Three tall ships will sail into Newburyport harbor during Maritime Days on May 24-29.
They will dock for five days on the waterfront right behind the Custom House Maritime Museum, at 25 Water St. The ships will be the highlight of the museum’s popular annual event.
Last May, the tall ship El Galeon, a replica of a 16th-century Spanish merchant ship, drew large crowds to Newburyport.
The complete schedule of events is still being developed. Watch the museum’s website.
The Sail Boston Festival will take place between Saturday, June 17, 2017, and Wednesday, June 21, 2017. Fireworks to be held June 17 and June 21, weather permitting. The ships leave on Thursday, June 22, 2017.
The race of the Tall Ships starts in Europe in April 2017. They depart from Greenwich, United Kingdom in April, heading to Sines, Portugal. The ships arrive in Bermuda in June and then head to Boston before sailing on to Canada. The race finishes in Le Havre, France.
“On the tourism side, there’s millions of people that will come into our city that weekend, six nights, six days here,” Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said. “The hotels will be full, the restaurants will be full, there will be people walking and shopping in our city.”
Seventeen years ago, the last time the Parade of Sail came into Boston Harbor, the waterfront wasn’t as accessible. “Seventeen years later, it’s a very different waterfront today,” Walsh said, noting the building boom that has hit the city, particularly the Seaport District. Looking like an amazing summer for 20-17!
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