The Swan Trust awards trainee of the year
Trainee of the year was announced by The Swan Trust at a function on Friday night. Colleen Grains was presented with the Vevoe Trophy at…
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Princess Anne meets tall ships crews
Princess Anne has met crews from several of the visiting tall ships this morning (Friday). The Princess Royal and vice admiral Sir Tim Laurence attended…
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Photographer snaps amazing tall ships picture
An eagle-eyed photographer took this stunning picture around midnight last night (Wednesday) at the end of the first day of the Tall Ships Races. Photographer…
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Tall ships officially kicks off
Hundreds lined the streets of Lerwick to see the colourful crew parade as the tall ships event officially kicked off in style. The hour-long march…
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WATCH: Swan arrives for the tall ships party
Shetland’s very own “tall ship” has arrived in Lerwick to huge cheers. The Swan was given a rousing reception by a gathering of Vikings as…
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Lithuanian and Dutch ships among next to arrive for Tall Ships Races
The Lithuanian sloop Lietuva – whose name translates as Lithuania – was among the next tall ships visitors to arrive ahead of the start of…
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WATCH: Crew of the Bima Suci entertain with musical performance at Lerwick pier
The crew of the Indonesian sail training ship Bima Suci have been entertaining people in Lerwick on Monday night with a musical performance. The barque,…
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Holmsgarth stage almost ready for tall ships
Tall ships organisers are making the final preparations for the event which begins on Wednesday. Construction of the Holmsgarth main stage is expected to be…
READ FULL STORYHistoric vessel named among prestigious flagships 2023
The Swan will host a flag-hoisting ceremony to celebrate becoming a National Historic Ships UK (NHS-UK) Flagship of the Year on Friday, 16th June. The…
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