2005 Voyage of Discovery

Half Moon Voyage of Discovery Continues

Check out the experiences of the twelve 7th grade students serving as crew on the Half Moon, and completing their Voyage of Discovery. Daily postings appear at www.halfmoon.mus.ny.us ; click on "enter the main site" then click on "2005 Voyage of Discovery" and navigate to the section on Daily Logs and Crew. The students are doing very well, even in the face of some rainy and blustery weather. Tonight as I write the temperature is in the low 40s F, and windy (gusts to 25 mph right now). But all the crew are in good spirits and having a great time. We will move to the vicinity of Athens, NY, on Tuesday.

It is possible to send messages or ask questions of the crew ship@halfmoon.mus.ny.us . Answers and replies will be posted on the web site for the Daily Logs.

If you are in the Albany area, please come to our arrival ceremony on Friday, May 20, at noon in the Corning Preserve.

William T. (Chip) Reynolds
Captain and Director
Half Moon/New Netherland Museum
P.O. Box 10609
Albany, NY 12201

Half Moon's Voyage of Discovery Starts Today!

Our group of twelve 7th grade students embark on their Half Moon Voyage of Discovery today -- Saturday, May 14th. The students represent the Philip Livingston Magnet Academy in Albany, the Rensselaer Middle High School in Rensselaer and the Oneida Middle School in Schenectady.

Follow the daily postings of the Voyage of Discovery and see the students'
experiences at www.halfmoon.mus.ny.us . Click on Enter the Main Site, then follow the links to the 2005 Voyage of Discovery, then to the daily log pages.

Short (20-25 words), text only email messages may be sent to the crew at:
ship@halfmoon.mus.ny.us
Replies to questions will appear in the daily log pages.

Join us at Noon on Friday, May 20th at the Corning Preserve in Albany, NY to celebrate the completion of the voyage. Everyone is welcome.

William T. (Chip) Reynolds
Director, New Netherland Museum
Captain, Replica Ship Half Moon
PO Box 10609
Albany NY 12201
518-443-1609 voice
518-432-4516 facsimile

Half Moon Schedule Update and Voyage of Discovery

The Half Moon will conduct its Voyage of Discovery with students from Philip Livingston Magnet Academy in Albany, Rensselaer Middle High School in Rensselaer, and Oneida Middle School in Schenectady. The Voyage will start May 14, and operate from New York Harbor to Albany, arriving on Friday, May 20 at noon. Join us for an arrival ceremony at the Water Pumping Station in the Corning Preserve, and be sure to follow the progress of the Voyage by checking the website at www.halfmoon.mus.ny.us  starting May 15.

In honor of our Mothers, we will not be working this weekend, May 7 and 8.
Danny Dawson has been aboard the ship on May 4-6. We can also use help the week of May 9-13 as we make final preparations aboard ship for our departure. Please call the office if you can help on the ship at King Marine in Verplanck.

We omitted the list of thanks to those who helped aboard the Half Moon last weekend in Verplanck. The crew accomplished a lot of work, and we exceeded our list of objectives for the weekend. Our reward was a great sunny afternoon just before departure. Thanks to:

Wendy Speak
Neil Evans
Stu Gralnik
Ray Phillips
John Mangrum
Danny Dawson
Eric Berg
Randy King

Sunny Participants

William T. (Chip) Reynolds
Director, New Netherland Museum
Captain, Replica Ship Half Moon
P.O. Box 10609
Albany, NY 12201
USA
+518.443.1609 voice
+518.432.4516 facsimile
wtr@halfmoon.mus.ny.us