Operation Sail 1976 was a centerpiece for the U.S.
Bicentennial celebration. The event, five years in the works, featured more tall ships than the 1964 gathering, including the USSR's Kruzenshtern, which Frank Braynard had won over against all political odds on a trip to Moscow.
 
The ships raced from the Canary Islands to Bermuda, then proceeded to New York, where they were met by a vast spectator fleet. Partnered with the Navy, Operation Sail also revived the tradition of an International Naval Review, bringing together an armada of 50 warships under as many flags.

From the deck of the USS Forrestal, President Gerald Ford reviewed the parade of sail, complete with a 21-gun salute. In Frank Braynard’s estimation, it was “the biggest assemblage of ships since the Battle of Navarino in 1827,” and as one skipper recalled, “The hospitality of New Yorkers in 1976 has never been matched.”n

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