The American Sail Training Association organizes races and rallies to bring together sail training ships and crews with communities throughout North America. Regional sail training events take place each year and draw the interest and enthusiasm of hundreds of thousands of visitors.  Trans-oceanic sail training races, organized under the auspices of Sail Training International take place every 5 - 10 years and involve multiple national sail training organizations.   ASTA coordinates sail training activities in the US and Canada.