voyage of Discovery - July 29 to August 2

June
Half Moon in Kingston As part of the Kingston's 350th anniversary celebration, the Half Moon, a full size replica of Henry Hudson's ship, will available for on-board tours at the Hudson River Maritime Museum Museum.

2001

September
Half Moon Re-creates Henry Hudson's 1609 Voyage. This voyage is a reenactment of Henry Hudson's voyage up the Hudson River in September 1609. The Half Moon was anchored two miles south of the World Trade Center on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. This site contains a note from the captain describing their experience witnessing the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center Towers.

Captain's letter about 9/11, dated September 15, 2001

April
The Half Moon will begin its first voyage of the new millennium on April 16th, 2001. 12 students from Bethlehem, Albany, and Rensselaer, along with their teachers and a the "usual" Half Moon crew will sail to Albany New York on an educational voyage of exploration, retracing Hudson's steps..... or was it his splashes? Check back on this site each day as their voyage progresses to read their daily updates and to view photos of their voyage!

2000

September
Half Moon Re-creates Henry Hudson's 1609 Voyage

April
Albany Times Union Half Moon Page and Photo Tour
Half Moon sails with crew from Bethlehem Central Middle School / Philip Livingston School
Governor Pataki Launches Student Voyage Along Hudson River

1999

August 1999: The ship is docked in Albany at Scaranto Brothers' shipyard, where it is having its transom and some of its decking replaced. On September 11, 1999, the Half Moon will sail from a location near Sandy Hook, NJ, up the Hudson River, arriving in Albany on Sept. 19. The purpose of this voyage will be to reenact the original voyage of the Half Moon, as described in Juet's Journal. Eight students from Bethlehem Central Middle School and 8 students from Albany's Philip Livingston Magnet School will participate in this historical recreation. There will be an official arrival ceremony in Albany on September 19th, at 2:00, where the students will receiving official greetings from Albany's Mayor Jennings!

1998

Half Moon Arrives in Kingston, July 24th, 1998

The Half Moon, left Kingston on Saturday, October 24, 1998, for its last voyage of the season. The Half Moon was docked at the Hudson River Maritime Museum from early August through October, and while in Kingston, over 7,000 visitors toured the ship.

Half Moon at Verplanck

For late fall and throughout this winter (1998-1999), the Half Moon will be moored at King Marine, [270 6th Street] Verplanck NY, 10596. Verplanck lies about 6 miles north of Croton-on Hudson, on the east side of the Hudson River.

News from the Deck of the Half Moon
Winter Work on the Half Moon
Homeless Replica of Half Moon Awash in Cash-Flow Woes

1997

Half Moon Spends Summer in Connecticut
Half Moon visits Croton-on-Hudson
Half Moon Replica Ready for Sailing

Third International Conference on the Technical Aspects of the Preservation of Historic Vessels, April 20-23, 1997, San Francisco, California

The Ship Half Moon: A Replica of the Dutch Ship of Exploration Commanded by Henry Hudson in 1609 by William T. (Chip) Reynolds, Captain, Half Moon

Testing Materials for Use in Historic Ship Maintenance and Renovation by William T. (Chip) Reynolds, Captain, Half Moon

Conference Proceedings

Building and financing of the Half Moon replica Published Oct. 3, 1998

Albany may become the Permanent Home for the Half Moon

Proposed Fort Orange Living History Site

The Half Moon is operated by The New Netherland Museum