Posted on 3/23/2018

TALL SHIPS are Docking at Galveston Island!

Sail in for a weekend of family-friendly fun along Galveston's historic harbor April 5 - 8, 2018 with TALL SHIPS ® Galveston!

Starting with Galveston's own square-rigged iron barque ELISSA (1877), the tall ships participating in this years TALL SHIP CHALLENGE represent six unique builders and call six different ports home - including four in the United States and one each in the Cook Islands and the Netherlands.

Did you know? Galveston serves as the home port for ELISSA - The Official Tall Ship of Texas!

"ELISSA is a three-masted, iron-hulled sailing ship built in 1877 in Aberdeen, Scotland by Alexander Hall & Company. She carries nineteen sails covering over one-quarter of an acre in surface area...from her stern to the tip of her jib boom she measures 205 feet. Her height is 99 feet, 9 inches at the main mast and she displaces about 620 tons at her current ballast. " - Galveston Historical Foundation

ELISSA docks next to the Texas Seaport Museum at Pier 21 and can often be seen sailing around the bay.

Oosterschelde Sailing and boats - Tall Ships Galveston

Want to see how our local tall ship stacks up against the competition? Sailing fans of all ages will love this unique chance to see history come alive on a wide aquatic stage as these ships kick off the very first TALL SHIPS CHALLENGE® Gulf Coast 2018 series.

Start with the Parade of Sail along Seawall Blvd. at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday and continue with tours of participating ships, day sail excursions, live music, sunset happy hour sails & more, all weekend long! View the full event schedule & book your tickets today!

1877 sailboat - Tall Ships Galveston bay

Book your birth - get a FREE night at the beach when you sail into a Sand `N Sea vacation home for TALL SHIPS® Galveston! We offer a great selection of beachfront vacation rentals, beachside vacation homes and bay & canal homes perfect for fishing & boating!

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