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You can either scroll down or click on a face to jump directly to that crew member. Crew members are either assigned to a duty rotation (Port Watch or Starboard Watch) or are listed as idle hands, meaning they are effectively "on call" at all times. You can see our new crew members receive their official shirts at the end of the voyage.
          
         
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William Reynolds: Ship's Captain
Captain William Reynolds has been captain of the Half Moon and Director of the New Netherland Museum since 1998. Before coming to the Half Moon, he captained numerous seagoing vessels, both historical and industrial. His background also includes training and work in the environmental sciences. He currently lives with his family in Selkirk, NY, and is always looking forward to seeing new student crews meet the challenges their Voyage of Discovery places before them.
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Kipp van Aken
Kipp van Aken is serving as the Half Moon's chief engineer. Mr. Van Aken has a background in history, anthropology, and business, is a graduate of Hope College, and holds an MBA. He is a veteran of the US Navy Submarine Force and is retired from Southern California Edison's San Onofre Nuclear Station. He is a direct descendant of three early Dutch families in New York and is an original shareholder of the ship.
Kipp van Aken is an Idle Hand.
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Eduard van Breen
Ever since he was a Dutch boy, Eduard van Breen read of the heroics of his nation's 17th century VOC. Maritime history and sailing have been his passion. A professional career on four continents allowed him to sail many of the world's seas and many that carried the original d’Halve Maen from Texel to Jacarta. He is determined to plot the entire course of the original Halve Maen. What a keel! And how great it is that we can experience her character today through the prism of time!
Eduard van Breen is on Port Watch.
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Keith Cardoza
At age 42, Keith Cardoza has been on, in, or under water since birth! Inspired by his mentor Captain Jack Clarke, he is a licensed captain and diver. This is his fourth season on board the Half Moon. Mr. Cardoza first came to the Half Moon to earn sea time for his 100 ton master & sail endorsement, as well as his desire to learn old school sail techniques and navigation. During his years in the ship's crew, however, he has learned so much more.
Keith Cardoza is on Port Watch.
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Jennifer Dolan-Waldman
Jennifer Dolan-Waldman is a college professor at the College of Mount St. Vincent in Riverdale, NY, bordering the Hudson River. She is a teacher educator who works with undergraduate and graduate students. Her interest in being part of of a Half Moon voyage stems from a desire to bring more hands-on experiences to teacher preparation programs.
Jennifer Dolan-Waldman is on Port Watch.
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Robbert Fehmers
Robert Fehmers was born and raised in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. His formal training is in linguistics, having majored in Russian and Japanese in the Netherlands and in the United Kingdom. Since his youth he has had an affinity with sailing, but opportunities
to really get involved in it were limited until, in April 2011, he completed a course training for sailing professionally operated sailing ships at the Enkhauzen Nautical College in the Netherlands. He feels honored to have been invited as bo's'un on board the historical and unique vessel Half Moon for the second half of the 2011 season. This is his first extended stay in the United States since working and studying in Chicago and in the Los Angeles area in the 1980s and 90s.
Robbert Femmers is on Starboard Watch.
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Gene Goebel
Gene Goebel is 34 and hails from Washington, Massachusetts. When Gene's friend Andy Schmidt asked him if he would like to join the crew of the Half Moon on a voyage to New York City, he jumped at the chance. He has loved sailing ever since he was a kid and has only seen the Half Moon from a distance up to now.
Gene's other hobbies include geocaching, camping, backpacking, and woodworking.
Gene Goebel is on Port Watch.
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Sander Giunta d'Albani
Sander Giunta d'Albani is a 21-year-old Dutch exchange student from Niekirk, the Netherlands, here in connection with the Niekirk-Schenectady exchange program.
Sander Giunta d'Albani is on Starboard Watch.
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Bob Hansen
Ship's mate Bob Hansen started sailing on the Hudson on the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater; later, on two engineless sloops. Since the 1990s, he has served as a volunteer and mate on the schooners Spirit of Massachusetts and Ernestina, as well as other vessels.
Having recently retired from a career as a self-styled "bureaucrat" with the New York State government, Mr. Hansen has now turned his attention to serving as second-in-command on board the Half Moon.
Bob Hansen is an Idle Hand.
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Doug Lyke
Doug Lyke lives in Poughkeepsie and works at Dutchess County Community College as an A/V Technician. He first came on board in 2009 during the River Week voyage. His wife asked him to search the Half Moon's website to see when tours were being held during its stay in Poughkeepsie a few weeks before River Week. While searching, he saw where to click to volunteer. The next thing he knew, he was climbing aboard the Half Moon in the middle of the night at Piermont!
Doug Lyke is Starboard Watch Leader.
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John W. Mangrum
Originally hailing from the suburbs of Philadelphia, PA, John W. Mangrum holds one of the most anachronistic positions the crew of a 17th-century wooden sailing ship could imagine: the Half Moon's webmaster. Seldom seen in front of the camera, the self-titled "Ship's Chronicler" oversees the daily updates to this website during our voyages. A roleplaying game designer in a past life, Mr. Mangrum has been sailing on board the Half Moon since the summer of 2004. What started as a simple, impromptu dockside tour of the ship has since turned into a life of adventure.
John W. Mangrum is an Idle Hand.
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Elizabeth McDonald
Elizabeth McDonald teaches elementary science in San Francisco, which means she has summers free for adventuring. Though she's spent plenty of time in kayaks and canoes, this is her first voyage on a sailing ship. It's been a dream of hers for over a decade to sail on a ship like the Half Moon, so she's thrilled even when getting up at four in the morning to raise anchor!
Elizabeth McDonald is on Port Watch.
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Ann Marie Moloney
Ann Marie Moloney is a retired detective from the N.Y.P.D. This is her third voyage with the Half Moon. She wishes all her friends still with "the job" a hearty hahaha!
Ann Marie Moloney is on Starboard Watch.
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Carolyn Niehaus
2000 Fall Voyage of Discovery Alumna
Carolyn Niehaus has been an active member of the Half Moon since 1999 when she started giving tours as a docent through her social studies class. Ms. Niehaus is an alumna of the Fall 2000 Voyage of Discovery, as well as other voyages, and is usually found running the New Netherland Museum's home office in Albany while the ship is abroad.
Carolyn Niehaus is an Idle Hand.
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Chelsea Poirer
Chelsea Poirer is a summer intern with the New Netherland Museum. She's heard and seen so much of the ship, she's happy to finally be on it! During the rest of the year, Chelsea is a computer science major at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Chelsea Poirer is on Starboard Watch.
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Tony Ravinsky
Tony Ravinsky has lived his whole life by the Hudson River. He was born and raised in Hastings-on-Hudson, then moved to Poughkeepsie after college. He and his wife Anna have been sailing out of Chelsea Yacht Club for over 24 years, and have always loved the Hudson River. Mr. Ravinsky loves photographing the sailboats and ships on the Hudson and the places along the river.
Tony Ravinsky is an Idle Hand.
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Nick Reynolds
2008 Fresh River Voyage of Discovery Alumnus
Nick Reynolds is 189 months of age. In his spare time he likes to run and play sports. He would love to continue sailing on ships throughout his life.
Nick Reynolds is Port Watch Leader.
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Evi Robinson
2008 Masters Voyage of Discovery Alumna
Evi Robinson is a student at the Masters School in Dobbs Ferry, NY. She has continued to sail on the Half Moon regularly since her first voyage as a student crew member.
Evi Robinson is on Starboard Watch.
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Andy Schmidt
Andy Schmidt is a farmer from Windsor, MA who produces maple syrup and hay. He has loved sailing and fishing since he was very young. He is an avid scuba diver and a ski instructor.
Andy Schmidt is on Starboard Watch.
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Liam Stevenson
Liam Stevenson is 15 years old and loves making new friends and trying new things. This is his third voyage on board the Half Moon.
Liam Stevenson is on Starboard Watch.
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Gene Tozzi
Gene Tozzi is from Rosendale, NY. This is his third time as a member of the Half Moon’s crew. He sails both modern and historic boats and works as a photographer.
Gene Tozzi is on Starboard Watch.
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