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Official Tall Ship of Texas to sail into Pensacola Bay this weekend

August 3, 2026 | Staff Reporters

This weekend, a nearly 150 year old tall ship will dock at Palafox Pier.

The Elissa, which was launched in 1877, will be in Pensacola from Friday, Aug. 7 through Sunday, Aug. 9. This marks the third time in the ship’s history that it has sailed into Pensacola, once in 1886 and again in 2018.