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About the Races Race 1: Torbay, UK to Sines, Portugal. 840 miles Race 2: Sines, Portugal to Bermuda (48-hour stopover in Las Palmas, Canary Islands). 3,200 miles Race 3: Bermuda to Boston, USA. 650 miles Race 4: Boston, USA to Gulf of Saint Lawrenc...

Twenty-two-year-old Nick Smith is the only Bermudian taking part in the entire Rendez-Vous 2017 Tall Ships Regatta. “I took part in a trip on the Spirit of Bermuda and it left me wanting more, so when this chance came up I grabbed it,” said Nick befo...

At the age of 15, Bermudian Sarah Maybury got a taste of life on the high seas as she sailed a tall ship from Charleston to Boston. She has never forgotten the experience and the help she was given and is now helping the crew and trainees of the tall...

There are four classes of vessel: Class A All square – rigged vessels (barque, barquentine, brig, brigantine or ship rigged) and all other vessel more than 40 metres Length Overall (LOA), regardless of rig. Class B Traditionally rigged vessels (ie ...

We hope that visiting crew members, tourists and residents all have a wonderful time enjoying the magnificent spectacle that is the Tall Ships Bermuda Festival 2017. The Port Committee has spent hundreds of hours designing activities to appeal to eve...

The Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship Wave Knight has arrived in Bermuda as part of Britain’s support towards America’s Cup preparations. The vessel is on deployment to the region as part of her Atlantic Patrol Tasking (North) duties, a year-round commitmen...

An interactive visitor engagement area will be unveiled in the America’s Cup Race Village to encourage spectators to get out and see the rest of the island before and after race events or on days when no is racing scheduled. A team from the Bermuda T...

The opening of the America’s Cup could be blown back a day because of gale-force gusts expected tomorrow. Racing is scheduled to begin at 5pm, but organisers have warned that both racing and the event’s Opening Ceremony would be pushed back should st...

You’ve finally got to Bermuda on a Tall Ship, welcome to our island home. We don’t want you to get stuck for things to do while you’re here, so above is a calendar of events taking place as we celebrate the arrival of the Tall Ships 2017. If you’re i...

“Basically anything that floats is mine” is how Andy Burnett-Herkes responds when asked about his role in Bermuda’s Tall Ships Host Port Festival. With an extensive background in race management, the former professional race officer and banking/marke...