News / Tall Ships planning “well advanced”
PREPARATIONS for one of the largest community events Shetland has ever hosted are well under way, according Sail Training International’s race director Paul Bishop.
More than 70 tall ships with around 3,000 crew are expected in Shetland on a four day visit in July 2011 for the annual Tall Ships Races.
Yesterday (Wednesday), at the end of a three day inspection visit by a delegation from race organiser Sail Training International, Mr Bishop said planning for the Shetland event was “well advanced”.
In summer 2011, the tall ships will sail from Waterford, in Ireland, for Scotland, calling at Greenock and Lerwick, before heading to Stavanger, in Norway, and Halmstad, in Sweden.
Mr Bishop said: “We have had a highly successful and enjoyable Tall Ships Races planning visit to Lerwick.
“It is quite clear that the Lerwick Port Authority, Shetland Islands Council and other key partners are working closely together to ensure that the young Tall Ships crews from all over the world will have a great time and that the planning in Lerwick is well advanced.”
Fiona Dally, project manager of local organising committee Shetland Tall Ships 2011 said it had been a useful visit.
“It was great to receive positive feedback from the Sail Training International team and it is really exciting to see things coming together with just over 500 days until we welcome ships into Lerwick.”
Further information on the event in 2011 can be found at www.tallshipsraceslerwick.com.
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