WBUR TODAY: ⛵ Getting to the tall ships
❤️ Donate Tuesday, July 7, 2026 🌧️ Rainy and foggy with a high of 70. Good Morning Boston, The U.S. national team's feel-good World Cup run came to an abrupt end last night with a mistake-filled 4-1 loss to Belgium in the Round of 16. If it hurts too much to think about soccer for the time being, there's good news: another 2026 summer spectacle is sailing our way this weekend. Looking east: Think a half million people was a big crowd? How about 4 million? That's how many visitors are expected to descend on Boston over the course of the next week for the return of the tall ships. And officials really don't want all of them circling the city's streets in search of parking. "Leave the driving to us," MBTA General Manager Phil Eng said during a press conference yesterday. The T plans to run special bus service this Saturday to key viewpoints for the historic ships' grand entrance — the Parade of Sail — into Boston Harbor. See the map of the parade...