Tall Ships
A tall ship with all sails set in a fresh breeze is one of the most beautiful and inspiring sights on the sea. Fortunately, for the traveler, many tall ships, such as Lady Washington on the west coast and the A.J. Meerwald on Chesapeake Bay, offer an opportunity to explore this experience. Tall ships also evoke the golden age of pirates in the Caribbean Sea. For the less adventuresome, many historic tall ships, such as the USS Constitution, are available to visit dockside. Many tall ships are part of a local maritime museum's collection. If you know of a ship not listed, or can share a photo, send your information and photos to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
The map shows the home port of U.S. tall ships. Many sail on excursions during the year.
Enter your city and state to find the closest home of a tall ship.
Red Witch
Launched in 1986, the schooner Red Witch is an excursion and sail training vessel.
Regina M.
Launched in 1900, the sloop-rigged fishing vessel Regina M. is part of the Mystic Seaport vessel collection.
Robert C. Seamans
The brigantine Robert C. Seamans is a sail training and research vessel.
Roseway
Launched in 1925, the schooner Roseway is a sail training and education vessel.
Rosie Parks
Designed specifically for dredging up the vast quantities of oysters found on the Chesapeake Bay's floor, only a handful of skipjacks continue to work the bay. They are the only commercial sailing fleet left in the United States.
Royaliste
The square topsail ketch Royaliste is a sail training and excursion vessel.
Ruby G. Ford
Launched in 1891, the status of the skipjack Ruby G. Ford is unknown.
Santa Clara
The replica 15th-century caravel redondo Santa Clara is an operating museum ship.
Sea Gull
Launched in 1924, the skipjack Sea Gull is a working vessel on Chesapeake Bay.
Sea Lion
The Sea Lion is a reproduction of a sixty-three foot sailing vessel that offers excursions.
Seaward
Launched in 1988, the schooner Seaward is a sailing training and excursion vessel.
Shamrock V
Launched in 1928, the racing sloop Shamrock V is in private hands in Newport, Rhode Island.
Shawnee
Built in 1916, the 96-foot schooner Shawnee is undergoing restoration by Dennis Holland in Newport Beach, Calif.
Shearwater
Built in 1929, the schooner Shearwater is an excursion vessel in New York Harbor.
Shenandoah
Launched in 1926, the square topsail schooner Shenandoah is an excursion and sail training vessel.
Sherman Zwicker
The Sherman Zwicker is a 142-foot wooden schooner built in 1942 in for the Zwicker and Co., by the Smith and Rhuland Shipyard in Lunenberg, Nova Scotia. The Sherman Zwicker is a transition vessel designed with a classic schooner hull.
Sigsbee
Launched in 1901, the skipjack Sigsbee is now used as a floating classroom for at-risk youth programs.
Sindbad
The schooner Sindbad is a 1926 staysail schooner now undergoing restoration in Seattle.