Tall Ships America

Sail training association

Tall Ships America

Company type| Nonprofit organization
501(c)(3) organization
Industry| Education
Sail training
Predecessor| American Sail Training Association
Founded| April 3, 1973; 52 years ago (1973-04-03)
Founder| Barclay H. Warburton III
Headquarters| Newport, Rhode Island

Key people

| Simon Colley[1]
Website| www.tallshipsamerica.org

Tall Ships America (TSA), previously known as the American Sail Training Association (ASTA), is the largest sail training association in the world and a founding member of Sail Training International.[2][3][4][5] From starting with a handful of vessels sailing the New England waters, Tall Ships America has grown into an international institution with more than 250 tall ships and sail training vessels representing 25 different countries and navigating all the world's oceans. TSA was founded on April 3, 1973, by Barclay H. Warburton III, following his return from the Tall Ships Races in Europe in 1972 where he joined the USCGC Eagle with his brigantine Black Pearl as the first US vessels to participate in the races.

## Mission

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A nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, Tall Ships America's mission is to

* encourage character building and seamanship through sail training
* promote sail training to the North American public
* support education under sail.[6][7]

Tall Ships America organizes the Tall Ships Challenge, a series of sail training races, rallies and maritime festivals that rotate every three years around

1. the Atlantic Ocean
2. the Pacific Ocean
3. the Great Lakes and coasts of North America.[2][3]

In 2016, the Tall Ships Challenge series was held in the Great Lakes. In 2015, the series was held on the East Coast of the United States with stops in Cape Charles, Virginia, Philadelphia, PA/Camden, NJ, Greenport, Suffolk County, New York and Portland, Maine.[8]

## Member vessels

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As of 2022[update] member vessels[9] include:

* Argo (yacht)
* Balclutha (1886)
* Bounty (1960 ship)
* Californian (schooner)
* Corwith Cramer (ship)
* ARM Cuauhtémoc (BE01)
* KRI Dewaruci
* Harvey Gamage (schooner)
* Hawaiian Chieftain
* Irving Johnson (ship)
* Joseph Conrad (ship)
* Kaisei (ship)
* Lady Washington
* Lynx (tall ship)
* Ocean Star (schooner)
* Picton Castle (ship)
* Pilgrim (brig)
* Pride of Baltimore
* R. Tucker Thompson
* Robert C. Seamans (ship)
* Roseway (schooner)
* Star of India (ship)
* Stavros S Niarchos
* HMS Surprise (replica ship)
* Swift of Ipswich
* Tole Mour

## Awards

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Every year TSA awards several prizes including:

* lifetime achievement[10]
* leadership[11]
* sail trainer of the year[12]
* volunteer of the year[13]
* Tall Ships Challenge awards[14]

## References

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1. ^ Anon (2024). "Simon Colley, Chair".
2. ^ a b Kirshenbaum, Jerry (1984). "A tragedy at sea: a fierce squall hit the marques during a tall ships race, only nine hands were found alive". si.com. Sports Illustrated.
3. ^ a b Ballard, Sarah (1984). "A race back in time: Coast guard cadets aboard the square-rigger Eagle learned of the majesty and intractability of the sea firsthand on a voyage from Bermuda to Nova Scotia". si.com. Sports Illustrated.
4. ^ Anon (1983). "Barclay Warburton 3D Dies: Founder of Tall Ships Group". The New York Times.
5. ^ Anon (2005). Sail Tall Ships! (16th ed.). American Sail Training Association. ISBN 0-9636483-9-X.)
6. ^ Anon (2019). "About Tall Ships America". tallshipsamerica.org. Archived from the original on 2021-12-07.
7. ^ "Why Sail a Tall Ship? - Tall Ships America".
8. ^ "TSC 2016 Great Lakes". TALL SHIPS CHALLENGE® Series Official Blog. 2015-08-24. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
9. ^ "Ship Directory - Tall Ships America".
10. ^ Anon (2021). "Lifetime Achievement: Awarded to an individual who has dedicated his/her life's work to getting people to sea under sail and has worked to preserve the traditions and skills of sail training". tallshipsamerica.org. Archived from the original on 2022-01-04.
11. ^ "Leadership - Tall Ships America".
12. ^ "Sail Trainer of the Year - Tall Ships America".
13. ^ "Volunteer of the Year - Tall Ships America".
14. ^ "TALL SHIPS CHALLENGE® Awards - Tall Ships America".

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States