Thousands of multiple sclerosis researchers and physicians are traveling to Boston this week for the MSBoston2014 convention. But a 67-foot-long, steel-hulled sailboat, with a crew that included six people living with multiple sclerosis, got here first.

Oceans of Hope, which set off from Copenhagen on June 15, sailed into Boston Harbor Monday afternoon and docked at Rowe’s Wharf after visiting several European ports, the Madeira Islands off the coast of Africa, and Bermuda. Its trans-Atlantic crossing included four days in a storm, with the crew members working together to keep the yacht on course.

“There [are] no passengers here,” said Dr. Mikkel Anthonisen, the vessel’s captain. “Everybody took part in everything. We wanted to show that even though you have this disease and you have lost some capabilities, you can still achieve things and accomplish things and be part of a community.”