IA
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. J. RES. 107
To commend Sail Boston for its continuing advancement of the maritime
heritage of nations, its commemoration of the nautical history of the
United States, and its promotion, encouragement, and support of young
cadets through training.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 24, 2002
Mr. LYNCH introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the
Committee on International Relations, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
JOINT RESOLUTION
To commend Sail Boston for its continuing advancement
of the maritime heritage of nations, its commemoration
of the nautical history of the United States, and its
promotion, encouragement, and support of young cadets
through training.
Whereas Sail Boston is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to
the promotion of sail training and sail training events in
an effort to build goodwill among the nations of the
world by encouraging international sailing competition
and gathering of tall ships in the United States;
Whereas Sail Boston has successfully promoted the United
States in the international tall ship community since
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1992 with its organization of numerous tall ship events
in Boston and in the Great Lakes;
Whereas Sail Boston has worked for more than a decade in
partnership with the American Sail Training Association
in organizing and implementing tall ship gatherings in
the United States to emphasize and promote the values
of learning and education at sea;
Whereas Sail Boston has successfully established a unique
reputation in the celebration of major sailing events and
milestones in the maritime history of the United States;
Whereas Sail Boston has served as an organizer for the bi-
centennial celebration in our country’s oldest commis-
sioned warship, the U.S.S. Constitution, in 1997 and was
selected by the International Sail Training Association of
London as Port Organizer for the gathering of the
world’s tall ships in Boston in 1992 and again in 2000
as part of our country’s millennium celebration;
Whereas Sail Boston promoted and implemented one of the
world’s largest tall ship events in the history of sail train-
ing in the year 2000, when over 7,500,000 people wel-
comed a gathering of 145 international and domestic tall
ships, representing 34 countries, to the port of Boston;
and
Whereas Sail Boston will continue its international goodwill
promotions with a gathering of tall ships in Boston in
2004: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That—
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(1) Sail Boston is hereby commended for its ex-
cellence in the promotion of tall ship and maritime
events in Boston and in ports throughout the United
States, and in its work with the American Sail
Training Association for the promotion and encour-
agement of young cadets through training programs,
seamanship, and education at sea;
(2) all Americans and citizens of nations
throughout the world are encouraged to join in the
international friendship and support that Sail Bos-
ton and the American Sail Training Association will
provide during Sail Boston 2004; and
(3) Sail Boston is encouraged to continue to
represent and promote the ports of the United
States in the international tall ship community, and
to continue to organize and participate in tall ship
events in the United States and around the world.
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