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You can either scroll through these pages or click on a face to jump directly to that crew member. All crew members are either assigned to a watch rotation (Port Watch or Starboard Watch) or are assigned as idle hands, meaning they are effectively on-call throughout the day.
          
          
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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 Starboard Watch.
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Stephanie Cain
Stephanie Cain is a student at East Carolina University majoring in elementary education. She enjoys riding horses, swimming and underwater basketweaving. Jersey Shore is her favorite show to watch. Also, she loves her puppy Cheyanne.
Stephanie Cain is on Port Watch.
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Vicki Cardoza
This is Vicki Cardoza's fifth year volunteering on the Half Moon, but you won't find her by that name on her earliest voyages; she married fellow crew member Keith Cardoza in 2009, with the wedding ceremony taking place onboard. Mrs. Cardoza normally comes on board as the cook but has also been a crew member. Her job as a computer programmer limits her availability to weekend voyages. Although Vicki's main role is cooking, her passion is going aloft. She takes every opportunity to go up in the rigging whenever she is on board.
Vicki Cardoza is an Idle Hand.
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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 Fehmers is an Idle Hand.
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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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Dr. Andrew Hendricks
Check back soon for a full bio!
Andrew Hendricks is on Starboard Watch.
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Jack Hendricks
2010 Half Moon Discoveries Video Voyage Alumnus
This is Jack Hendricks' second voyage on
the Half Moon.
He is currently five badges
away from becoming an Eagle Scout.
Jack Hendricks is on Port Watch.
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Lance Jessup
Lance Jessup is an avid outdoorsman, woodcarver, and diver.
He's sailing with his wife, Mollie.
Lance Jessup is on Port Watch.
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Mollie Jessup
Mollie Jessup is from Elizabethtown, North Carolina. She has worked with the founder of the ship at his dermatology office for seven years. She has two children, Eva and Elizabeth.
Mollie Jessup is on Port Watch.
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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 Port 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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Betty Anne McPherson
Betty Anne McPherson has worked with Dr. Hendricks for 20 years, and she is his one and only. She is a water bug and she enjoys photography. She is a diva and she loves shoes.
Betty Anne McPherson is on Starboard Watch.
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Meredith McPherson
Meredith McPherson is the daughter of Betty Anne.
She likes juicy couture, hunting for Rudolph, and shopping. She is a true blonde. Also, she loves her two dogs, Spot and Fluffy Girl. She likes watching Teen Wolf and The Hills. She likes baking cookies at midnight.
Meredith McPherson 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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Grant Prime
Grant Prime teaches 5th grade at Taconic Hills Middle School. Mr. Prime has been involved with historical re-enactments for more than thirty years, and has been bringing his enthusiasm to the Half Moon each summer since 1998. He has completed his Master's in Elementary Education, and was a contributor to the New Netherland Museum's 4th- and 7th-grade curriculum materials.
Grant Prime is an Idle Hand.
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Nick Reynolds
2008 Fresh River Voyage of Discovery Alumnus
2010 Half Moon Discoveries Video Voyage 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 on Port Watch.
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Evi Robinson
2008 Masters Voyage of Discovery Alumna
2010 Half Moon Discoveries Video Voyage 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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Sean Shoemaker
Ahoy! Sean Shoemaker is an intern with the New Netherland Museum. He is currently in pursuit of a Bachelor's degree in Journalism at SUNY Albany. His interests include music, photography, video, soccer, and long walks on the beach.
Sean Shoemaker 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 Starboard Watch Leader.
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