Two tall ship ship parades by Sail4th250 + International Naval Review + aircraft flyover!
Friday, July 3rd ⌚ 1:00 to 3:00 pm Sail4th 250 Parade of Sail: Class B Tall Ships.
We’ll be sportscasting this in Valentino Park. We got the order of the ships and are creating a guide document you’ll be able to download here. You can also follow this on the official app Aqua Map
Class B tall ships are smaller than Class A. See explanation here.
Ships from around the world will sail down the East River from Hell Gate Bridge to Gravesend Bay, Brooklyn. They will pass close by Valentino Park. Of the two ship parades, this one will have fewer ships (no class A ships) but will come closest to Valentino Park, so we will sportscast this one not the one on the 4th of July (also because we will be preparing for our 4th of July fireworks viewing fundraiser party on the Mary Whalen. Get tickets here.)
Saturday, July 4th ⌚
The Grand Parade of Sail features a fleet of 43 Class A tall ships and 22 Class B tall ships from around the world. They will sail under the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, past the Statue of Liberty, up the Hudson River to the George Washington Bridge — led by “America’s Tall Ship,” the USCGC barque EAGLE.
Simultaneously, the International Naval Review 250 will feature 37 US and allied naval vessels from 22 nations at anchor in the Hudson River.
7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.: International Naval Review — Navy grey hull ships anchor along the Hudson River.
9:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.: Sail4th 250 Parade of Sail — Over 40 tall ships and travel up the Hudson River.
At the same time, a flyover of over 150 aircraft.
Peak moment is 10:15 am when the Blue Angels are expected to fly over the US Coast Guard barque EAGLE by the Statue of Liberty.
Sail4th250 is OpSail writ large, a massive maritime event celebrating our nation’s 250th anniversary. The official schedule is here.
Where best to see this in Red Hook:
The Louis Valentino, Jr. Park and Pier is Red Hook’s best viewing location. Enter at the west end of Van Dyke Street or Coffey Street, Brooklyn, 11231 a short walk from Atlantic Basin where our Mary A Whalen is docked and NYC Ferry Red Hook stop is located.
