VisitShetland is calling on locals to open their homes to sailing enthusiasts next summer as The Tall Ships Races arrive in Lerwick in July 2011. Renowned for its international following and with just 10 months to go, the race is expected to attract a number of additional visitors to the islands which will create a need for additional accommodation.
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For 16 hardy souls Friday’s journey to work will be a little different. Instead of hopping on the bus or into the car, they will be setting off on ‘The Big Commute’ – an offshore yacht race some 775 miles around the top of Scotland, from Edinburgh to Glasgow via Lerwick.
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The Tall Ships Races 2011, presented by Szczecin, organised by Sail Training International, is exactly one year away from arriving in Lerwick and, already, 33 trainees from the participating Cruise in Company ports, between Greenock and Lerwick, have signed up to take part.
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