Daily Archives: July 23, 2011

The departure of over 50 Tall Ships from Lerwick has been delayed for 24 hours due to forecasts that strong northerly winds are to persist. The fleet had been due to leave on Sunday afternoon, but will now begin undocking at 11am on Monday, followed by the Parade of Sail at 5pm.Lerwick Tall Ship... Read more...

Flags are flying at half mast in Lerwick today as politicians and Tall Ships organisers express their heartfelt sympathy with Norway following Friday's shocking atrocities.Norway is coming to terms with the horrific deaths of 92 people in attacks in the centre of Oslo and on a nearby island sum... Read more...