Tall Ship

New Bedford welcomes the Portuguese Tall Ship Sagres this July. Explore the historic harbor event schedule, free public vessel tours, and top SouthCoast summer community festival listings.

Find Sail Boston 250 tall ship docking spots. Track the 60 international vessels, find the Ernestina-Morrissey location, and plan for the Portuguese ship Sagres in New Bedford.

Portuguese Tall Ship Sagres returns to New Bedford July 19–23, 2026, for free public tours following Sail Boston 250.

Italy's Amerigo Vespucci joins Sail Boston 2026. See the world's most beautiful historic training ship dock in Massachusetts this July for the epic America 250 tall ships celebration.

The United States Coast Guard Cutter Eagle will join a parade of tall ships from around the world sailing into Boston as part of America250.

The Tall Ship Kalmar Nyckel will pass by New Bedford and through the Cape Cod Canal Wednesday en route to an 11-day stay in Provincetown.

The vessel was constructed in Germany in 1936, and is the largest tall ship in US Government service.

The Portuguese tall ship "Sagres", which serves as a training vessel for Portugal's Navy, will be making a stop in New Bedford this summer. State Rep. Antonio Cabral tells WBSM News, the Sagress will be making stops along the East Coast, before coming to New Bedford in early July...