accuracy of parts of this article those related to article may be compromised due to out of date information . please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information . january 2012 tall ships america american sail training association type 501 c 3 non profit organization industry education through sail training founded rhode island april 1 1973 headquarters newport ri key people bert rogers executive director . michael rauworth board chair . barclay harding warburton iii founder . products adventure and education under sail revenue 530 498 usd fy 2003 website www.sailtraining.org founded on april 3 1973 by barclay harding warburton iii the american sail training association asta now known as tall ships america is currently the largest sail training association in the world and a founding member of sail training international . 1 2 from her humble beginnings with only a handful of vessels sailing the new england waters tall ships america has grown into an international institution with more than 250 tall ships and sail training vessels representing 25 different countries and navigating all the world s oceans . asta was created by barclay harding warburton iii following his return from the tall ships races in europe in 1972 where he joined the uscgc eagle with his brigantine black pearl as the first us vessels to participate in the races . a 501 c 3 nonprofit organization tall ships america s mission is to encourage character building through sail training promote sail training to the north american public and support education under sail . tall ships america organizes the tall ships challenge series a series of sail training races rallies and maritime festivals that rotate every three years around the atlantic pacific and great lakes coasts of north america . in 2016 the tall ships challenge series is in the great lakes . in 2015 the series was on the east coast with stops in cape charles va philadelphia pa camden nj greenport ny and portland me . following that event the organizer of the portland event tall ships portland became the first official chapter of tall ships america . contents 1 see also 2 references 3 further reading 4 external links see also edit sail training seamanship tall ship references edit http vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com vault article magazine mag1123698 index.htm http www.nytimes.com 1983 05 06 obituaries barclay warburton 3d dies founder of tall ships group.html further reading edit american sail training association ; sail tall ships american sail training association ; 16th edition 2005 isbn 0 9636483 9 x external links edit the american sail training association sail training international retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title american sail training association & oldid 729185213 categories sail training associationsyachting associationsvessels of the american sail training associationeducational organizations based in the united states1973 establishments in rhode islandhidden categories articles with obsolete information from january 2012all wikipedia articles in need of updatingpages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 10 july 2016 at 14 22 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view