Sail 4th 250

To celebrate America's 250th birthday on July 4, 2026, the largest fleet of the world's most magnificent tall ships and gray hull ships will sail into New York Harbor, pass in Presidential review, and salute the Statue of Liberty. In the tradition of the 1976 Bicentennial, the Statue of Liberty Centennial in 1986, the Columbus Quincentennial in 1992, the Millennium celebration in 2000, and the Bicentennial of the Star-Spangled Banner in 2012, international fleets will arrive in grand style and spend a week in the heart of the nation's first capitol. Sailors will come together in the universal fellowship of freedom, hope, and opportunity that our country has always represented. This incredible happening will feature several different events and opportunities to participate.

July 3
Parade of Sail: Class B Tall Ships 

July 4
Parade of Tall Ships - More than 30 tall ships from around the world will sail up the Hudson River from the Verrazzano Bridge to the George Washington Bridge
International Naval Review
International Aerial Review 

July 5 - 8
Free Public Viewing of Tall Ships - Class A and B Tall Ships will be docked and open for public visitation

July 9 
Five Sisters Cup Tall Ship Race - A race to Boston between four of the five sister ships that remain in service. 

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