Tall Ships America

Tall Ships America
Company typeNonprofit organization
501(c)(3) organization
IndustryEducation
Sail training
PredecessorAmerican Sail Training Association
FoundedApril 3, 1973; 51 years ago (1973-04-03)
FounderBarclay H. Warburton III
HeadquartersNewport, Rhode Island
Key people
Simon Colley[1]
Websitewww.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.

  1. ^ Anon (2024). "Simon Colley, Chair".
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  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.)