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The Half Moon in Long Island Sound

On Henry Hudson's 1609 voyage up the river that now bears his name, one of his officers, Robert Juet, kept a log of the ship's navigational record and other observations. This journal is now a valuable source of information about the what Hudson River Valley and its people were like during that September in 1609. It also tells us a lot about what Captain Hudson and his crew were like, and how they felt about what they were seeing.

Each day, we'll post entries from on board the Half Moon to let you see how our voyage is progressing as our student crew recreates Hudson's explorations.

We hope these logs will help you learn about what we're discovering, and something about us, too. Check back often!

Click on one of the dates below to see what we're doing on that day. You may note that we adjusted our itinerary slightly during this transit, which was originally scheduled to arrive at New London on June 24. Having made already good progress, we chose to cut the voyage short by a day to avoid incoming storm fronts that would have made for a damp final day of sail.

Date Travel Locations/Events
June 19, 2011 Crew boards Half Moon and departs Kingston; anchor off Esopus.
June 20, 2011 Travel to New York Harbor; anchor at Bay Ridge Flats.
June 21, 2011 Enter Long Island Sound through East River; enter 24-hour operation.
June 22, 2011 Anchor at Duck Island Roads; sail handling; travel to Niantic Bay.
June 23, 2011 Half Moon arrives at New London, CT in late afternoon.
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