The next Amsterdam SAIL event will take place in August, 2025.
The 10th edition of the quinquennial (‘every five years’) SAIL Amsterdam event takes place in August 2025.
It was originally scheduled to take place in August 2020. However, among the measures introduced by the Dutch Government to combat the spread of the corona virus is a ban on organised events until September 1. That makes it impossible for to SAIL to take place this year.
Postponement was not an option either. It is not yet known whether a large scale event can safely be organised next year. Also, many of the Tall Ships already have many other commitments on their agenda.
SAIL Amsterdam 2025 will be the event’s 10th edition. It will coincide with the 750th birthday of the City of Amsterdam.
Note: A record 2.3 million visitors came to Amsterdam to see the tall ships during the 2015 event. That’s way up from 1.7 million people who visited SAIL 2010.
The information below is an archived entry describing the previous SAIL AMSTERDAM event. SAIL takes place every five years.
Today through Sunday August 23, Amsterdam is home to SAIL 2015 — the largest public event in the Netherlands.
Matter of fact, SAIL Amsterdam is the largest free public event in the world.
While there is a full program, the highlight is the presence of at least 44 tall ships from around the world — thirteen of which will visit the city for the first time.
Aside from the tall ships, there will be five Dutch marine vessels, 11 marine training ships from other countries, and more than 600 marine heritage vessels.
Sail Amsterdam is the largest free public event in the world. It features dozens of tall ships from around the globe.
Accompanied by thousands of small boats — from sloops and dinghies to yachts — these ships will sail today, Wednesday, August 23, from IJmuiden at the North Sea coast via the North Sea Canal to the IJ — the body of water on the north side of Central Station.
Around 2 pm, when the first tall ship — the clipper Stad Amsterdam — arrives at the IJ, the last ship in the 12 kilometer (7.5 mile) parade will only just have left IJmuiden and will moor three hours later.
Built just 15 years ago as part of a project to provide unemployed youths with work experience
After the Sail-In Parade, the IJ will be home to a flotilla of tall ships, maritime heritage, and naval ships.
Tall ships large and small sail across Amsterdam’s river IJ.
There are a host of activities and events, spread out over a large area [map]. You can also visit the tall ships.
SAIL Amsterdam — Ninth Edition
Held every five years, SAIL showcases Amsterdam’s maritime history.
SAIL Amsterdam takes place on the river IJ just behind Amsterdam Central Station
The inaugural edition took place in 1975 as part of celebrations marking Amsterdam’s 700th jubilee.
This year’s event, the ninth, will be the largest thus far.
Tall ships from around the world can be viewed and visited during the SAIL Amsterdam event
Amsterdam River IJ
Most Amsterdam Tourist Guide Books all but ignore the river IJ. In doing so, they ‘cheat’ tourists out of experiencing one of Amsterdam’s top attractions.
There is so much to see and do on and around ‘het IJ‘ (we’ll show you how to pronounce that).
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