WPCNR PHOTOGRAPH OF THE DAY. By WPCNR ROVING PHOTOGRAPHER STEPHEN SISLER. June 6,7, 2009: Saturday and Sunday, a flotilla of old sailing ships made their way under sail to Tarrytown on route to Albany, in a homage to the Dutch explorer Henrik Hudson who sailed his ship Half Moon up the Hudson River in October 1609.The replica ship, the Half Moon leads the parade of sailing ships at top right of photo.

Leader of the Pack: The Half Moon -- Note it is little more than 2 tugboats long -- and crossed the ocean. Photos by Stephen Sisler

Half Moon, little more than thesize of a Coast Guard cutter is at far right.

Mystic  Whaler arriving Tarrytown Saturday.

Photo by WPCNR Roving Photographer Stephen Sisler

Here, contributing photographer Stephen Sisler captures one of those sailing ships, the Mystic Whaler as it arrives at the Tarrytown docks to spend the evening. It is sobering to think about the "undaunted courage" of the seafarers of yesteryear who ventured into the unknown on ships not much larger than a typical Chris Craft, braving the Atlantic and who knows what faced them.