7th to 13th August Shetland Boat Week 2017

Programme of Events With Thanks Shetland Boat Week would not be possible without the financial support of our sponsors. Ocean Kinetics, Lerwick Port Authority and Serco NorthLink Ferries. All three organisations are prominent within their industry and highly supportive of the local community, making them perfect sponsors for Shetland Boat Week. Shetland Amenity Trust, along with Shetland Museum and Archives are the lead organisers and promoters of this event.

Ocean Kinetics is at the forefront of engineering, with an extensive track record in fabrication, oil and gas, renewables, fishing and aquaculture, marine works and marine salvage. www.oceankinetics.co.uk

Serco NorthLink Ferries operate the lifeline ferry service between Shetland and the Scottish Mainland on a daily basis and support many local community teams and events. www.northlinkferries.co.uk

Lerwick Port Authority manage Lerwick Harbour, the principal commercial port for Shetland and a key component in the islands’ economy. Lerwick Harbour is Britain’s “Top Port”. www.lerwick-harbour.co.uk Shetland Amenity Trust strives to protect, enhance and promote everything that is distinctive about Shetland’s heritage and culture. www.shetlandamenity.org

Shetland Museum and Archives is a hub of discovery into Shetland’s history and it’s unique heritage and culture with an award winning dockside location. www.shetlandmuseumandarchives.org.uk

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2 Book online - www.thelittleboxoffice.com/sat Welcome to Shetland Boat Week 2017

Many generations of Shetlanders have made their living on or around the sea and the links with maritime and related marine industries are as important today as they always have been. Shetland Boat Week is an opportunity to showcase this heritage and see how modern ships and maritime industries compare with those of a previous generation. This is a family friendly event, enabling access to a whole range of activities, which will include demonstrations and teaching of traditional skills, talks, boat trips and tours of vessels and venues not normally open to the public. Full details of events are included in this programme and tickets can be purchased, where required, at www.thelittleboxoffice.com/sat Many events are free and no booking is required. Follow Shetland Boat Week on Facebook or check the website for updates and new events being added - www.facebook.com/shetlandboatweek Contents

Page 4 Exhibitions and displays Page 6 Traditional Shetland Boatbuilding Project - Sponsored by Serco NorthLink Ferries Pages 8 -10 Boat Trips Pages 12 - 13 Tours Page 14 Demonstrations Pages 16 - 17 Shetland Boat Week at a glance Page 19 Entertainment Pages 20 - 21 Activities Pages 24 - 25 Talks and Special Events Pages 29 - 31 Maps

www.shetlandboatweek.com 3 Exhibitions and displays

Traditional Boat Display

The core display of traditional boats has extended to an additional location this year, with boats also on display at the NAFC Marine Centre in Scalloway, as well as Hay’s Dock in Lerwick. There will be a range of traditional built Shetland model boats on display with information boards giving the history of each. Among the boats which are artefacts in the Shetland Museum and Archives collection, there are also a wide range of privately owned boats, loaned for display by their owners.

Mon 7th to Sun 13th August Hay’s Dock: All day NAFC Marine Centre: 9am - 5pm Mon to Fri

Event provider Shetland Museum and Archives Location SMAA , NAFC Marine Centre Booking N/A Spaces N/A Cost Free

4 At Sea and Ashore: Shetland Bressay Boats Exhibition Fishermen

This exhibition highlights the photography of Outdoor display of Bressay boats used by fishermen living and working in Shetland. The Bressay folk for work and transport. Indoor images these self-taught photographers took display of photos of boats in use and a model were uploaded and shared on social media, sixern by Jack Shewan. (indoor displays not giving viewers a window into their working open Monday or Thursday) and home lives.

Mon 7th to Fri 11th August Mon 7th to Sun 13th August 9am - 5pm 11am - 4pm

Event provider Jane Moncrieff Event provider Bressay Heritage Centre Location NAFC Marine Centre, Classroom 1 Location Bressay Heritage Centre Booking N/A Spaces N/A Booking N/A Spaces N/A Cost Free Cost Free Donations welcome

Fairmile D-Class MTB Display ‘At Sea’ Art Competition Exhibition In the lead up to Charles Grant’s talk on Friday evening, he will display a 1/24th Scale Display of primary and secondary age art model of a Fairmile D Class MTB along with submitted on the theme of ‘At Sea’. photographs and other information. Mon 7th to Sun 13th August Mon 7th to Fri 11th August 10am - 5pm 9am - 5pm Event provider Shetland Boat Week Event provider Shetland Boat Week Location SMAA, Foyer corridor Location NAFC Marine Centre, Foyer Booking N/A Spaces N/A Booking N/A Spaces N/A Cost Free Cost Free

Exhibition of ‘North Boats’

Shetland Museum has an impressive collection of photographs and models of generations of ‘North Boats’. A selection of these will be on display in the upper foyer. Mon 7th to Sun 13th August 10am - 5pm Event provider Shetland Museum and Archives Location SMAA, Upper foyer Booking N/A Spaces N/A Cost Free 5 Shetland Traditional Boat Building Project Sponsored by Serco NorthLink Ferries

Drop by the Shetland Museum Boat Shed to watch local boatbuilders, Jack Duncan and Robbie Tait, as they construct a brand new clinker built fourareen. Come back each day to see their progress as the NorthLink boat takes shape. This exciting boatbuilding project is sponsored by Serco NorthLink Ferries as part of their support of Shetland Boat Week. Local experts will be on hand to discuss Jack and Robbie’s work and answer questions about the construction techniques and uses of this type of boat.

Mon 7th to Sun 13th August 10am - 5pm

Event provider Shetland Boat Week Location Shetland Museum and Archives Booking N/A Spaces N/A Cost Free

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Vaila Mae Boat Trip Laura Kay Boat Trip Join our experienced crew for a trip in the Head out in the Laura Kay, the Shetland sixareen, Vaila Mae, to experience traditional Museum’s modern built, traditional haddock dipping lug sailing. Weather dependent, boat, for a tour around the harbour. Lifejackets lifejackets provided. provided. Pre-booking not available. Sign up at departure point. Mon 7th to Sun 13th August Mon 7th to Sun 13th August Multiple trips between 11.30am & 3pm Multiple trips between10.30am & 3pm Event provider Shetland Museum and Archives Event provider Shetland Museum and Archives Location Hay’s Dock Location Hay’s Dock Booking N/A Spaces 4 per trip Booking N/A Spaces 6 per trip Cost Free* Skill level N/A Cost Free* Skill level N/A *Donations welcome *Donations welcome

Please note that all Shetland Museum and Archives boat trips are first come first served. Enquire at pontoon or reception prior to trip start time.

8 The Mousa Boat Swan LK243

Event provider The Mousa Boat Event provider Swan Trust Location Sandsayre Pier Location Albert Wharf

Mousa - the fishy story Originally launched in 1900 as a “Fifie” sail drifter, and the largest vessel ever built in Monday 7th August 6pm - 9pm Lerwick, she survived two World Wars and A trip to the fishing grounds around Mousa the threat of destruction but has now been with tradition and history in mind. Explore restored by volunteers of the Swan Trust. The and see demonstrations of the use of meids Trust now operate her as a sail training vessel. in fish-finding; visit some of the most prolific Whalsay fishing spots discovered by trial and error in the days long before electronic navigational aids. Thurs 10th August 9.30am - 5pm Commentary by Charlie Simpson, author of Take a day trip on the Swan and cruise up the ‘Water in Burgidale’. coast to Whalsay. Stop over for a look around Booking Yes Spaces 40 the maritime displays in the Whalsay Heritage Cost Adult £15 Child £10 and Community Centre before the return sail to Lerwick. Lunch and entry to Whalsay Heritage Mousa short cruise and Community Centre included. Tue 8th and Wed 9th August Booking Yes Spaces 12 4pm - 5pm Cost Adult £75 Youth (12-17) £55 Child (11 or under) £38 Cruise Mousa Sound taking in the sights of the Lerwick Harbour Lairds House, copper mine, powder house and Burland Broch. Watch out for seals and take Fri 11th and Sun 13th August advantage of the excellent photo opportunities with 9.30am - 12.30pm Mousa Broch in the background as you explore the Enjoy a half day cruise on the Swan around the area with expert guides. Suitable for all ages. Lerwick Harbour limits. See the town from a Booking Yes Spaces 50 new perspective! Cost Adult £15 Child £10 Booking Yes Spaces 12 Cost Adult £40 Youth (12-17) £25 Noss Child (11 or under) £20 Sun 13th August 2pm - 5pm Bressay and Noss A delightful three hour boat trip leaving Sat 12th August 9.30am - 12.30pm Sandsayre Pier for a cruise up to Noss Take a day trip on the Swan and cruise spotting wildlife on the way. On arrival at around Bressay and Noss for a very special Noss, the boat will take passengers under look at this part of the Shetland coastline the cliffs of the Nature Reserve for an on an exceptional vessel unforgettable experience. Booking Yes Spaces 10 Booking Yes Spaces 40 Cost Adult £70 Youth (12-17) £50 Cost Adult £20 Child £10 Child (11 or under) £35 Please note -Lifejackets and all safety instructions will be issued prior to departure – Bookings: please arrive promptly to allow adequate www.mousa.co.uk/short-cruises time. 9 Cruise of St Magnus Bay Wootton Lass Mon 7th to Sun13th August 10am - 2pm Take a leisurely tour of the harbor aboard the Wootton Lass with Malcolm Johnson. The Take a cruise round the St Magnus Bay area small boat will go in and out around the piers with Jim Dickson of Shetland Marine Charters and docks and take a close-up look at any and enjoy the sights of Vementry, the red visiting boats. This boat is suitable for people granite cliffs of Muckle Roe, Papa Little and with disabilities. Please advise in advance if Linga, amongst others. Fishing on request. wheelchair access is required. Event provider Shetland Marine Charters Sun 13th August Location Brae Marina 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm Booking Yes Spaces 5 per trip Cost £40 Skill level N/A Event provider Malcolm Johnson Location Hay’s Dock Booking Yes Spaces 6 per trip Heritage Fishing Cost Free* Skill level N/A *Donations welcome Mon 7th to Sun13th August 10am - 12.30pm or 2.30pm - 5pm Dim Riv Harbour Tour Unique 2.5 hour fishing trips in the beautiful Scalloway waters. Experience a traditional Take a tour around the Harbour like a viking Shetland boat and fishing methods aboard in the replica longship, Dim Riv. Subject to “Utilise” built and designed by Duncan bros. weather conditions. of Burra, renowned and highly respected boat Tue 8th & Thurs 10th August 7pm builders, in 1962. Keep what you catch! Event provider Dim Riv Harbour Tours Event provider Heritage Fishing Shetland Location Hay’s Dock Location Scalloway Harbour pontoon Booking Yes Spaces 12 Booking Yes Spaces 6 per trip Cost £10 adult £5 children Skill level N/A Cost £30 adult £20 U18 Skill level N/A

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Self Guided Tour of Hay’s Dock Sumburgh Shipwreck Tour

Collect a guide sheet from reception and take Join one of the visitor guides at Sumburgh a self-guided tour around the historic Hay’s Head to hear about the shipwrecks around Dock to learn about its fascinating past. the Sumburgh coastline.

Mon 7th to Sun13th August Mon 7th to Sun 13th August 10am - 5pm 12noon Sumburgh Head Event provider Shetland Museum and Archives Event provider Sumburgh Head Visitor Centre Location Hay’s Dock Location N/A 10 Booking N/A Spaces N/A Booking Spaces Free for Sumburgh Head ticket holders. Cost Free Cost £3.00 for non ticket holders Behind the Scenes: Shetland Tour aboard Museum Boat Store Adenia LK193

Join Shetland Museum Curator, Dr Ian Tait, Take a tour aboard the impressive Whalsay for a behind the scenes look at the Museum’s Pelagic boat, Adenia LK193. See the ships boat storage facility. Dr Tait will explain the engine room, hold and crew quarters to restoration work carried out on the boats in imagine what life is like at sea. Tours begin the collection, and recount the stories behind every 30 minutes. The Adenia will be berthed the boats in their formative years. Suitable for at the new Holmsgarth Pier in Lerwick, and all ages. ticketholders should meet at the foot of the Mon 7th, Wed 9th & Sun 13th August gangway for the tour start time. 11am Tue 8th, Wed 9th & Thur 10th August Event provider Shetland Boat Week 11am - 2pm Location Staney Hill Boat Store Event provider Adenia LK193 Booking Yes Spaces 10 Location new Holmsgarth Pier Cost £3.50 Booking Yes Spaces 10 Cost Free

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12 Book online - www.thelittleboxoffice.com/sat Tour aboard M.V. Hrossey Lerwick Lifeboat Visit Step aboard the Serco NorthLink ferry, M.V. Climb aboard the Severn Class Lerwick Hrossey for a ship-wide tour, including the Lifeboat, ON-1221 Michael and Jane Vernon, engine rooms, bridge and car decks. Meet to meet the crew and see the lifesaving the Captain and crew from the deck and hotel equipment used by the brave crew as departments before enjoying a cup of tea in they attend incidents in the waters around the Magnus Lounge. Shetland. Sat 12th August Sat 12th August 10.30am, 11.30am, 12.30pm 12 noon - 4pm Event provider Serco NorthLink Ferries Event provider RNLI Location Holmsgarth Terminal Location Hay’s Dock Booking Yes Spaces 15 Booking N/A Spaces N/A Cost Adult £4.00 Child £2.50 Cost Free Donations welcome Malakoff Boat Shed Tour Visit the Malakoff boat building shed to see how contemporary industry boats are built. Your guide will explain the process and you will see the current project underway. The tour will also include a display of photographs showing previous boats built at the Malakoff yard, some going back many years. Wed 9th August 7.30pm Event provider Malakoff Location Peterson SBS Base Booking Yes Spaces 12 Cost Free Maritime day trip to Unst LHD Netstore tour and demos Take a full day trip to the island of Unst with Visit the LHD net store to see how commercial your own personal tour guide, Marc Chivers. fishing nets are made. Retired net- Visit the Boat Haven, Heritage Centre and maker, Sydney Sinclair, will be on hand to even a replica Viking Longship! Meet local demonstrate splicing and let you try your hand boat enthusiasts and see behind the scenes of at netmending. Willie Mouat’s workshop. Fri 11th August Thurs 10th August 3pm 8am - 5.30pm Event provider LHD Ltd Event provider Shetland Boat Week Location LHD Netstore, Holmsgarth Location Depart from SMAA carpark Booking Yes Spaces 12 Booking Yes Spaces 7 Cost Free Cost £55 13 Demonstrations

Fancy Knotwork with John Jamieson Experienced seaman, John Jamieson, will demonstrate his skills at fancy knotwork and show examples of some of his intricate work. John’s detailed creations are works of art and include sea-chest beckets, bell ropes and mats. Let John introduce you to the mystery of the Monkey’s Fist, The Turk’s Head and the multi-strand lanyard knot. Suitable for all ages. Mon 7th, Fri 11th, Sat 12th August Cookery with 11am - 1pm Marian Armitage Event provider Shetland Boat Week Join award winning local cook book author Location SMAA Boatsheds Marian Armitage and friends for a cookery Booking N/A Spaces N/A demonstration with some traditional fish Cost Free dishes. Marian will be joined by Charlie Simpson during the Thursday session when they will be demonstrating how to prepare ‘staap’, a local Shetland delicacy. Tue 8th, Thurs 10th, Sun 13th August 11am - 12noon Event provider Shetland Boat Week Location SMAA Boatsheds Booking N/A Spaces N/A Cost Free ROV Demonstrations Join Ocean Kinetics staff to explore the seabed around Hay’s Dock with a demonstration of their underwater ROV equipment. Thurs 10th, Fri 11th, Sat 12th August 12noon - 3.00pm Event provider Ocean Kinetics Location Hay’s Dock Booking N/A Spaces N/A 14 Cost Free LHD Marine Supplies Limited FOR ALL YOUR SHIPPING CHANDLERY NEEDS LIFE JACKETS – BUOYANCY AIDS – FLOTATION SUITS ROPES – SHACKLES – CARBINES – BUOYS – FENDERS SAILING GLOVES – SAILING FOOTWEAR YACHTING JACKETS AND TROUSERS FUEL SUPPLIES AVAILABLE FROM 9am – 12pm and 2pm – 4pm, MONDAY TO SATURDAY CONTACT US - CALL: (01595) 692379 E-MAIL: [email protected] FIND US @ www.lhdlimited.co.uk or on Facebook or twitter

DAILY SAILINGS CHARTER TRIPS TO NOSS AVAILABLE MONDAY - FRIDAY DEPARTING 11.30 WHALE WATCHING TRIPS FROM SANDSAYRE MOUSA.CO.UK RETURNING 14.30 FROM MOUSA FACEBOOK “The Mousa Boat” SUNDAY 13.30 – 16.30 Boat Week special trips 1. Fishy Story Mon 7th 6pm-9pm 2. Mousa Cruise Wed 9th 4pm-5pm 3. Noss Trip Sun 13th 2pm-5pm TEL: +44 (0)7901 872339 EMAIL: [email protected] Shetland boat week at a glance

Every Day Mon 7th to Sun 13th Wednesday 9th August Shetland Traditional Boat Display Always open World Treasures Workshop P4-7 10.30am - 12.30pm Map your Journey 10am - 5pm Behind the Scenes: Shetland 11am Traditional Shetland 10am - 5pm Museum Boat Store Boatbuilding Project Tour of the Adenia LK193 11am - 2pm Self Guided Tour of Hay’s Dock 10am - 5pm Restoration of the Oceanic Lifeboat 2pm Exhibition of ‘North Boats’ 10am - 5pm Mousa Sound Short Cruise 4pm - 5pm Cruise of St Magnus Bay 10am - 2pm The Incredible Journey – SS Great 7pm ‘‘At Sea’ Art Competition 10am - 5pm Britain 1843 to present day Heritage Fishing Shetland 10am - 12.30pm Malakoff Boat Shed Tour 7.30pm 2.30pm - 5.00pm Vaila Mae Boat Trip 10.30am - 3pm Row your boat 11am - 1pm 2pm - 4pm Bressay Boats Exhibition 11am - 4pm Thursday 10th August Laura Kay Boat Trips 11.30am - 3pm Sumburgh Shipwreck Tour 12noon Maritime day trip to Unst 8am - 5.30pm Swan trip to Whalsay 9.30am - 5pm Tour of the Adenia LK193 11am - 2pm Every Day Mon 7th to Fri 11th Cookery demo with Marian 11am - 12noon Armitage & Charlie Simpson At Sea and Ashore: Shetland 9am - 5pm ROV Demonstrations 12noon - 3pm Fishermen World Voyages, Reminiscence 2pm Fairmile D-Class MTB Display 9am - 5pm session Shetland Boat Week Fjaana 7pm Dim Riv Harbour Tour 7pm Monday 7th August Boat Building Workshop for Bairns 7.30pm

Mootie Moose’s Brilliant Boats 10am Fancy Knotwork Demos with 11am - 1pm John Jamieson Friday 11th August Behind the Scenes: Shetland 11am Museum Boat Store Swan cruise of Lerwick Harbour 9.30am - 12.30pm Film Showing - The Vaila Mae 11am Fancy Knotwork Demos with 11am -1pm Book Launch: ‘Open Boat Days’ 11.30am John Jamieson Ship Bridge Simulator Experience 1.30pm - 4.30pm Sailing Skeetyploots 11am - 3pm Round the Coast: Lecture 2pm Throwing a line 11am - 3pm Mousa - the Fishy Story 6pm - 9pm ROV Demonstrations 12noon - 3pm Fishing Boats in Shetland 7pm Ship Bridge Simulator Experience 1.30pm - 4.30pm LHD Netstore tour and demos 3pm Tuesday 8th August Fairmile D-class MTB: An illustrated talk 7pm

World Treasures Workshop P1-3 10.30am - 12.30pm Boat tours aboard Adenia LK193 11am - 2pm Film showing - Havera 11am Cookery demo with Marian Armitage 11am - 12noon book at www. Mousa Sound Short Cruise 4pm - 5pm Shetland Boat Week Yoal Race 7pm Dim Riv Harbour Tour 7pm thelittleboxoffice. 16 com/sat Saturday 12th August Sunday 13th August

Swan Trip round Bressay and Noss 9.30am - 5pm Swan Cruise of Lerwick Harbour 9.30am - 12.30pm Tour aboard M.V. Hrossey 10.30am Bairns Knot tying and storytelling 11am - 12noon 11.30am Cookery demo with 11am - 12noon 12.30pm Marian Armitage Shanty Yellmen 11am Sailing Skeetyploots 11am - 3pm 1pm Throwing a line 11am - 3pm 3pm Behind the Scenes: Shetland 11am Fancy Knotwork Demos with 11am - 1pm Museum Boat Store John Jamieson Wootton Lass Cruise 12noon Sailing Skeetyploots 11am - 3pm of Lerwick Harbour 1pm Throwing a line 11am - 3pm 2pm ROV Demonstrations 12noon - 3pm 3pm Lerwick Lifeboat Visit 12noon - 4pm 4pm Shetland Boat Week Sea Parade 2pm Noss Boat Trip 2pm - 5pm Sacred Singing with the 3pm Fishermen’s mission Sunday Session Aboard the Swan 5pm - 7pm

Inter-club sailing races

Wed 9th August Friday 11th August 2.00pm Stout Cup Dipping Lug 9.15am Andrew Johnston Shetland followed by Murray Cup Dipping Lug Memorial Cup Models 6.00pm Theodore Andrew Cup Dipping Lug 9.30am Dinghy Class Racing Dinghies 7.00pm Scalloway B.C. Inter-club Dinghies (minimum 5 dinghies per class) Dinghy Trophy Dinghies 1.30pm WBC Trophy No1 Shetland followed by LHD Cup (1st (1st Team Race) Models Dinghy Team Race) 2.00pm Jeanette Williamson Mirrors Memorial Cup Thurs 10th August Harry’s Cup (2nd Mirror Mirrors Dinghy Team Race) 9.30am Adamson Cup (2nd Dinghy Dinghies 2 races sailed back to back Team Race) 4.00pm John Stewart Trophy Shetland 10.45amUnst Dinghy Trophy Dinghies Models 2.00pm Smith Cup Shetland 7.00pm Breiwick Cup Yachts Models 2.00pm Mirror Dinghy Trophy Mirrors Saturday 12th August Bertie Mowat Memorial Mirrors 9.00am Peter Smith Cup Shetland Cup Mirrors Models S.I.Y.A. Cup (1st Mirror 9.30am Thulecraft Cup Dinghies Dinghy Team Race) 9.30am Kirkabister Cup Yachts 3 races sailed back to back 10.45am P & O Dinghy Cup Dinghies 4.30pm North Challenge Cup Shetland 11.15am Challenge Race Shetland Models Trophy for Non Team Models 6.30pm J. W. Gray & Co Shield Yachts 1.30pm Harbour Café Cup Yachts 7.00pm Shetland Hotel Pursuit Dinghies & 2.00pm WBC Trophy No2 Shetland Dinghy Trophy Mirrors (Team Race) Models including Mirrors

17 lerwick: britain’s top port

...a great place to meet and compete! Sail right into the town centre! Stroll across the street to shops, restaurants and bars. Enjoy ease of access to the Shetland Islands’ many attractions. A fascinating heritage and cosmopolitan culture. Spectacular scenery and wildlife. Indoor and outdoor activities. Entertainment traditional and modern. A larder of fresh produce. Quality crafts. Cruise along almost 1,700 miles of coast, or compete in international and local events. ● Modern berthing and services for yachts ● No yacht size restriction ● Services including electricity, fresh water, fuel & refuse disposal ● Chandlery, boatyard repairs, electronics & sailmaker ● 24-hour shower & laundry facilities ● VHF call channels 12 & 16 manned 24-hours

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Film Showing - The Vaila Mae Shetland Boat Week Fjaana Watch the step-by-step construction of the Stories, songs and images from Shetland’s Vaila Mae, an impressive replica sixareen maritime past with members of dialect modelled on the Industry on display in the group, Shetland ForWirds, based in an Museum boat hall. Take a trip from Hay’s original sail loft. Supper provided. Dock in the boat after watching the film. Thur 10th August Mon 7th August 7pm 11am Event provider Shetland ForWirds Event provider Shetland Boat Week Location Voe Sail Loft Location SMAA Auditorium Booking Yes Spaces 30 Booking N/A Spaces 120 Cost £7.00 Cost Free Donations welcome

Film Showing - Havera Shanty Yellmen This award winning film depicts an island Da Shanty Yellmen will perform a series of way of life that no longer exists. A beautiful sea shanties in and around the Dock and and thought provoking film. Boat Shed areas. Runs for 64 minutes. Sat 12th August Tue 8th August 11am, 1pm, 3pm 11am Event provider Shetland Boat Week Event provider Shetland Boat Week Location SMAA Location SMAA Auditorium Booking N/A Spaces N/A Booking N/A Spaces 120 Cost Free Cost Free Donations welcome

Sunday Session Aboard the Swan Join a selection of musicians and Shetland Boat Week’s own storyteller for a session of music and stories aboard the Swan – the perfect way to round off the week! Sun 13th August 5pm - 7pm Event provider Shetland Boat Week Location Albert Wharf Booking Yes Spaces 15 Cost £12.50 19 Activities

Map your Journey Stop along our giant world map and put a pin in the places you have journeyed by boat – whether for work or pleasure. Let’s see how far you have travelled! Mon 7th - Sun 13th August 10am - 5pm Event provider Shetland Boat Week Location SMAA Foyer Booking N/A Spaces N/A Mootie Moose’s Brilliant Boats Cost Free Join Mootie Moose to discover the Brilliant Boats around at Boat Week. We’ll have fun learning about the boats, singing songs and making a craft to take home. Suitable for preschoolers aged 3-5years accompanied by an adult. Mon 7th August 10am World Treasures Workshops Event provider Shetland Museum and Archives Location SMAA Learning Room Come along to find out about where Shetlanders Booking Yes Spaces 10 travelled in the Merchant Navy and what Cost £4.50 treasures they brought back for their families. We’ll make some treasures inspired by their travels to take home. Bairns Knot tying and storytelling Suitable for children who have just finished Primaries 1 to 3 Knot Tying and Storytelling session for bairns Tue 8th August with Davy Cooper. Learn how to tie basic knots, and hear stories of where the knot names 10.30am - 12.30pm came from and what they were used for. Suitable for children who have just Suitable for ages P4 - P7. Children should be finished Primaries 4 to 7 accompanied by an adult. Wed 9th August 10.30am -12.30pm Sun 13th August 11am - 12noon Event provider Shetland Museum and Archives Location SMAA Learning Room Event provider Shetland Boat Week Booking Yes Spaces 10 Location SMAA Learning Room Cost £8.50 Booking Yes Spaces 12 20 Cost £4.50 Sailing Skeetyploots Row Your Boat

A ‘Skeetyploot’ is an old dialect word for a toy Get out on your own in a small boat around Hay’s boat, often made by children from a piece of Dock. Suitable for all ages - children under 14 old wood with a feather for a sail. Make your must be accompanied by an adult. own ‘Skeetyploot’ to sail in the dock! Mon 7th to Sun 13th August Suitable for all ages. 11am - 1pm & 2pm - 4pm Fri 11th to Sun 13th August Event provider Shetland Boat Week 11am - 3pm Location Hay’s Dock Booking N/A Spaces N/A Event provider Shetland Boat Week Cost Free Donations welcome Location Hay’s Dock Booking N/A Spaces N/A Cost £1 towards materials Ship Bridge Simulator Experience

Throwing a line Would you like to steer the NorthLink boat into Lerwick harbour? Try your hand in the How are your throwing skills? Throw the ship bridge simulator at the NAFC Marine end of a heaving line into the target in the Centre in Scalloway. Children must be dock and win a prize. accompanied by an adult. Fri 11th to Sun 13th August Mon 7th and Fri 11th August 11am - 3pm 1.30pm -4.30pm (30 min sessions) Event provider Shetland Boat Week Event provider NAFC Marine Centre Location Hay’s Dock Location NAFC Marine Centre, Scalloway Booking N/A Spaces N/A Booking Yes Spaces 4 per session Cost 50p a turn Cost Free

Boat Building Workshop for Bairns Shetland Boat Week Yoal Race Visit the Malakoff boat building shed and See a selection of Shetland Yoal teams make your own boat! Model boats will compete for the first Shetland Boat Week be made from kit form for bairns to take Yoal trophy. Following the races there will be home. Suitable for bairns in P4-7. (must be opportunity to try rowing a yoal. accompanied by an adult) Tue 8th August Thurs 10th August 7pm 7.30pm Event provider LBC/SBW Event provider Malakoff Location Scalloway Boating Club Location Peterson SBS Base Booking N/A Spaces N/A Booking Yes Spaces 10 Cost Free Cost Free

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Book online - www.thelittleboxoffice.com/sat 21 Boat trips for wildlife watching, sea angling and sightseeing Shetland Sailing from the Brae Marina on Marine the Tak Hunter, with experienced Charters skipper Jim Dickson. Departure times and trip duration to suit.

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Talks & Special Events

Book Launch: ‘Open Boat Days’ Fishing Boats in Shetland: from compiled by Charlie Simpson sixareens to pelagic trawlers. By Dr Ian Napier (NAFC Marine ‘Open Boat Days’ is a new title, compiled Centre UHI) by Charlie Simpson and published by The Shetland Times, and launched to coincide This is the story of how (and why) Shetland with Shetland Boat Week. The book will be fishermen progressed from small open on sale at this event. boats to large modern fishing boats in just a Mon 7th August few generations. 11.30am Mon 7th August Event provider Shetland Boat Week 7pm Location SMAA Foyer Event provider Shetland Boat Week Booking N/A Spaces N/A Location SMAA Auditorium Cost N/A Booking Yes Spaces 110 Cost £3.50

Round the Coast - an illustrated Restoration of the Oceanic lecture by Charlie Simpson Lifeboat: a talk by Dr Ian Tait

Charlie Simpson undertook seabed surveys Shetland Museum curator, Dr Ian Tait, of Shetland salmon farms from 1989 to explains how a lifeboat from H.M.S. Oceanic 1996, in a handy-sized boat able to get into survived peace and war, before being all the holes and corners of Shetland’s wild restored. Lifeboat 6 is the largest surviving and wonderful coast. He took hundreds artefact from the liner that was once the of photographs during this period and a biggest ship in the world. selection of these will form the basis of this Tue 8th August talk – basically a sea level tour of Shetland. 2pm Mon 7th August Event provider Shetland Boat Week 2pm Location SMAA Auditorium Booking Yes Spaces 110 Event provider Shetland Boat Week Cost £3.50 Location SMAA Auditorium Booking Yes Spaces 110 Cost £3.50

24 The Incredible Journey – SS Great World Voyages, Britain 1843 to present day. A talk Reminiscence session by Dr Matthew Tanner Were you in the Merchant Navy, or away at the Whaling? Maybe you worked on a fishing The SS Great Britain was launched from the boat. Come along and share stories of your Great Western Dockyard in Bristol in 1843, adventures with fellow seafarers! the very same dock she now sits today. Her incredible journey is well documented in her Thurs 10th August many voyages and in various conversions, 2pm until her rescue from the Falkland Islands in 1970. She then returned to Bristol and the Event provider Shetland Boat Week restoration began! What has happened over Location SMAA Learning Room her long and adventurous life can justifiably Booking N/A Spaces 25 be called an incredible journey. Cost Free Wed 9th August 7pm Shetland Boat Week Sea Event provider Shetland Boat Week Parade Location SMAA Auditorium Booking Yes Spaces 110 Watch from Hay’s Dock as a procession of Cost £4.50 sailing, rowing and motor boats gather for a parade through the Harbour. Participating boats should pre-register with event organisers. Sat 12th August 2pm Event provider Shetland Boat Week Location Hay’s Dock Booking N/A Spaces N/A Cost N/A

Fairmile D-class MTB: An Sacred Singing with the illustrated talk by Charles Grant Fishermen’s mission An illustrated talk on design, construction, Superintendent Aubrey Jamieson will lead and development of the Fairmile D Class MTB visitors in a programme of sacred songs, and combined MTB/MGB by Charles Grant, joined by a series of special guest singers accompanied by a scale model display and and musicians. Join in or just enjoy the photographs in the NAFC Marine Centre foyer. musical talent! Fri 11th August Sun 13th August 7pm 3pm Event provider Shetland Boat Week Event provider Shetland Boat Week Location NAFC Marine Centre Location SMAA Foyer Booking Yes Spaces 90 Booking N/A Spaces N/A Cost £3.50 Cost N/A 25

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