{"id":285772,"date":"2026-07-03T12:20:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T12:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/285772\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T12:20:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T12:20:16","slug":"sail4th-250-guide-with-list-of-tall-ships-in-nyc-for-fourth-of-july-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/285772\/","title":{"rendered":"Sail4th 250 guide with list of tall ships in NYC for Fourth of July weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Nava<\/p>\n

Nava Scoala Mircea, a sailing military training ship of the Romanian Navy, passes through the Bosphorus on July 03, 2025, in Istanbul, Turkiye.<\/p>\n

Hakan Akgun\/Anadolu via Getty Images<\/p>\n

More than 100 tall ships and navy vessels from around the world have voyaged to New York Harbor to commemorate America’s 250th anniversary and celebrate the Fourth of July in historic fashion.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Sail4th 250 Parade of Tall Ships<\/a> is set to feature what organizers call “the largest-ever flotilla of tall ships” from 20 countries sailing up the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey.<\/p>\n

It will be a highlight of a week of July Fourth celebrations in New York City.\u00a0<\/p>\n

What is Sail4th 250?<\/p>\n

Sail4th 250<\/a> is expected to be the largest international maritime gathering<\/a> in U.S. history.<\/p>\n

It officially begins July 3 at 1 p.m.<\/a>, when a parade of Class B tall ships from fleets around the world will sail down the East River from the Hell Gate Bridge near Randall’s Island and Astoria, Queens, to the South Street Seaport. The ships will then anchor in Gravesend, Brooklyn.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The larger vessels<\/a> will sail in the main parade of ships on July 4 at 9:30 a.m., after an international aerial review with U.S. and international aircraft flying in formations over the Hudson River. Forty tall ships, 30 U.S. Navy vessels and more will sail from the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge to the George Washington Bridge before heading back down the river.<\/p>\n

“You’re going to see 200 planes roar overhead in military flyovers. Over 30 U.S. and allied Navy ships will anchor in a parade of 40 vessels from around the world,” Gov. Kathy Hochul said.<\/p>\n

The tall ships will remain docked in New York for public viewing through July 7.<\/p>\n

On July 8, four ships will embark on a race to Boston to claim the Five Sisters Cup for the first time since the bicentennial. The race is between four of the five sister ships still in service: Eagle (U.S.), Sagres (Portugal), Mircea (Romania) and, the most recent winner, Gorch Fock (Germany).<\/p>\n

You can track all of the ships’ locations in real time using this\u00a0tool from Aqua Map<\/a>. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Where to watch the July Fourth Parade of Ships<\/p>\n

You’ll need a view of the Hudson River between New York City and New Jersey in order to watch the Sail4th 250 Parade of Tall Ships.<\/p>\n

Organizers expect 8-10 million spectators will fill up the 15 miles of shoreline on both sides of the river.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n

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CBS News New York<\/p>\n

Tall ships will sail up from the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, pass the Statue of Liberty and continue to the George Washington Bridge starting at 9:30 a.m. The parade is expected to last four and a half hours.<\/p>\n

If you want a viewing spot directly along the Hudson River, the NYPD says you should use these access points:<\/p>\n

West 55th St.West 44th St.West 24th St.\u00a0West 11th St.\u00a0Christopher St.\u00a0Laight St.\u00a0Riverside Park<\/p>\n

Like last month’s Knicks championship parade<\/a>, visitors will need to go through security checkpoints, including bag checks and magnetometers, the NYPD says. Backpacks will not be allowed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The West Side Highway will also be closed intermittently to vehicular traffic below 59th Street until about 2 p.m.<\/p>\n

List of tall ships at Sail4th 250<\/p>\n

Here’s the list of tall ships in the July Fourth parade in the order they are expected to sail.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Oosterschelde<\/p>\n

Type: 164-foot, three-masted topsail schoonerHomeported in Rotterdam, Netherlands<\/p>\n

\"NETHERLANDS-TRANSPORT-HISTORY-HERITAGE<\/p>\n

Dutch three-masted schooner Oosterschelde sails into the Veerhaven in Rotterdam on July 31 2025.<\/p>\n

ROBIN UTRECHT\/ANP\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n

USCGC Eagle<\/p>\n

Type: 295-foot three-masted barque
Homeported in New London, Connecticut<\/p>\n

\"U.S.<\/p>\n

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle<\/p>\n

Ben McCanna\/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Pride of Baltimore II<\/p>\n

Type: Reproduction of sharp-built Baltimore Clippers of late-18th and early-19th centuriesHomeported in Maryland<\/p>\n

\"Lake<\/p>\n

The Pride of Baltimore II sails into harbor during the Grand Parade in Two Harbors, Minn in 2022.<\/p>\n

Renee Jones Schneider\/Star Tribune via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Ticonderoga<\/p>\n

Type: 72-foot classic yachtHomeported in Greenwich, Connecticut<\/p>\n

Ara Libertad<\/p>\n

Type: 340-foot, three-masted, steel-hulled full-rigged shipHomeported in Buenos Aires, Argentina<\/p>\n

\"Florida<\/p>\n

The Argentine Navy frigate ARA Libertad.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Alan Diaz \/ AP<\/p>\n

Lynx<\/p>\n

Type: 122-foot, square topsail schoonerHomeported in Portsmouth, New Hampshire<\/p>\n

Esmeralda<\/p>\n

Type: 371-foot steel-hulled four-masted barquentine tall shipHomeported in Valparaiso, Chile<\/p>\n

Clearwater<\/p>\n

Type: 106-foot, the wooden-hulled sloopHomeported in New York<\/p>\n

Arc Gloria<\/p>\n

Type: 212-foot, three-masted barque tall shipHomeported in Cartagena, Colombia<\/p>\n

\"SWEDEN-COLOMBIA-POLITICS-DIPLOMACY-MARITIME<\/p>\n

The Colombian Navy’s flagship ARC Gloria on June 14, 2024.<\/p>\n

PONTUS LUNDAHL\/TT NEWS AGENCY\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n

American Eagle<\/p>\n

Type: 123-foot Gloucester fishing schoonerHomeported in Rockland, Maine<\/p>\n

\"Schooner<\/p>\n

The American Eagle schooner.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Whitney Hayward\/Portland Portland Press Herald via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Juan Bautista Cambiaso<\/p>\n

Type: 177-foot, steel-hulled, three-masted barquentineHomeported in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic<\/p>\n

Pioneer<\/p>\n

Type: Approximately 102-foot, three-masted schooner \u00a0Homeported at the South Street Seaport Museum in New York City\u00a0<\/p>\n

BAE Guayas (BE-51)<\/p>\n

Type: 257-foot long, steel-hulled, three-masted barqueHomeported in Guayaquil, Ecuador<\/p>\n

\"PERU-SAILING-VOYAGE-VELAS<\/p>\n

BAE Guayas<\/p>\n

CRIS BOURONCLE\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Liberty Clipper<\/p>\n

Type: 125-foot, gaff-rigged schoonerHomeported in Boston, Massachusetts<\/p>\n

\"Red<\/p>\n

Liberty Star schooner in Boston Harbour.<\/p>\n

Romina Amato \/ Red Bull via Getty Images \/ Handout<\/p>\n

Belle Poule<\/p>\n

Type: 123-foot, two-masted schoonerHomeported in Brest, France<\/p>\n

\"GERMANY-FESTIVALS-SAIL-MARITIME<\/p>\n

The sailing training ship Belle Poule of the French navy is moored at the Neuer Hafen (New Port) basin.<\/p>\n

FOCKE STRANGMANN\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Tuiga<\/p>\n

Type: 93-foot, three-masted, wooden-hull racing schoonerHomeported in Monaco<\/p>\n

Gorch Fock<\/p>\n

Type: \u00a0266-foot-long, three-masted barque tall shipHomeported in Kiel, Germany<\/p>\n

\"ap100825010745.jpg<\/p>\n

Gorch Fock<\/p>\n

David Hecker \/ AP<\/p>\n

Walross 4<\/p>\n

Type: 55-foot sailing yachtHomeported in Berlin, Germany<\/p>\n

INS Sudarshini<\/p>\n

Type: 177-foot three-masted barque \u00a0Homeported in Kochi, India<\/p>\n

Bowdoin<\/p>\n

Type: 88-foot gaff-rigged schoonerHomeported at the Maine Maritime Academy in Castine, Maine<\/p>\n

\"Tall<\/p>\n

The schooner Bowdoin sails into Portland Harbor during the Tall Ship Parade in Portland, Maine Saturday, July 18, 2015.<\/p>\n

Carl D. Walsh\/Portland Portland Press Herald via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Amerigo Vespucci<\/p>\n

Type: 329-foot, full-rigged, three-masted sail training vesselHomeported in La Spezia, Italy<\/p>\n

\"Italy's<\/p>\n

The historic training ship Amerigo Vespucci.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Emanuela Zampa \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

Adirondack<\/p>\n

Type: 65-foot wood-hull schoonerHomeported in New York<\/p>\n

BAP Uni\u00f3n<\/p>\n

Type: 378-foot, four-masted, steel-hulled sail training ship
Homeported in Callao, Peru<\/p>\n

Tabor Bay<\/p>\n

Type: 115-foot schoonerHomeported in Marion, Massachusetts<\/p>\n

Dar Mlodziezy<\/p>\n

Type: 354-foot, three-masted full-rigged shipHomeported at Gdynia Maritime University in Poland<\/p>\n

\"Sail<\/p>\n

The Polish merchant navy training ship Dar Mlodziezy.<\/p>\n

Hauke-Christian Dittrich\/picture alliance via Getty Images<\/p>\n

When and If\u00a0<\/p>\n

Type: 63.5-foot schoonerHomeported in Key West, Florida (winter) and Salem, Massachusetts (summer)<\/p>\n

NRP Sagres<\/p>\n

Type: 292-foot, three-masted barque
Homeported in Lisbon, Portugal<\/p>\n

Lady Maryland<\/p>\n

Type: 104-foot gaff-rigged, wood-hulled pungy topsail schoonerHomeported in Baltimore, Maryland<\/p>\n

Mircea<\/p>\n

Type: 269-foot, three-masted barqueHomeported in Constanta, Romania<\/p>\n

\"Spain<\/p>\n

Spanish Navy training ship Juan Sebastian de Elcano<\/p>\n

Ricardo Arduengo \/ AP<\/p>\n

Mayan<\/p>\n

Type: 65-foot wooden staysail schoonerHomeported in California<\/p>\n

Juan Sebasti\u00e1n de Elcano<\/p>\n

Type: 371-foot, four-masted topsail, steel-hulled barquentine
Homeported in Cadiz, Spain<\/p>\n

HMS Gladan<\/p>\n

Type: 129-foot-long, two-masted topsail schoonerHomeported in Karlskrona, Sweden<\/p>\n

America 2.0<\/p>\n

Type: 105-foot, eco-friendly wooden sailing yachtHomeported in New York City and Key West, Florida<\/p>\n

Capit\u00e1n Miranda<\/p>\n

Type: 210-foot, three-masted staysail schoonerHomeported in Montevideo, Uruguay<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

Uruguayan Navy training sail vessel Capitan Miranda, participating on the Magellan-Elcano Tall Ships Race 2023.<\/p>\n

Horacio Villalobos#Corbis\/Corbis via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Vela<\/p>\n

Type: 112-foot, gaff-rigged schoonerHomeported in Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands<\/p>\n

Elissa<\/p>\n

Type: 141-foot three-masted iron-hulled barqueHomeported at Galveston Historic Seaport in Texas<\/p>\n

\"Houston<\/p>\n

Elissa<\/p>\n

Brett Comer\/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Angelique<\/p>\n

Type: 130-foot gaff topsail ketchHomeported in Camden, Maine<\/p>\n

\"(061717<\/p>\n

The tall ship Angelique passes a set of pilings at Sail Boston’s Parade of Sail event in Boston Harbor.<\/p>\n

Nancy Lane\/MediaNews Group\/Boston Herald via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Ernestina-Morissey<\/p>\n

Type: 156-foot, two-masted schoonerHomeported in New Bedford, Massachusetts<\/p>\n

Harvey Gamage<\/p>\n

Type: 131-foot, gaff rigged schoonerHomeported in Portland, Maine<\/p>\n

\"Sailing<\/p>\n

Passengers walk along the docks to board the Harvey Gamage.<\/p>\n

Portland Press Herald<\/p>\n

Denis Sullivan<\/p>\n

\"Living<\/p>\n

The schooner Denis Sullivan arrived in Boston Harbor after its voyage.<\/p>\n

David L. Ryan\/The Boston Globe via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Type: 137-foot, three-masted schoonerHomeported in Milwaukee, Wisconsin<\/p>\n

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