If Half Moon had a voice and addressed folks in her new permanent port, she’d say something like this: Mijn reis is begonnen. Ik zie jullie in minder dan een maan.
Almost exactly three months ago, I indicated in this post that Half Moon was bound for a new life in Hoorn, namesake of that rock off Tierra del Fuego. This more she left . . . keeping her speed just under the posted 40 mph max although just barely. I raced but she showed me nothing more than her stern,
as she surveyed the denizens and green and orange icons of this uninhabited island called Manhattan one last time
before heading toward the gate of hell and
the Bronx and
points east. If anyone gets photos of this vessel on the Long Island Sound, please send them to me and I’ll post them here with your name as credit. For an index of my previous Half Moon posts, click here.
Maybe now is the time to dust off–and complete– the narrative that bowsprite and I discontinued five and a half years ago when we failed to agree with the Henry Hudson’s secret missions to North America just over 400 years ago. Just maybe we will disclose what best conspiracy theorists believe.
All photos taken by Will Van Dorp.
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March 20, 2015 at 10:22 am
walt
Nice Picture of Con Ed’s 74th Street Powerhouse!
March 20, 2015 at 11:00 am
eastriver
Well done, Will. Wanted to get up to see them, but slept too late!
March 20, 2015 at 11:08 am
tugster
like i said . . . between the Half Moon racing, AIS lagging, and the F train delayed with rush hour morning commute, i almost missed the boat . . . literally . . . myself. the cap on board must be a flying Dutchman??
March 20, 2015 at 11:54 am
eastriver
Ha! He’s Swiss!
March 20, 2015 at 11:56 am
tugster
maybe he’s a Dutchman wannabe?
March 20, 2015 at 11:35 am
bowsprite
Yes, we embarked on Henry’s story until we found he was not as simpatico as Champlain…high time we killed Henry off.
March 20, 2015 at 11:53 am
tugster
let’s not kill him off. let’s just follow him back to europe, then back to north america, the big bay now called hudson’s, and into james bay where he was placed off the mothership and into a small boat . . . and where he found untold riches that he CHOSE not to report back to the home office in london about. he died a happy explorer who chose to remain with the Cree, who respected him. oops . . . have i blown the plot?
March 20, 2015 at 11:41 am
N. S. Martello
Will I have some photos of half moon that I took in Long Island sound back in 2011. Sal Martello
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March 20, 2015 at 11:49 am
tugster
sal– please send yr best couple? email is parrotlect@gmail.com
March 20, 2015 at 12:14 pm
N. S. Martello
I posted some pics of half moon on marine traffic.com if you want to use those pic for your blog.
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March 20, 2015 at 2:46 pm
tugster
Thanks, Sal.