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Tuesday, June 21. 2011

You never know what you'll see

You never know what you'll see while sailing off Long Island. I encountered this on the water, today.



She's Henry Hudson's Half Moon replica.

Posted by Gwynnie at 17:36 | Comments (7) | Trackbacks (0)

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Diesel underneath? I see no sails hoisted.
#1 Bird Dog on 2011-06-21 17:58 (Reply)
Yes - three cylinder 44 hp four stroke Yanmar I believe. At least it was the last time I saw her in 2005 before the engine refurb and refit.
#1.1 Tom Francis on 2011-06-21 18:41 (Reply)
"You never know what you'll see while sailing off Long Island."

You got that right. I had a submarine (688 attack sub) surface about 100 yards from me about a mile outside The Race. Then there was the stupidest thing I've ever seen - two private aircraft from Fisher's Island "dogfighting" over the lighthouse on Race Rock. Needless to say the collision was spectacular. Saw a moron in a beautiful Fountain center console run his boat right into Plum Island at full speed - while he was on autopilot and under the console taking a leak - I presume.

Then again, I've seen The Spirit of Massachusetts, Amistad, the Eagle under full sail (a gorgeous sight I might add), a bunch of tall ships and damn near swamped by the wake thrown by the USS Rhode Island - SSBN 740. :>)
#2 Tom Francis on 2011-06-21 19:07 (Reply)
Was it a half-size [b]Half Moon[b] ?
#3 Sam L. on 2011-06-22 00:13 (Reply)
Full-sized replica. Wouldn't you think twice before crossing the Atlantic on that in 1607? What adventurers they were!
#3.1 Gwynne on 2011-06-22 09:08 (Reply)
I followed the link to the main site and then to a piece about 9/11. In recreating the voyage of 1609 the Half Moon was two miles below the Trade Towers on the fateful day. Interesting read.
#4 Retread on 2011-06-22 12:24 (Reply)
Oops, I didn't see this post when I commented on another...

I'm sure the erudite staff here at Maggie's already knew, but dumb guys like me have to work hard to learn new stuff every day:

Today is the 400th anniversary of the mutiny against Henry Hudson, the last recorded time anyone saw him alive.
#5 Big___Al on 2011-06-22 20:48 (Reply)

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