Tall Ships America

Tall Ships America (TSA), previously known as the American Sail Training Association (ASTA), is currently the largest sail training association in the world and a founding member of Sail Training International.[1][2]

Tall Ships America (American Sail Training Association)

Type	501(c)(3) non-profit organization
Industry	Education through Sail training
Founded	Rhode Island (April 1, 1973)
Headquarters	Newport, RI
Key people	Dr. Kris Von Wald,PhD, Executive Director. Michael Rauworth, Board Chair. Barclay Harding Warburton III, founder.
Products	Adventure and education under sail
Revenue	$530,498 USD (FY 2003)
Website	www.sailtraining.org

From her humble beginnings with only a handful of vessels sailing the New England waters, Tall Ships America has grown into an international institution with more than 250 tall ships and sail training vessels representing 25 different countries and navigating all the world's oceans.

ASTA was founded by Barclay Harding Warburton III on April 3, 1973, by Barclay Harding Warburton III, following his return from The Tall Ships' Races in Europe in 1972 where he joined the USCGC Eagle with his brigantine Black Pearl as the first US vessels to participate in the races.

A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, Tall Ships America's mission is to encourage character building through sail training, promote sail training to the North American public, and support education under sail.

Tall Ships America organizes the TALL SHIPS CHALLENGE Series, a series of sail training races, rallies and maritime festivals that rotate every three years around the Atlantic, Pacific and Great Lakes Coasts of North America. In 2016, the TALL SHIPS CHALLENGE series is in the Great Lakes. In 2015, the series was on the East Coast with stops in Cape Charles, VA, Philadelphia, PA/Camden, NJ, Greenport, NY and Portland, ME.