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Massport Prepares for Sail Boston
The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) Board of Directors voted January 19 to invest $2 million in capital improvements to prepare for the ships and spectators expected at this summer’s Sail Boston 2017 festivities.
Massport is joining other city and state agencies in supporting this celebration of the city’s maritime history and global influence on the sailing industry. The Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau expects more than 4 million people will attend Sail Boston events from June 17-22, pumping some $120 million into the local economy.
The investments will help prepare Massport’s maritime infrastructure to welcome and accommodate the large crows to the waterfront. Much of the work includes strengthening berthing facilities for vessels and repaving of walkways and spectator surfaces to improve public access to vessel viewing areas. The improvements will prepare Massport facilities for Sail Boston and for years to come.
Sail Boston events in 1992, 2000 and 2009 drew significant crowds and fanfare. Nearly 40 vessels are already confirmed for Sail Boston 2017. The Grand Parade of Sail will have the vessels sail in flotillas from Broad Sound into the main channel of Boston Harbor turning at Charlestown, before proceeding to their assigned berthing areas. Public viewing of the parade will be most accessible from Castle Island, the South Boston Waterfront, the Boston Waterfront, East Boston, the North End and Charlestown.
"Boston’s history is inextricable from Boston Harbor and Sail Boston is a celebration of the enormous impact our state and city has had on the global sailing community and maritime history as a whole," said Massport CEO Thomas P. Glynn. "Massport is a proud partner in bringing Sail Boston back for its fourth time and introducing a new generation to the grandeur of our maritime history."
The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) Board of Directors voted January 19 to invest $2 million in capital improvements to prepare for the ships and spectators expected at this summer’s Sail Boston 2017 festivities.
Massport is joining other city and state agencies in supporting this celebration of the city’s maritime history and global influence on the sailing industry. The Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau expects more than 4 million people will attend Sail Boston events from June 17-22, pumping some $120 million into the local economy.
The investments will help prepare Massport’s maritime infrastructure to welcome and accommodate the large crows to the waterfront. Much of the work includes strengthening berthing facilities for vessels and repaving of walkways and spectator surfaces to improve public access to vessel viewing areas. The improvements will prepare Massport facilities for Sail Boston and for years to come.
Sail Boston events in 1992, 2000 and 2009 drew significant crowds and fanfare. Nearly 40 vessels are already confirmed for Sail Boston 2017. The Grand Parade of Sail will have the vessels sail in flotillas from Broad Sound into the main channel of Boston Harbor turning at Charlestown, before proceeding to their assigned berthing areas. Public viewing of the parade will be most accessible from Castle Island, the South Boston Waterfront, the Boston Waterfront, East Boston, the North End and Charlestown.
"Boston’s history is inextricable from Boston Harbor and Sail Boston is a celebration of the enormous impact our state and city has had on the global sailing community and maritime history as a whole," said Massport CEO Thomas P. Glynn. "Massport is a proud partner in bringing Sail Boston back for its fourth time and introducing a new generation to the grandeur of our maritime history."
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