1st Entry, 1132 Hours: As this year's Fresh River Voyage of Discovery begins, the Half Moon is docked at Peckham Wharf at Athens, NY, far up the Hudson River. The senior crew has been gathering over the course of the past few days, preparing the ship for the journey to come.

Our log begins late on a wet and misty October morning as an intrepid crew of student sailors arrives after a long drive from the Connecticut River Academy in East Hartford, CT. We all work together to transfer the new crew and their gear onto the ship without delay.