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 looking forward to seeing the new student crew meet the challenges this Voyage of Discovery places before them.

Deb Conroy
Educator, Central Park International Magnet School

Sailing on the Half Moon is an adventure Deb Conroy has always wanted to do. She feels that learning the jobs on the ship will be valuable information. Taking this knowledge into the classroom will be a great educational experience!

Larry Drew
Educator, Myers Middle School

Larry Drew teaches Family & Consumer Science at Myers Middle School. He lives in Delmar. He has three sons, and he loves hiking, fishing, camping, cooking, and eating. He's looking forward to a great voyage.

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.

Barry Keegan

Barry Keegan is a Westchester, NY native who grew up collecting Indian artifacts and rocks along the Hudson River shore. His childhood forays developed into a passion for learning about and practicing the technology of Eastern Woodland Indians. He combines scholarly research with practical work, and is a talented practioner of flint knapping, dugout canoe construction, tool use, and tanning.

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!

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.

Henk Morel

Henk Morel has been a sailing instructor and has organized sailing camps all of his life, usually working with small open boats. His interests include classic sailing, restoration of old ships, and old-fashioned nautical skills. Besides this, he was worked for the Dutch government in location managing and also as a teacher in several practical technologies. The father of recurring Half Moon bosun Mark Morel, Henk Morel has returned for his third Voyage of Discovery. He is pleased as ever to do so. He hopes to once again have a good time with the youths, to help overall, and to demonstrate some ropeworks and sailmaking.

Carolyn Niehaus
Fall 2000 Voyage of Discovery Alumna

Carolyn Niehaus has been an active member of the Half Moon since 1999 and first sailed as a Voyage of Discovery student in the fall of 2000. Now, Carolyn enjoys working with the Half Moon both on the ship and in the office.

Grant Prime
Educator, Taconic Hills Middle School

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.

Jan de Vries

Jan de Vries is 65 years old and recently retired as a schoolteacher. He worked with developmentally disabled children the ages of 17-18. He likes traveling, cycling, and skating in the wintertime. He is a friend of Henk Morel, who organized Mr. de Vries’ presence on the voyage. This is his second voyage as the Half Moon’s cook, and he wants to do the utmost to make everyone satisfied.

Woody Woodworth

Woody Woodworth has a home in Schenectady, NY. He has worked as a professional photographer for 27 years. He joined the Half Moon in 1998 and is best known for keeping the ship's head working.

Mr. Woodworth assisted with voyage preparations at Verplanck, NY.