The TALL SHIPS CHALLENGE® is an annual event organized by Tall Ships America alternating in a three year cycle between the Great Lakes, the Pacific and the Atlantic coasts of North America.
The event attracts hundreds of thousands of people to witness beautiful and tall ships from the age of sailing and offers a unique opportunity for participants to interact with the crews of different ships in friendly rivalry as they run from port to port.
The series began in 2001 in the Great Lakes and saw ships from six countries and visited seven US and Canadian ports. Since its launch, the TALL SHIPS CHALLENGE® series has visited dozens of North American cities, bringing millions of spectators to the coast to experience the tall ships and create a cumulative economic impact of hundreds of millions of dollars for host communities. It has continued to grow each year and is an impatiently anticipated event in the beach communities receiving vessels (see, for example, Philadelphia's Summer Sail 2007) and beyond.
Each year, the TALL SHIPS CHALLENGE® series is designated a Marine Event of National Importance by the United States Coast Guard.
Tall Ships US summer interns hold a blog about their experiences called the official Blog of the Tall Ships Challenge series
The event attracts hundreds of thousands of people to witness beautiful and tall ships from the age of sailing and offers a unique opportunity for participants to interact with the crews of different ships in friendly rivalry as they run from port to port.
The series began in 2001 in the Great Lakes and saw ships from six countries and visited seven US and Canadian ports. Since its launch, the TALL SHIPS CHALLENGE® series has visited dozens of North American cities, bringing millions of spectators to the coast to experience the tall ships and create a cumulative economic impact of hundreds of millions of dollars for host communities. It has continued to grow each year and is an impatiently anticipated event in the beach communities receiving vessels (see, for example, Philadelphia's Summer Sail 2007) and beyond.
Each year, the TALL SHIPS CHALLENGE® series is designated a Marine Event of National Importance by the United States Coast Guard.
Tall Ships US summer interns hold a blog about their experiences called the official Blog of the Tall Ships Challenge series
