SAIL Amsterdam: the biggest party in summer 2025

What makes SAIL Amsterdam different from other maritime events?

There are other maritime heritage events in the world but Amsterdam stands above the others in multiple ways. Other maritime heritage events around the world include Bremerhaven SAiL in Germany, Armada Rouen in France, Tall Ships Festival in Halifax, Canada, and Sail Baltimore, USA. But none of these events in quite live up to SAIL Amsterdam.

While the Amsterdam event only takes place every 5 years and the others happen more frequently, the Dutch event lasts longer. On average there also a lot more ships to be seen in Amsterdam, in 2025 there are over 800 ships expected to come the city. With the event being longer and more ships to see, there are also far more visitors for the Amsterdam event.