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The Lynx's visit is in preparation for America's 250th anniversary event Sail 250 in 2026, which sees tall ships visiting ports they don't traditionally visit along the East Coast. The Lynx ...
Operation Sail refers to a series of sailing events held to celebrate special occasions and features sailing vessels from around the world. Each event is coordinated by Operation Sail, Inc., a non-profit organization established in 1961 by U.S. President John F. Kennedy, and must be approved by the United States Congress.
Italian tall ship Amerigo Vespucci in New York Harbor, 1976. The Tall Ships Races are races for sail training "tall ships" (sailing ships). The races are designed to encourage international friendship and training for young people in the art of sailing. The races are held annually in European waters and consists of two racing legs of several ...
In 2016, Revolution 250, a non-profit group organized to plan commemorative events in Boston surrounding the semiquincentennial, was established. [13] According to the organization, it is a consortium of 56 groups, [14] including the Society of the Cincinnati, the National Park Service, the Boston Tea Party Museum, the New England Historic Genealogical Society, the Suffolk University history ...
The masts of the Eagle came into view seconds after that. Crowds gather to view the Sail Portsmouth tall ships festival's Parade of Sail Friday, July 26, 2024. “I just think they’re beautiful ...
August 8, 2022 at 2:26 PM. PORTSMOUTH — Sail Portsmouth returns to the city Aug. 11-16, bringing tall ships to the city for the first time since 2019. The festival was cancelled for the past two ...
USS Constitution, also known as Old Ironsides, is a three-masted wooden-hulled heavy frigate of the United States Navy. She is the world's oldest commissioned naval warship still afloat. [9][Note 1] She was launched in 1797, one of six original frigates authorized for construction by the Naval Act of 1794 and the third constructed.
During the festival, the USCGC Eagle will be docked at the state pier in Portsmouth and open for tours on Saturday and Sunday, July 27 and 28, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tours are free and open to the ...