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Aug
1Final Sail Trainees Depart For StavangerThe Tall Ships Races 2011 experience may have ended for most Shetlanders when the fleet departed last Monday during a magnificent Parade of Sail, but for some young islanders the experience is about to take on a new direction.
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Jul
28Festivities Draw To A Close After A Memorable Weekend At The Tall Ships Races 2011 - LerwickUnder full sail and in all their majesty, the 53 Tall Ships with over 2,000 international crew who graced Shetland’s shores left Lerwick after a weekend full of festivities and tinged with sadness.
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Jul
2518 Young Shetlanders To Set Sail On Second Race Of The Tall Ships Races 2011Latest Sail Trainees to embark on fantastic sea voyage
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Jul
24Undocking TimetableOur very own Swan will take pride of place by being the first Ship undocked marking the start of the Parade of Sail and the finale to the The Tall Ships Races 2011 - Lerwick.
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12th July 2011 (Paul Gaffney)
The Shetland trainees including myself, Michael Thomson and Robert Gray, walked around the dock taking in The Ships, lively atmosphere and fun fair. Later on Michael and I boarded our ship - Wylde Swan.
After a great dinner and a bit of getting to know the crew, we headed off to watch Deacon Blue at the concert. Pretty super day, looking forward to setting sail tomorrow!
Blog Update! - 11am
This morning we have been learning about our watch duties, how to wear a harness
for climbing and perfecting some new skills before we leave in the Parade of
Sail. Looking particularly forward to the Red Arrows display. There’s a great
atmosphere among the trainees and everyone can’t wait to set
sail.
Blog Update! - 19:30
Just after 1pm we headed out for the Parade of Sail, cheering and doing a
Mexican wave as we left the dock. So many small boats were out in the Firth of
Clyde, watching, sailing along with us and one even playing us some accordion
tunes! We had great views of the other Tall Ships and watched the Swan motor
past us. Had to return to Greenock for a bit but are now ready to leave again.
Destination……Campbeltown.