Amsterdam Light Festival 2023
This year is the 50th anniversary of SAIL Amsterdam. From 20 August until 24 August 2025 is the largest maritime event in the world, which takes place only once in every 5 years. Various tall ships and other unique vessels from across the globe come together at the IJ in Amsterdam.
The best way to experience this magnificent happening is on a boat during the SAIL-In parade. SAIL-In is on the first day of the 5 day SAIL event and the moment when all the ships come in through the Noordzeekanaal to Amsterdam.
I feel absolutely blessed to be part of the experience, seeing the magnificent ships up close and sharing the water with thousands of other boats. Of course I took this opportunity to shoot photos of these beauties.
Clipper Stad Amsterdam (Netherlands)
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Dresscode is orange, as a special SAIL-in greetings to the ships coming in.
Waving the Dutch flag and blowing the horn to welcome every ship!
VARIOUS TALL SHIPS
Shabab Oman II (Oman)
Gorch Fock (Germany)
Vera Cruz (Portugal)
Pascual Flores (Spain)
HNLMA Evertsen F805 (Netherlands)
Barque le Francais (France)
Alexander von Humboldt II (Germany)
In the evening and the remaining 5 days the ships docked and opened up for visitors. The whole day people could come and enjoy the festivities until 11 PM when each day finished with a firework show from the Amsterdam tower.
B.A.P. Union (Peru)
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