Lerwick Boating News Today

Those who live near the North Sea and sail often hold an affinity for the vikings of history. Jon Amtrup goes sailing the the wake of the vikings

MORE than £13,000 has been raised by cold water swimmers Glynis Harcus, Linda Moncrieff, Emma Knight, Wendy Hatrick, Jane Murphy and Anita Georgeson (left to right) as they were making the final dip of their month long challenge at Bain’s Beach, in Lerwick, on Thursday...

‘TOGETHER we are beating cancer’ the slogan goes, and six local women are doing exactly that - supporting each other while also raising thousands of pounds for a worthy cause. ‘Wild weemin’ Anita Georgeson, Jane Murphy, Glynis Harcus, Wendy Hatrick, Linda Moncrieff and...

SEVEN new faces have been appointed to help shape the future of the Swan Trust. They are: Andrew Manson, Angus MacNeil, Bryden Jacobson, Daniel Lawson, Jessie Szego, Rory Goodlad and Shayne McLeod. Trust chair David Goodlad said the organisation, which looks after the historic...

THE TIME has come to redirect the considerable monies accumulating in the Shetland Community Benefit Fund (SCBF) to fight poverty and the cost of living crisis rather than spending it on community projects. This was the clear message from Lerwick Community Council last night in...

DESPITE Shetland having large natural gas reserves, and a huge 234-kilometre pipeline for exporting the stuff to the mainland, the people on the…

The Royal Western Yacht Club is delighted announce that the entry process is now open for the RB&I 2022. Following an extensive review of this established race, numerous enhancements are made to embrace the recent surge of interest in short-handed offshore racing. A more balanced course is set, to encourage those aiming to participate in the double-handed offshore event of the Paris Olympics, 2024. The number of stopovers is reduced to permit a more time-effective and challenging event. Startin...