Tall ships put on parade of sails

BOSTON: A majestic maritime gathering is bringing more than 50 grand sailing vessels from 14 countries into Boston Harbour.

Tall ships from Europe, South America and the US are converging on the city this weekend as part of a regatta spanning the UK, Bermuda and other locations.

Organisers of Sail Boston promise Saturday’s dramatic arrival will be a can’t-miss spectacle. The ships will parade in flotillas into the main channel of Boston Harbour. They will then dock at various Boston piers and remain open for public boarding until they depart on June 22.

The procession will be visible from a number of spots along the Boston waterfront, as well as from a ticketed grandstand. – ANA-AP

PICTURES: ASSOCIATED PRESS The barque Europa, of the Netherlands, departs after participating in the last Sail Boston. The Europa will join more than 50 other grand vessels from 14 countries sailing into Boston Harbour on Saturday, for another Sail Boston.

German tall ship Alexander von Humboldt II followed by the Russian tall ship Krusenstern, off the coast of Toulon, France. The Alexander von Humboldt II will sail into Boston on Saturday.