In 1609, the original d'Halve Maen sailed to the New World under Captain Henry Hudson, whose voyage of discovery would lead directly to the establishment of New Netherland, a geographically vast Dutch colony that stretched from Delaware Bay, through the Hudson River, and on to the Connecticut River. Following Hudson's expedition, d'Halve Maen spent another decade as part of the vast fleet of the Dutch East India Company, working in the Spice Islands (modern Indonesia) and ports of call throughout southeastern Asia.

In 1989, Dr. Andrew Hendricks, founder of the New Netherland Museum, oversaw the construction of the Replica Ship Half Moon to commemorate the voyages of the original vessel and the Dutch influence on the New World. More than 20 years later, the Half Moon is still sailing the waters of New Netherland. Join Dr. Hendricks, Captain Reynolds, and our special guests as we set sail to experience a few days of maritime history.

The Daily Log is our way of letting you know each day's events. Latest Update: The Day in Pictures for Day One.

Stop by the Crew rosters to meet our special guests and the rest of the crew of the Half Moon.

Stop by for a closer look at our Crew Activities, such as sail handling and climbing aloft.

Track the Half Moon's course and location over the past 20 hours in real time and see an archive of our entire voyage so far. Latest Update: The full voyage is archived.

We're always eager to hear from you. Click here to contact the captain or crew, or click here to contact the web master directly. Our online access on the water is limited, so please keep messages small.

For information about our ship, including our past Voyages of Discovery and activities related to this voyage, please visit the rest of the Half Moon web site.