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Famed Italian tall ship named in honor of Amerigo Vespucci to ring in USA’s 250th birthday

By: Rich Calder

A New Jersey club named after explorer Amerigo Vespucci is crashing America’s 250th birthday party aboard a namesake Italian tall ship — thanks to a former G-man. 

When Amerigo Vespucci Society board member Joe Valentino found out the breathtaking Italian naval vessel was sailing into New York Harbor as one of the 48 tall ships in the Sail4th 250 celebration, he scrambled to get his club aboard the 331-foot giant before its return to Italy.

Source: https://nypost.com

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