Bonnie Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 For those of us not living in the State of New York....we are getting ready to launch the 400th anniversary of the voyage of English Captain Henry Hudson... and Frenchman Samuel de Champlain. And in respect for that event I ran down to the Hudson River to see the tall boat "Half Moon". This is a replica of the original boat made to spec according to all I have talked to. This is the boat that Captain Hudson had when he discovered the River while looking for a water way to go further inland. Thought maybe you would like to see a picture of her. She will dock in Castleton tonight an on to Albany tomorrow for the final party and kick off of the 400th celebrations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 we would like to see a picture of her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted June 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Hang on Mary Beth...she is still to big...I have sized her down three times now...grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted June 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 there it is....man that had to go down to 10% I didn't think I was ever going to get her small enough... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lym95 Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Where's the Evinrude?? I don't see the trolling motor either... I'm not sure that's all that handy to fish out of mrmargie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted June 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Ahh come on..... you can't see the Evinrude... it is actually rigged with a diesel engine for days where they have no wind..and today at 2pm the tide was actually going out so this is the only way they could have made it up stream today. You might need a pretty sturdy pole to fish off the back, but you can get some might big fish out of the Hudson... We had a Whale come upstream last year to about where I live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Bonnie way cool. I don't think I'll head to Albany though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Beautiful ship. Can you imagine sailing around in that? What a blast it would be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted June 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Originally posted by quiltmonkey Beautiful ship. Can you imagine sailing around in that? What a blast it would be. I know if I had known about it earlier I could have signed on as a crew member and gone from NYC to Albany...I think that would have been a blast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBQLTN2 Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 that is pretty cool Bonnie I remember last year seeing information for the VT Quilt Festival that they were having alot of special events this year for both Vt and NY about Lake Champlain as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Bonnie, wow, that would have been quite an event to be a sailor on that ship! Maybe next year???? Do they do this annually? Originally posted by lym95 Where's the Evinrude?? I don't see the trolling motor either... I'm not sure that's all that handy to fish out of mrmargie LOL! Maybe not too handy to fish out of... but Well, I'm sure that "back in the day" they surely had a large net dangling off the stern most of the time, and a few fishing poles hanging off the sides, too. :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted June 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Originally posted by quiltmonkey Bonnie, wow, that would have been quite an event to be a sailor on that ship! Maybe next year???? Do they do this annually? Originally posted by lym95 Where's the Evinrude?? I don't see the trolling motor either... I'm not sure that's all that handy to fish out of mrmargie LOL! Maybe not too handy to fish out of... but Well, I'm sure that "back in the day" they surely had a large net dangling off the stern most of the time, and a few fishing poles hanging off the sides, too. :cool: They won't have the extended celebrations next year but they do have it go and down the Hudson a couple of times per year, but it mostly lives on the Ocean and sails from Maine to New Jersey....Wouldn't that be a blast to sail the Ocen Blue. They do day trips and then they sail and dock and little kids get to crawl all over her for Show and Tell and see that History... Today they weren't dressed in period clothing, but I hear they do on the normal season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Bonnie, thanks for the pict.. It amazes me that a vessal that small can house that many crewmen and they not strangle each other... as for fishing... I think it would be great mrmargie, but I'd drop the hook, not cast it.. LOL... too many guye wires. RitaR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stagecl Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 What a great picture. Rita, I think they called mutiny:P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Darlington Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 What a cool ship! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbi Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Bonnie! That' s so kool! Thanks for posting the pic and the story! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarieBrewer Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Thanks for sharing. What an awesome understaking to build a replica. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bekah Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Wow what an amazing boat. I am sorry you didn't crew her Bonnie and I know you would have had a blast. Thanks for sharing with us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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