The Tall Ships Races 2022

In July 2022 the Tall Ships will come back to Denmark, Netherlands and Belgium. The events will start in Danish Esbjerg. From there the ships will race 180 nautical miles to Harlingen in the north of Netherlands. After a 3-day festival the fleet will continue on the more relaxed Cruise in Company to Belgian Antwerp before embarking on a 10-day race back to Denmark where the crew will join the final celebrations in Aalborg.

The dates of the 2022 Tall Ships Races and events are:

Esbjerg: 7-10 July

Race 1: 9-16 July

Harlingen: 14-17 July

Cruise in Company: 16-24 July

Antwerp: 22-25 July

Race 2: 24 July - 6 August

Aalborg: 4-7 August

The first ever Tall Ships race took place in 1956 in order to promote international friendships and Sail Training. 20 ships raced from Great Britain to Portugal, among them Christian Radich, Maybe and Sorlandet.

Initially designed to be a one-time event, the first race gathered a lot of interest and soon the Sail Training Association was founded to organise the next races, which they do to this day (now as Sail Training International - STI).