Stad Amsterdam returning to Massachusetts for Sail Boston with crew from several nations
AND I HAD AN EXCLUSIVE INVITATION TO CLIMB ON BOARD. TAKE A LOOK. PERMISSION TO COME ON BOARD? YEAH. YOU GET ON BOARD. THANK YOU. WELCOME ON BOARD. STAD AMSTERDAM. OF AMSTERDAM. AND IN ENGLISH, ALL THAT MEANS. OH, I DON’T KNOW. CAPTAINED BY ANDY MANZO, A THREE MASTED CLIPPER. HOW MANY DOES IT TAKE TO CRUISE 30 WITH OVER 23,000FT OF SAIL. THE FIRST THING THAT CATCHES MY EYE IS I SEE ALL THIS ROPE. I THINK IT’S ABOUT 30KM. WHAT YOU HAVE? HOLY COW! BECAUSE THE MAST IS 47M HIGH, THAT IS TO 150FT. WE WALKED THE DECK. IT WORKS. ON THIS BRILLIANT DAY IN BOSTON HARBOR, THIS IS A TITANIC SPOT. IT’S NOT A BOW ANYMORE. IT’S A TITANIC SPOT. SO THE TOURISTS HAVE COME TO. OH, WHERE IS IT EXACTLY? SHE WAS LAUNCHED IN 2000. SEE, THE RIGGING? ACTUALLY, THERE IS EVERYTHING. LIKE IT WAS 250, 70 YEARS AGO. SO ONLY THE MATERIAL IS MUCH MORE MODERN. TOP SPEED UNDER SAIL, 17 KNOTS, ROUGHLY 20 MILES AN HOUR. IF I TAKE MY CAR FROM NEW YORK, IT TAKES 3.5 HOURS. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET YOU THREE DAYS AND BUILT TO GO AROUND THE WORLD? FROM THERE TO THERE, HOW LONG IS IT? 76M. JUST OVER 34FT WIDE. ITS TALLEST MAST IS 153FT HIGH. I THINK EVERYBODY KNOWS. ONE HAND FOR YOURSELF. ONE HAND FOR THE SHIP. YEAH. AND I ALWAYS MAKE YOURSELF ONE HAND FOR THE SHIP. AND WE WERE NOT SURPRISED TO FIND A BICYCLE ON BOARD A DUTCH SHIP. AFTER ALL, THEY HAVE MORE BIKES IN THE NETHERLANDS THAN PEOPLE. WE TAKE IT OUT AND RIDE THE BIKE AROUND THE CITY, DRIVING TO NEW YORK WITH IT. NOT ONLY BIKES. YEAH. HERE IS OUR ENTRANCE, BUT THE AMSTERDAM HAS 14 CABINS. AND IN HERE WE HAVE TWO BEDS, ACTUALLY FOUR BEDS. THESE ARE ALSO BEDS. WE DO HAVE THESE PLANKS NEXT TO THE BED SO PEOPLE DON’T FALL OUT FALL OUT. RIGHT. EACH WITH ITS OWN WC. AND IN THE LONG ROOM, CREW AND PASSENGERS EAT TOGETHER IN JUST IN CASE. YES, WE NEED IT. THE SEA GETS OUT OF HAND, RIGHT? YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. YOU CAN ALSO SEE UNDERNEATH THE CHAIRS WE HAVE THESE LITTLE PLAQUES. SO WE DO ACTUALLY PUT A CHAIN IN THERE AND THEN WE CONNECT IT TO THE CHAIR. SO THE CHAIRS DON’T FLY AROUND WHILE WE ARE SAILING. AND IT CAN DELIVER THOSE SPECIAL MOMENTS LIKE THE CAPTAIN AND THE CREW EXPERIENCE NEAR THE AZORES. AND THEN IT WAS REALLY DARK NIGHT. NO MOON WITH CLOUDY, SO BLACK, REAL BLACK. BUT YOU COULD HEAR THE WHALES. YOU COULDN’T SEE THEM, BUT THEY WERE AROUND THE SHIP. YOU COULD SMELL THEM. YEAH. IT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL. IT WAS GREAT. YEAH, YEAH. NOW WE HAVE THIS BEAUTIFUL MOMENTS. ETSY. BEAUTIFUL MOMENTS. ETSY BEAUTIFUL MOMENTS WITH US THAT THEY THAT THEY SHARED AT THE DOCK. BY THE WAY, TODD AMSTERDAM MEANS CITY OF AMSTERDAM. I LOVED THAT. WHAT A CHARACTER HE WAS. THEY HAVE IT HAS TWO CAPTAINS THEY SHARE. SO EACH IS ABOUT TWO WEEKS ON, TWO WEEK
Stad Amsterdam returning to Massachusetts for Sail Boston with crew from several nations
Updated: 9:08 PM EDT Jul 10, 2026
The globetrotting, 19th-century-inspired Stad Amsterdam is returning to Boston as part of the Sail Boston fleet.While she is less than 30 years old, the ship is modeled after the commercial tall ships of a bygone era. At the same time, she is equipped with modern technologies and recently underwent a refit that incorporated updates for propulsion, power supply and waste management. Stad Amsterdam was designed and built in the late 1990s. In 2001, she won the prestigious Tall Ships Race. Stad Amsterdam has visited Boston before, but also ports in Barcelona, Spain; Nice, France; Copenhagen, Denmark; and many more.Video below: From her visit in 2025The crew of the Stad Amsterdam includes 20-30 sailors representing several nations.
BOSTON —
The globetrotting, 19th-century-inspired Stad Amsterdam is returning to Boston as part of the Sail Boston fleet.
While she is less than 30 years old, the ship is modeled after the commercial tall ships of a bygone era. At the same time, she is equipped with modern technologies and recently underwent a refit that incorporated updates for propulsion, power supply and waste management.
Stad Amsterdam was designed and built in the late 1990s. In 2001, she won the prestigious Tall Ships Race.
Stad Amsterdam has visited Boston before, but also ports in Barcelona, Spain; Nice, France; Copenhagen, Denmark; and many more.
Video below: From her visit in 2025
The crew of the Stad Amsterdam includes 20-30 sailors representing several nations.