America welcomes the tall ships of the world to the Port of New York and New Jersey for a universal celebration of America's 250th anniversary!
July 4, 2026
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We will celebrate America's 250th anniversary with the largest-ever flotilla of tall ships from around the world, creating a majestic nautical spectacle and an unforgettable once-in-a-generation event on land, sea, and air.
Across the region, a rich tapestry of events, festivities, and celebrations will unfold—honoring our shared history while educating, entertaining, and uniting communities.
ARA LIBERTAD, a 340-foot, three-masted, a steel-hulled full-rigged ship, is homeported in Buenos Aires. She has 28,545 square feet of sail, and has a crew of 24 officers, 187 crewmen, as well as 150 cadets. She was built in 1963 by the Rio Santiago Shipyard in Ensenada, Argentina. One of the largest and fastest tall ships in the world, hold...
ARA LIBERTAD, a 340-foot, three-masted, a steel-hulled full-rigged ship, is homeported in Buenos ...
ARA LIBERTAD, a 340-foot, three-masted, a steel-hulled full-rigged ship, is homeported in Buenos Aires. She has 28,545 square feet of sail, and has a crew of 24 officers, 187 crewmen, as well as 150 cadets. She was built in 1963 by the Rio Santiago Shipyard in Ensenada, Argentina. One of the...
BLUENOSE II, a 150-foot, steel-hulled, two-masted schooner, is homeported in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. She serves as an ambassador for Canadian maritime heritage. She has one of the largest mainsails in the world, measuring 4,150 square feet, and has a crew of five officers, a chief cook and 12 deckhands. She was Built in 1963 as a replica of th...
BLUENOSE II, a 150-foot, steel-hulled, two-masted schooner, is homeported in Lunenburg, Nova Scot...
BLUENOSE II, a 150-foot, steel-hulled, two-masted schooner, is homeported in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. She serves as an ambassador for Canadian maritime heritage. She has one of the largest mainsails in the world, measuring 4,150 square feet, and has a crew of five officers, a chief cook and 12 de...
ESMERALDA, a 371-foot steel-hulled four-masted barquentine tall ship of the Chilean Navy is homeported in Valparaiso, Chile. She has a sail area of 30,892 square feet, and a crew of 300 sailors and 90 midshipmen. Built in Cadiz, Spain, in 1946, her sister ship is Juan Sebastian de Elcano of Spain. She has visited more than 300 ports worldwide...
ESMERALDA, a 371-foot steel-hulled four-masted barquentine tall ship of the Chilean Navy is homep...
ESMERALDA, a 371-foot steel-hulled four-masted barquentine tall ship of the Chilean Navy is homeported in Valparaiso, Chile. She has a sail area of 30,892 square feet, and a crew of 300 sailors and 90 midshipmen. Built in Cadiz, Spain, in 1946, her sister ship is Juan Sebastian de Elcano of Spa...
GLORIA, a 212-foot, three-masted barque, is homeported in Cartagena, Colombia. She carries 15,000 square feet of sail and has a crew typically numbering around 165: a permanent crew of about 85 and approximately 80 naval cadets. As a training ship, she is the official flagship of the Colombian Navy. Built in 1968, she is named for wife of Def...
GLORIA, a 212-foot, three-masted barque, is homeported in Cartagena, Colombia. She carries 15,00...
GLORIA, a 212-foot, three-masted barque, is homeported in Cartagena, Colombia. She carries 15,000 square feet of sail and has a crew typically numbering around 165: a permanent crew of about 85 and approximately 80 naval cadets. As a training ship, she is the official flagship of the Colombian N...
GUAYAS is a 257-foot long, steel-hulled, three-masted barque of the Ecuadorian Navy homeported in Guayaquil, Ecuador. She displays 15,200 square feet of sail and has a crew of 35 officers and 120 enlisted sailors and trainees. Launched in 1978, named in jointly in honor of Chief Guayas, the Guayas River, and the first steamship that was const...
GUAYAS is a 257-foot long, steel-hulled, three-masted barque of the Ecuadorian Navy homeported i...
GUAYAS is a 257-foot long, steel-hulled, three-masted barque of the Ecuadorian Navy homeported in Guayaquil, Ecuador. She displays 15,200 square feet of sail and has a crew of 35 officers and 120 enlisted sailors and trainees. Launched in 1978, named in jointly in honor of Chief Guayas, the Gua...
BELLE POULE, a 123-foot, two-masted, schooner, is homeported in Brest, France. She has a sail area of 4,800 square feet, and embarks a crew of three officers, five petty officers, and 12 seamen. She was built in France in 1932 as a replica of a cod-fishing schooner. Belle Poule has participated in several OpSail appearances in previous commemora...
BELLE POULE, a 123-foot, two-masted, schooner, is homeported in Brest, France. She has a sail are...
BELLE POULE, a 123-foot, two-masted, schooner, is homeported in Brest, France. She has a sail area of 4,800 square feet, and embarks a crew of three officers, five petty officers, and 12 seamen. She was built in France in 1932 as a replica of a cod-fishing schooner. Belle Poule has participated i...
GORCH FOCK is a 266-foot-long, three-masted barque tall ship of the German Navy homeported in Kiel, Germany. She has 21,010 sq feet of sails, a permanent crew of 80-100, and space for 140-200 cadets. Under certain circumstances, she can hold up to 360 passengers. She was built in 1958 as a replacement for the original Gorch Fock built in 1933 wh...
GORCH FOCK is a 266-foot-long, three-masted barque tall ship of the German Navy homeported in Kie...
GORCH FOCK is a 266-foot-long, three-masted barque tall ship of the German Navy homeported in Kiel, Germany. She has 21,010 sq feet of sails, a permanent crew of 80-100, and space for 140-200 cadets. Under certain circumstances, she can hold up to 360 passengers. She was built in 1958 as a replac...
INS SUDARSHINI, a 177-foot three-masted barque, homeported in Kochi, Kerala, India. She carries 11,140 square feet of sail area in her 20 sails, and has a complement of five officers, 40 sailors and 30 trainee cadets. Designed by Colin Mudie, a U.K.-based naval architect, she was built by Goa Shipyard Ltd. on the west coast of India and commiss...
INS SUDARSHINI, a 177-foot three-masted barque, homeported in Kochi, Kerala, India. She carries 1...
INS SUDARSHINI, a 177-foot three-masted barque, homeported in Kochi, Kerala, India. She carries 11,140 square feet of sail area in her 20 sails, and has a complement of five officers, 40 sailors and 30 trainee cadets. Designed by Colin Mudie, a U.K.-based naval architect, she was built by Goa Sh...
KRI BIMA SUCI, a 364-foot, three-masted barque, is homeported in Surabaya, Indonesia. She carries over 36,000 square feet of sail and has a complement of 120. Built at Freire Shipyard, Vigo, Spain, she was launched in 2017 and serves as a floating ambassador for the Indonesian Navy.
KRI BIMA SUCI, a 364-foot, three-masted barque, is homeported in Surabaya, Indonesia. She carrie...
KRI BIMA SUCI, a 364-foot, three-masted barque, is homeported in Surabaya, Indonesia. She carries over 36,000 square feet of sail and has a complement of 120. Built at Freire Shipyard, Vigo, Spain, she was launched in 2017 and serves as a floating ambassador for the Indonesian Navy.
AMERIGO VESPUCCI is a 329-foot, full-rigged three-masted sail training vessel of the Italian Navy homeported in La Spezia, Italy. She carries 30,400 square feet of sail and has a standard complement of 16 officers, 70 NCOs, and 190 sailors (and 130 Naval Academy cadets in summer). Launched in 1931, she has been continuously active except dur...
AMERIGO VESPUCCI is a 329-foot, full-rigged three-masted sail training vessel of the Italian Navy...
AMERIGO VESPUCCI is a 329-foot, full-rigged three-masted sail training vessel of the Italian Navy homeported in La Spezia, Italy. She carries 30,400 square feet of sail and has a standard complement of 16 officers, 70 NCOs, and 190 sailors (and 130 Naval Academy cadets in summer). Launched in...
PICTON CASTLE is a 179-foot three-masted barque unofficially homeported in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, although she is flagged in the Cook Islands. She carries 12,450 feet of sail and has a crew of 12 professionals and up to 40 trainees. Built in 1928 as a steam-powered fishing trawler in Selby, Yorkshire, and used for education and sail training,...
PICTON CASTLE is a 179-foot three-masted barque unofficially homeported in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia...
PICTON CASTLE is a 179-foot three-masted barque unofficially homeported in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, although she is flagged in the Cook Islands. She carries 12,450 feet of sail and has a crew of 12 professionals and up to 40 trainees. Built in 1928 as a steam-powered fishing trawler in Selby, Yo...
ARM CUAUHTEMOC, a three-masted, 220-foot barque, is homeported in Acapulco, Mexico. She carries sail area of 25,489 square feet and has a crew of 186 officers and crew, and 90 midshipmen. Launched in 1982, she is a sailing ambassador for Mexico, a frequent visitor to world ports, and has sailed more than 400,000 nautical miles in 43 years of ser...
ARM CUAUHTEMOC, a three-masted, 220-foot barque, is homeported in Acapulco, Mexico. She carries s...
ARM CUAUHTEMOC, a three-masted, 220-foot barque, is homeported in Acapulco, Mexico. She carries sail area of 25,489 square feet and has a crew of 186 officers and crew, and 90 midshipmen. Launched in 1982, she is a sailing ambassador for Mexico, a frequent visitor to world ports, and has sailed m...
TUIGA, a three-masted, 93-foot, (25-meter) wooden-hull racing schooner, is homeported in Monaco, where she is the flagship of the Yacht Club of Monaco. She has 4,433 square feet of sail and employs a crew of four for cruising, with accommodations for four guests. For racing she requires a crew of 16 experienced sailors. She was built in the Un...
TUIGA, a three-masted, 93-foot, (25-meter) wooden-hull racing schooner, is homeported in Monaco, ...
TUIGA, a three-masted, 93-foot, (25-meter) wooden-hull racing schooner, is homeported in Monaco, where she is the flagship of the Yacht Club of Monaco. She has 4,433 square feet of sail and employs a crew of four for cruising, with accommodations for four guests. For racing she requires a crew o...
HNLMS URANIA, an 89-foot ketch homeported in Den Helder, Netherlands, serves as a modern sail training vessel for future officers from the Royal Naval College. She has 3,282 square feet of sail and carries a small crew of four and 14 officer cadets. She was launched in 2004.
HNLMS URANIA, an 89-foot ketch homeported in Den Helder, Netherlands, serves as a modern sail tra...
HNLMS URANIA, an 89-foot ketch homeported in Den Helder, Netherlands, serves as a modern sail training vessel for future officers from the Royal Naval College. She has 3,282 square feet of sail and carries a small crew of four and 14 officer cadets. She was launched in 2004.
OOSTERSCHELDE, a 164-foot three-masted topsail schooner homeported in Rotterdam, is the largest restored Dutch sailing ship. Once a cargo vessel, she now sails worldwide on training voyages. She has a sail area of 9,590 square feet, carries a crew of eight and can embark 24 overnight passengers. She completedcircumnavigations in 1996-98 and...
OOSTERSCHELDE, a 164-foot three-masted topsail schooner homeported in Rotterdam, is the largest ...
OOSTERSCHELDE, a 164-foot three-masted topsail schooner homeported in Rotterdam, is the largest restored Dutch sailing ship. Once a cargo vessel, she now sails worldwide on training voyages. She has a sail area of 9,590 square feet, carries a crew of eight and can embark 24 overnight passenger...
BAP UNION is a 378-foot, four-masted, steel-hulled sail training ship homeported in Callao, Peru. The largest sail training vessel in Latin America, she has 36,620 square feet of sail and embarks of crew of 250 officers and naval cadets. She was built in Peru and commissioned in 2016. As the goodwill ambassador of the Peruvian Navy, she promo...
BAP UNION is a 378-foot, four-masted, steel-hulled sail training ship homeported in Callao, Peru....
BAP UNION is a 378-foot, four-masted, steel-hulled sail training ship homeported in Callao, Peru. The largest sail training vessel in Latin America, she has 36,620 square feet of sail and embarks of crew of 250 officers and naval cadets. She was built in Peru and commissioned in 2016. As the g...
DAR MLODZIEZY is a 354-foot, three-masted full-rigged ship homeported at the Gdynia Maritime University. She has a sail area of 32,000 square feet and normally carries a crew of 40 as well as and 136 cadets. Built in 1982, she serves as a training ship for Polish sailors. She circumnavigated in 1987-88, and again in 2018-2019 to commemorate Po...
DAR MLODZIEZY is a 354-foot, three-masted full-rigged ship homeported at the Gdynia Maritime Univ...
DAR MLODZIEZY is a 354-foot, three-masted full-rigged ship homeported at the Gdynia Maritime University. She has a sail area of 32,000 square feet and normally carries a crew of 40 as well as and 136 cadets. Built in 1982, she serves as a training ship for Polish sailors. She circumnavigated in...
NRP SAGRES, a 292-foot, three-masted barque, makes her homeport in Lisbon. She has a sail area of 22,000 square feet and a crew of 128 with 63 naval cadets. Built in 1937 in Germany as a sister ship to Gorch Fock and Eagle, she was sold to Brazil, and then acquired by Portugal in 1961 where she was renamed Sagres and became the primary naval t...
NRP SAGRES, a 292-foot, three-masted barque, makes her homeport in Lisbon. She has a sail area o...
NRP SAGRES, a 292-foot, three-masted barque, makes her homeport in Lisbon. She has a sail area of 22,000 square feet and a crew of 128 with 63 naval cadets. Built in 1937 in Germany as a sister ship to Gorch Fock and Eagle, she was sold to Brazil, and then acquired by Portugal in 1961 where she...
MIRCEA, a 269-foot, three-masted barque, is homeported in Constanta, Romania, on the Black Sea. With 23 sails and sail area of 18,837 square feet, she has a complement of 80-89 personnel and 120-140 cadets. She was built in 1938 in Hamburg, Germany, for the Romanian Navy. As a sister ship of Eagle, Gorch Fock, and Sagres. she is a familiar sigh...
MIRCEA, a 269-foot, three-masted barque, is homeported in Constanta, Romania, on the Black Sea. ...
MIRCEA, a 269-foot, three-masted barque, is homeported in Constanta, Romania, on the Black Sea. With 23 sails and sail area of 18,837 square feet, she has a complement of 80-89 personnel and 120-140 cadets. She was built in 1938 in Hamburg, Germany, for the Romanian Navy. As a sister ship of Eag...
JUAN SEBASTIAN de ELCANO, the 371-foot, four-master topsail, steel-hulled barquentine, calls Cadiz, Spain, her homeport. With a sail area of 30,900 square feet and a complement of 300 sailors and 90 midshipmen, she is the third-largest tall ship in the world. Built in Cadiz, Spain, in 1928, she has traveled 2.3 million miles in her lifetime a...
JUAN SEBASTIAN de ELCANO, the 371-foot, four-master topsail, steel-hulled barquentine, calls Cadi...
JUAN SEBASTIAN de ELCANO, the 371-foot, four-master topsail, steel-hulled barquentine, calls Cadiz, Spain, her homeport. With a sail area of 30,900 square feet and a complement of 300 sailors and 90 midshipmen, she is the third-largest tall ship in the world. Built in Cadiz, Spain, in 1928, sh...
HMS GLADAN is 129-foot-long, two-masted topsail schooner homeported in Karlskrona, Sweden. She has a sail area of 7,340 square feet and a complement of nine officers, 19 midshipmen, and crew. Built in 1947, she serves as a training vessel for the Swedish Navy.
HMS GLADAN is 129-foot-long, two-masted topsail schooner homeported in Karlskrona, Sweden. She h...
HMS GLADAN is 129-foot-long, two-masted topsail schooner homeported in Karlskrona, Sweden. She has a sail area of 7,340 square feet and a complement of nine officers, 19 midshipmen, and crew. Built in 1947, she serves as a training vessel for the Swedish Navy.
CAPITAN MIRANDA is a 210-foot, three-masted staysail schooner homeported in Montevideo, Uruguay. She carries 9,185 square feet of sail and a complement of 67 crew and eight passengers. Built in 1930 at Cadiz, Spain, and launched as a hydrographic vessel, she was repurposed and converted to a training ship in 1978.
CAPITAN MIRANDA is a 210-foot, three-masted staysail schooner homeported in Montevideo, Uruguay. ...
CAPITAN MIRANDA is a 210-foot, three-masted staysail schooner homeported in Montevideo, Uruguay. She carries 9,185 square feet of sail and a complement of 67 crew and eight passengers. Built in 1930 at Cadiz, Spain, and launched as a hydrographic vessel, she was repurposed and converted to a trai...
ERNESTINA-MORISSEY is a 156-foot, two-masted schooner homeported in Bedford, Massachusetts. She has a sail area of 8,323 feet and a complement of 32 sailors. Originally used for fishing and cargo, she now serves as training ship for the Massachusetts Maritime Academy and as the state ship of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Built in 1894, has a...
ERNESTINA-MORISSEY is a 156-foot, two-masted schooner homeported in Bedford, Massachusetts. She h...
ERNESTINA-MORISSEY is a 156-foot, two-masted schooner homeported in Bedford, Massachusetts. She has a sail area of 8,323 feet and a complement of 32 sailors. Originally used for fishing and cargo, she now serves as training ship for the Massachusetts Maritime Academy and as the state ship of the ...
HARVEY GAMAGE is a 131-foot, gaff rigged schooner homeported in Portland, Maine. She has a sail area of 4,200 feet and a crew of 35: nine permanent, with 22 youth trainees and four adult chaperones. Built in 1973, she serves as a floating classroom and platform for experiential learning and hands-on seamanship.
HARVEY GAMAGE is a 131-foot, gaff rigged schooner homeported in Portland, Maine. She has a sail a...
HARVEY GAMAGE is a 131-foot, gaff rigged schooner homeported in Portland, Maine. She has a sail area of 4,200 feet and a crew of 35: nine permanent, with 22 youth trainees and four adult chaperones. Built in 1973, she serves as a floating classroom and platform for experiential learning and hands...
“America’s Tall Ship,” the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter EAGLE, is a 295-foot three-masted barque that has trained Coast Guard cadets since 1946. She is homeported in New London, Connecticut. She carries 22,000 square feet of sail and has a core crew of eight officers and 50 enlisted members, plus up to 150 Coast Guard cadets during training cruises. ...
“America’s Tall Ship,” the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter EAGLE, is a 295-foot three-masted barque that ...
“America’s Tall Ship,” the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter EAGLE, is a 295-foot three-masted barque that has trained Coast Guard cadets since 1946. She is homeported in New London, Connecticut. She carries 22,000 square feet of sail and has a core crew of eight officers and 50 enlisted members, plus up t...
OLIVER HAZARD PERRY is a 200-foot, three-masted, full-rigged ship homeported at Ford Adams in Newport, Rhode Island. She has a sail area of 14,000 square feet and can accommodate 49 guests overnight and up to 75 passengers during the day. Launched in 2015, she is the first ocean-going full-rigged ship built in the United States in over 100 year...
OLIVER HAZARD PERRY is a 200-foot, three-masted, full-rigged ship homeported at Ford Adams in New...
OLIVER HAZARD PERRY is a 200-foot, three-masted, full-rigged ship homeported at Ford Adams in Newport, Rhode Island. She has a sail area of 14,000 square feet and can accommodate 49 guests overnight and up to 75 passengers during the day. Launched in 2015, she is the first ocean-going full-rigge...
Over 15 miles of waterfront viewing will offer visitors the opportunity to experience these spectacular events! Six days of parades on the water, in the air, and on land, an International Naval Review, fireworks, aerial displays and more.
July 3: Class B Ships Parade of Sail
July 4: Class A Ships Parade of Sail, Aerial Review, International Naval Review, and Fireworks
July 5 - 8: Public touring of Tall Ships
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Sail4th 250 traces its heritage to the first Operation Sail in 1964, endorsed by President John F. Kennedy. Continuing to mark American milestones, New York hosted historic tall ship extravaganzas for the 1976 Bicentennial, the 1986 Statue of Liberty centennial, the Columbus Quincentennial in 1992, the Millennium celebration of 2000, and the Bicentennial of The Star-Spangled Banner in 2012.
Today, Sail4th 250 continues the extraordinary maritime tradition of gathering the world's tall ship fleets.
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