Board the Tall Ships Boston 2026: Public Ship Tours

Step aboard the Tall Ships during Sail Boston 2026. Public boarding runs Saturday, July 11 from 5 PM to 10 PM, then Sunday, July 12 through Wednesday, July 15 from 10 AM to 10 PM, with exact times posted closer to the event and subject to each Captain's discretion. Note that boarding at Boston Fish Pier starts later, at 12 PM Sunday and 2 PM Monday through Wednesday. Ships will be berthed at piers across Boston Harbor for the public to explore. Ship docking locations: Ship viewing from the piers is open from 10:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. from July 12-15, and ship boarding is widely welcomed within these windows and at the Captains’ discretion. Charlestown Navy Yard – Pier 1: • USS Constitution • USCGC Eagle Charlestown Navy Yard – Pier 4: • Dar Młodzieży • Mircea Charlestown Navy Yard – Pier 6: • Angelique • Tyrone • Columbia • Virginia Charlestown Navy Yard – Pier 8: • American Eagle • Bloodhound • Hindu • SSV Tabor Boy • When And If • Liberty Clipper • Malabar II • STV Vela Charlestown Navy Yard – Pier 11: • ARC Gloria • BAE Guayas Rowes Wharf: • Kalmar Nyckel • Oosterschelde Moakley Courthouse: • Adventure • Ardelle • Bowdoin • Denis Sullivan • Harvey Gamage • Isabella • Lewis H. Story • Pride of Baltimore II • Thomas E. Lannon Fan Pier: • Bluenose II • Elissa • Mayflower II • Spirit of Bermuda Commonwealth Pier: • Capitán Miranda • Esmeralda • BAP Unión Boston Fish Pier: • Gorch Fock • Sagres • INS Sudarshini Seaport Wharf 8: • Ernestina-Morrissey • HMS Gladan • Juan Bautista Cambiaso • Lynx Seaport Pier 5: • Amerigo Vespucci • ARA Libertad <img src="https://i.imgur.com/xPWwI8c.jpeg">

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