Spanish Navy's Juan Sebastian de Elcano in front of the Twin Towers, OpSail Event July 4th 1976
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July 17, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Spanish Navy's Juan Sebastian de Elcano in front of the Twin Towers, OpSail Event July 4th 1976
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Oooh. She is a beauty. Also, My son mashed his finger on a hatch on the Esmeralda at OpSail 2000 in Norfolk.
Tall Ships viewed from Little Island
The Tall Ship above (and in a video below) is The Esmeralda, from Chile. It took a couple of hours for any of the Tall Ships to start sailing by on the Hudson River this July 4th morning, America's 250th birthday, but the lottery winners for a free spot on…
The Tall Ship above (and in a video below) is The Esmeralda, from Chile. It took a couple of hours for any of the Tall Ships to start sailing by on the Hudson River this July 4th morning, America's 250th birthday, but the lottery winners for a free spot on…
Tall Ships viewed from Little Island
The Tall Ship above (and in a video below) is The Esmeralda, from Chile. It took a couple of hours for any of the Tall Ships to start sailing by on the Hudson River this July 4th morning, America's 250th birthday, but the lottery winners for a free spot on Little Island had plenty to applaud and cheer beforehand -- certainly the breeze during this heat wave, but also the tugboats, battleships and jet planes in formation roaring above, some of which left smoke trails of red, white and blue, like the one in the short video below.
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July 4, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Oooh. She is a beauty. Also, My son mashed his finger on a hatch on the Esmeralda at OpSail 2000 in Norfolk.
Friend took me out on his boat today to check out the ships at anchor for OPSAIL.
June 18, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Friend took me out on his boat today to check out the ships at anchor for OPSAIL.
I have great memories of the 200th. OpSail on the Hudson was spectacular. 🎆
The 250th could have been too.
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The 250th could have been too.
www.gothamcenter.org/blog/operati...
Operation Sail 1976: How New York City Came Together in a Time of Crisis — The Gotham Center for New York City History
Operation Sail 1976: How New York City Came Together in a Time of Crisis By Angelina Lambros The On July 4, 1976, New York City celebrated the Bicentennial of American independence with a parade o...
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June 29, 2026 at 12:42 AM
I have great memories of the 200th. OpSail on the Hudson was spectacular. 🎆
The 250th could have been too.
www.gothamcenter.org/blog/operati...
The 250th could have been too.
www.gothamcenter.org/blog/operati...
Here’s more SHIPS: the Rodrick McCallister tug boat, USS Wasp and of course, the Statue of Liberty. #paradeofships #opsail #sailing #shipspotting #newyorkcity
April 1, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Here’s more SHIPS: the Rodrick McCallister tug boat, USS Wasp and of course, the Statue of Liberty. #paradeofships #opsail #sailing #shipspotting #newyorkcity
Personal favorite: OpSail. A fleet of tall ships sailing into New York City harbor, 212 of them.
Led by our Coast Guard ship, Eagle, which Dad and I got to tour. The pride we felt.
youtu.be/RegG1xueYNw?...
Led by our Coast Guard ship, Eagle, which Dad and I got to tour. The pride we felt.
youtu.be/RegG1xueYNw?...
America's Bicentennial: Operation Tall Ships - 1976
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July 2, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Personal favorite: OpSail. A fleet of tall ships sailing into New York City harbor, 212 of them.
Led by our Coast Guard ship, Eagle, which Dad and I got to tour. The pride we felt.
youtu.be/RegG1xueYNw?...
Led by our Coast Guard ship, Eagle, which Dad and I got to tour. The pride we felt.
youtu.be/RegG1xueYNw?...
As someone who was 10 years old in 1976, my tears are real.
Where’s OpSail? Where’s the Freedom Train (don’t answer that. Don’t wanna know. Facial recognition alone, no). Where’s the global congratulations and celebration.
250 is a BFD. We shouldn’t have to suffer it under this… whatever this is.
Where’s OpSail? Where’s the Freedom Train (don’t answer that. Don’t wanna know. Facial recognition alone, no). Where’s the global congratulations and celebration.
250 is a BFD. We shouldn’t have to suffer it under this… whatever this is.
June 14, 2026 at 2:17 AM
As someone who was 10 years old in 1976, my tears are real.
Where’s OpSail? Where’s the Freedom Train (don’t answer that. Don’t wanna know. Facial recognition alone, no). Where’s the global congratulations and celebration.
250 is a BFD. We shouldn’t have to suffer it under this… whatever this is.
Where’s OpSail? Where’s the Freedom Train (don’t answer that. Don’t wanna know. Facial recognition alone, no). Where’s the global congratulations and celebration.
250 is a BFD. We shouldn’t have to suffer it under this… whatever this is.
50 yrs ago then rigged as brigantine Phoenix raced across the Atlantic to join New York Opsail 76 for USA Bicentennial, & raced back. Irish flag but British Master along with most "trainees"
Met a TV/film superstar today at Charlestown, Cornwall.
This is the Phoenix. She has starred in 1492: Conquest of Paradise, Poldark, Outlander, Hornblower, In the Heart of the Sea, Mansfield Park, Amazing Grace, Napoleon, Doctor Who, and far too many others to list...
This is the Phoenix. She has starred in 1492: Conquest of Paradise, Poldark, Outlander, Hornblower, In the Heart of the Sea, Mansfield Park, Amazing Grace, Napoleon, Doctor Who, and far too many others to list...
July 4, 2026 at 7:37 PM
50 yrs ago then rigged as brigantine Phoenix raced across the Atlantic to join New York Opsail 76 for USA Bicentennial, & raced back. Irish flag but British Master along with most "trainees"
In honor of us rebranding as the Keel Brothers. Here’s photos from New York City’s Parade of Ships in 2012. Photos include the John J. Harvey fire boat, the USCGC Eagle, the Pride of Baltimore 2, and of course, the Statue of Liberty. #paradeofships #opsail #sailing #shipspotting #newyorkcity
April 1, 2026 at 3:13 PM
In honor of us rebranding as the Keel Brothers. Here’s photos from New York City’s Parade of Ships in 2012. Photos include the John J. Harvey fire boat, the USCGC Eagle, the Pride of Baltimore 2, and of course, the Statue of Liberty. #paradeofships #opsail #sailing #shipspotting #newyorkcity
Yep, I remember it well. The only thing I would add is the sailing of the tall ships. OpSail '76 was amazing!
June 30, 2026 at 2:11 AM
Yep, I remember it well. The only thing I would add is the sailing of the tall ships. OpSail '76 was amazing!
I was 19 years old living in Brooklyn in 1976 and saw OpSail from the Brooklyn shore near the Verrazzano.
It was great to see many of the same ships from 50 years ago still looking beautiful.
The only difference was 50 years ago (pre-9/11) the river was also filled with sightseeing & private boats.
It was great to see many of the same ships from 50 years ago still looking beautiful.
The only difference was 50 years ago (pre-9/11) the river was also filled with sightseeing & private boats.
July 4, 2026 at 6:36 PM
I was 19 years old living in Brooklyn in 1976 and saw OpSail from the Brooklyn shore near the Verrazzano.
It was great to see many of the same ships from 50 years ago still looking beautiful.
The only difference was 50 years ago (pre-9/11) the river was also filled with sightseeing & private boats.
It was great to see many of the same ships from 50 years ago still looking beautiful.
The only difference was 50 years ago (pre-9/11) the river was also filled with sightseeing & private boats.
From the perspective of a Sweet 16 in the suburbs, the 1976 #Bicentennial was magical. The Country was still reeling from Vietnam & Watergate. Nobody had any money, but everyone seemed to be all-in for a sappy, patriotic party. Operation Sail was truly awe-inspiring! opsail.org/past-events/...
1976 OpSail Event - OpSail
Operation Sail 1976 provided a centerpiece for the U.S. Bicentennial celebration. The event, which took five years to plan, featured even more tall ships than the 1964 gathering, including the … Conti...
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June 28, 2026 at 7:58 PM
From the perspective of a Sweet 16 in the suburbs, the 1976 #Bicentennial was magical. The Country was still reeling from Vietnam & Watergate. Nobody had any money, but everyone seemed to be all-in for a sappy, patriotic party. Operation Sail was truly awe-inspiring! opsail.org/past-events/...
Nice Norfolk night for a chill ride before the OPSAIL / Harborfest / Juneteenth chaos downtown.
June 18, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Nice Norfolk night for a chill ride before the OPSAIL / Harborfest / Juneteenth chaos downtown.
Today a friend asked if I had any photos of the Norfolk OpSail 2000 tall ship event. Kinda random … but yes, I do! But not of ships, of these three cadets I adopted for the weekend. This is us at the Norfolk Naval Base touring a carrier back when you could get on base.
November 14, 2024 at 2:04 AM
Today a friend asked if I had any photos of the Norfolk OpSail 2000 tall ship event. Kinda random … but yes, I do! But not of ships, of these three cadets I adopted for the weekend. This is us at the Norfolk Naval Base touring a carrier back when you could get on base.
They are doing a huge naval review next July 4th! In conjunction with OpSail!
Why are you making the boat people march around!
Why are you making the boat people march around!
August 29, 2025 at 8:22 AM
They are doing a huge naval review next July 4th! In conjunction with OpSail!
Why are you making the boat people march around!
Why are you making the boat people march around!
And the Freedom Train. Displays included Abe Lincoln’s beaver tall hat. Went to Columbus opsail Boston. Will be in Boston again on July 13!
June 1, 2026 at 7:40 PM
And the Freedom Train. Displays included Abe Lincoln’s beaver tall hat. Went to Columbus opsail Boston. Will be in Boston again on July 13!
I remember as well. I also remember Opsail 2000, I worked at South Street Seaport Museum in NYC! No patriotic feelings this year. Zero!
June 10, 2026 at 3:57 PM
I remember as well. I also remember Opsail 2000, I worked at South Street Seaport Museum in NYC! No patriotic feelings this year. Zero!
They were at a bus stop far from the harbor, trying to read a bus route map. I pulled over and asked if I could help. “We want to see the beach.” Here is the first stop of our adventure.
November 14, 2024 at 2:07 AM
They were at a bus stop far from the harbor, trying to read a bus route map. I pulled over and asked if I could help. “We want to see the beach.” Here is the first stop of our adventure.
A bit blindsided by how bittersweet today is as a long-time emigrant from #USA250. #Scaramucci reminded me of #OpSail-- the tall ships that came for #USA200. My Boston parents took me to see them. My VT mom took me to the town parade & the fireworks www.nytimes.com/1976/03/01/a...
Sail Ho! 200 Ships Of Past Will Salute Bicentennial Here (Published 1976)
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July 4, 2026 at 7:08 AM
A bit blindsided by how bittersweet today is as a long-time emigrant from #USA250. #Scaramucci reminded me of #OpSail-- the tall ships that came for #USA200. My Boston parents took me to see them. My VT mom took me to the town parade & the fireworks www.nytimes.com/1976/03/01/a...
I forgot about the tricorner hats.
The street vendors at OpSail on the Hudson River were busy selling all sorts of memorabilia.
I have an embossed 1776-1976 silver plated cake server. I need to polish it before the 4th.
The street vendors at OpSail on the Hudson River were busy selling all sorts of memorabilia.
I have an embossed 1776-1976 silver plated cake server. I need to polish it before the 4th.
June 29, 2026 at 2:03 AM
I forgot about the tricorner hats.
The street vendors at OpSail on the Hudson River were busy selling all sorts of memorabilia.
I have an embossed 1776-1976 silver plated cake server. I need to polish it before the 4th.
The street vendors at OpSail on the Hudson River were busy selling all sorts of memorabilia.
I have an embossed 1776-1976 silver plated cake server. I need to polish it before the 4th.
#NewYorkCity #TallShips #OpSail #Bicentennial from 16 international Navies , which included 2 USSR training vessels, sent square-rigged ships to sail up #HudsonRiver with hundreds of smaller vessels from around the world.
NYC closed West Side Hwy for NY photo takers
It was glorious
NYC closed West Side Hwy for NY photo takers
It was glorious
June 24, 2026 at 1:28 PM
#NewYorkCity #TallShips #OpSail #Bicentennial from 16 international Navies , which included 2 USSR training vessels, sent square-rigged ships to sail up #HudsonRiver with hundreds of smaller vessels from around the world.
NYC closed West Side Hwy for NY photo takers
It was glorious
NYC closed West Side Hwy for NY photo takers
It was glorious
OpSail ‘76, the Freedom Train, first real commemorative quarters, the emblem absolutely everywhere, a sense of true community & national pride, international congratulations & celebration of our birthday.
Man, that was a great time to be 10 years old.
This year feels like the antithesis of that.
Man, that was a great time to be 10 years old.
This year feels like the antithesis of that.
June 10, 2026 at 9:14 PM
OpSail ‘76, the Freedom Train, first real commemorative quarters, the emblem absolutely everywhere, a sense of true community & national pride, international congratulations & celebration of our birthday.
Man, that was a great time to be 10 years old.
This year feels like the antithesis of that.
Man, that was a great time to be 10 years old.
This year feels like the antithesis of that.