Event Recap: Summer Spotlight Series: Sail Boston with Conventures' Dusty Rhodes
June 1, 2026
On Thursday May 28th we were joined virtually by Conventures President Dusty Rhodes for a presentation on upcoming Sail Boston celebration. This summer Boston will host the largest maritime event in the US, expecting 60 tall ships from over 20 countries to port in Boston Harbor between July 10-16th.
The event is expected to provide an estimated economic impact between $150-180milllion with 1.2million visitors expected to attend the July 11 Parade of Sail and an estimated 4-7 million attendees expected over the 6 day event. For a full schedule and more information check out Sail Boston, presentation slides and recording, and keep an eye out for their app available for download soon.
The event organizer Sail Boston is a 501c3 founded in 1992, over their history they have hosted 500 international tall ships, with smaller events hosted in 1998, 2000, 2009 and 2017. The planning for this years celebration which aligns with 250th anniversary of our nations founding took over 8 years to align foreign navies.
