Sail250® international fleet anchors in Virginia Beach

For ten days in June 2026, 10,000 officers, cadets, and crews of more than 60 ships from 20 nations will lead a maritime celebration of liberty on the Chesapeake Bay and at Affiliate Harbors including Alexandria, Cape Charles, Chesapeake, Hampton, Onancock, Portsmouth and Richmond. For this milestone occasion, a fleet of the world’s most magnificent international tall ships and military ships, in an epic peacetime gathering, will sail into the Port of Virginia as part of Sail250® America. In the tradition of the past five iconic OpSail events held in the Norfolk/Hampton Roads/Chesapeake Bay region since 1976, the fleet will once again bring extraordinary experiences and opportunities to every community, both on and offshore.