They're shipping in: Boston hosts more than 50 tall ships
Posted June 13, 2017 7:00 am
BOSTON (AP) - A majestic maritime gathering is bringing more than 50 grand sailing vessels from 14 countries into Boston Harbor.
Tall ships from Europe, South America and the U.S. are converging on the city this weekend as part of a trans-Atlantic regatta spanning the United Kingdom, Bermuda and other locations.
Organizers of Sail Boston promise Saturday's dramatic arrival will be a can't-miss spectacle. The ships will parade in flotillas into the main channel of Boston Harbor. They'll then dock at various Boston piers and remain open for public boarding until they depart June 22.
Saturday's procession will be visible from a number of spots along the Boston waterfront, as well as from a ticketed grandstand.
FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2013 file photo, German tall ship Alexander Von Humboldt II, left, follows Russian tall ship Krusenstern, right, during a tall ships regatta off the coast of Toulon, southern France. The Alexander Von Humboldt II will join more than 50 other grand vessels from 14 countries sailing into Boston Harbor on Saturday, June 17, 2017, for another Sail Boston. (AP Photo/Claude Paris, File)
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FILE - In this June 25, 2015 file photo, the Picton Castle sails up the Delaware River between Camden, N.J. and Philadelphia during a tall ships parade. The Picton Castle will join more than 50 other grand vessels from 14 countries sailing into Boston Harbor on Saturday, June 17, 2017, for another Sail Boston. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
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FILE - In this June 25, 2015 file photo, the barque Eagle sails up the Delaware River between Camden, N.J. and Philadelphia during a tall ships parade. The Eagle will join more than 50 other grand vessels from 14 countries sailing into Boston Harbor on Saturday, June 17, 2017, for another Sail Boston. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
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FILE - In this July 18, 2015 file photo, the tall ship Oliver Hazard Perry passes by Bug Light Park into Portland Harbor, in South Portland, Maine. The Oliver Hazard Perry will join more than 50 other grand vessels from 14 countries sailing into Boston Harbor on Saturday, June 17, 2017, for another Sail Boston. (Jill Brady/Portland Press Herald via AP, File)
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