One year from now, a fleet of more than 30 tall ships will sail together into Boston Harbor. Organizers expect the five day event that follows will bring more than $100 million in economic impact to the state.Sail Boston 2017 is scheduled for June 17-22 and will collect the largest fleet of tall ships in Boston Harbor since the year 2000.According to organizers and public officials, previous Sail Boston events in 1992, 2000 and 2009 attracted an estimated 18 million spectators in total.The 2017 fleet will include Class-A tall ships like the 397-foot Union, from Peru, and the 371-foot Esmeralda, from Chile.It will also make Boston the sole United States port for the Rendez-vous 2017 Regatta, honoring the 150th Anniversary of the Canadian Confederation. This is a trans-Atlantic regatta that will begin in the United Kingdom and race to Portugal and Bermuda before reaching Boston and then Quebec City in Canada.Other attractions being planned for Sail Boston 2017 include fireworks displays, ship tours and parades, organizers say.WCVB NewsCenter 5 is a media partner for Sail Boston 2017.

One year from now, a fleet of more than 30 tall ships will sail together into Boston Harbor. Organizers expect the five day event that follows will bring more than $100 million in economic impact to the state.



Sail Boston 2017 is scheduled for June 17-22 and will collect the largest fleet of tall ships in Boston Harbor since the year 2000.




According to organizers and public officials, previous Sail Boston events in 1992, 2000 and 2009 attracted an estimated 18 million spectators in total.



The 2017 fleet will include Class-A tall ships like the 397-foot Union, from Peru, and the 371-foot Esmeralda, from Chile.



It will also make Boston the sole United States port for the Rendez-vous 2017 Regatta, honoring the 150th Anniversary of the Canadian Confederation. This is a trans-Atlantic regatta that will begin in the United Kingdom and race to Portugal and Bermuda before reaching Boston and then Quebec City in Canada.



Other attractions being planned for Sail Boston 2017 include fireworks displays, ship tours and parades, organizers say.



WCVB NewsCenter 5 is a media partner for Sail Boston 2017.

