5thth toto 1111thth AugustAugust Shetland Amenity Trust presents Shetland Boat Week 2019 Programme of Events Shetland Amenity Trust Proud to support Shetland Boat Week Discover more at www.northlinkferries.co.uk Operated by Welcome to Shetland Boat Week 2019 Shetland Amenity Trust Shetland Amenity Trust is very proud to present the fourth year of maritime heritage activity with Shetland Boat Week 2019. The programme is back to full strength this year with many new events, activities and features. The organising committee are particularly proud of, and grateful for, the collaboration and co-operation between the sponsors, clubs, organisations and individuals, without which, this festival would not be possible. The ambition of Shetland Boat Week is to encourage and enable the use of boats of all kinds, by all ages. No less important is getting people on the water and reviving the passion for Shetland’s maritime heritage, by encouraging the maintenance of traditional boats and retention of traditional skills. This programme of events facilitates access to a range of maritime themed activities for all ages. Many events take place in and around Hay’s Dock in Lerwick, with active encouragement to visit the nautical offerings from Unst to Sandsayre and everywhere in between. Thank you for taking part in this year’s festival and a very special thanks goes to our 2019 Shetland Boat Week Sponsors: Ruth Mackenzie, Chair, SAT www.oceankinetics.co.uk www.lerwick-harbour.co.uk www.somuchtosea.co.uk www.northlinkferries.co.uk Support has also been received from: Promote Shetland and Hay &Co. Buildbase 3 Contents Page 6 ... Unst Boat Haven Page 8 ... Boat Trips Page 10 .. Activities Page 16 .. Boat Week at a glance Page 18 .. Exhibitions Page 20 .. Tours Page 22 .. Demonstrations Page 24 .. Talks Page 31 .. Hay’s Dock location plan Booking Events Many of the events at Shetland Boat Week are free to attend and no booking is required. Where booking is indicated, tickets can be purchased online at www.thelittleboxoffice.com/sat or by calling Shetland Museum and Archives reception on 01595 741562, or visiting in person. Full event details with extra information are available online at the address below. Follow the event on Facebook and Instagram for regular updates. www.shetlandboatweek.com Book online - www.thelittleboxoffice.com/sat @shetlandboatweek @shetlandboatweek 4 Unst Boat Haven Unst Boat Haven is run by the Unst Heritage Trust and is a fantastic place to visit for anyone with an interest in boats, or social history. The Boat Haven was first set up by Duncan Sandison, initially in the Swedish Kirk at Baltasound. This sadly blew down on 1st Jan 1992 and Duncan then built the present Boat Haven which was opened on the 14th May 1994 by Rob Anderson. The visitor attraction celebrates it’s 25th anniversary this year. The building includes 21 full sized boats of various types and a toy boat for bairns to play in. The boat collection includes examples from local builders Robbie Nicolson, Willie Isbister, Lowrie Isbister and Willie Mouat. There are also boats by other builders throughout Shetland, which allows the visitor to see clearly the differences in build style in different areas. Displays and artefacts also cover local history including the herring and Haaf fishing, First World War submarine artefacts, and a model of the sixareen “Winter Witch” which notably survived the Gloup disaster in 1885. The full size sixareen, Far Haaf, sits in the covered shed in the grounds of the Boat Haven. An impressive sight to see. The Unst Boat Haven is open from 11am - 4pm Monday to Saturday, 2pm - 4pm Sunday, 1st May to 30th September. There will be a special exhibition of Jim Tait’s maritime paintings in May and June 2019. 6 Shetland's essential boat trip www.mousa.co.uk Daily Sailings Monday–Friday & Sunday Departing 11.30am from Sandsayre Returning 2.30pm from Mousa (Sunday 1.30pm – 4.30pm) Shetland Boat Week trips: Mousa Isle Guided Walk: Monday 5th Aug, 6-9pm Mousa Sound Cruise: Wednesday 7th Aug, 4-5pm Noss Trip: Sunday 11th Aug, 9.30am-12.30pm Telephone: +44 (0)7901 872339 | Email: [email protected] Follow us on Facebook @TheMousaBoat Laura Kay Boat Trip The Laura Kay is Shetland Museum and Boat Trips Archives modern built, traditional haddock boat. Take a trip through Lerwick Harbour with Trevor Jamieson as your guide and rowing expert. Book on the dock daily. Seabirds-and-Seals Mon 5th to Fri 9th – Wildlife Boat Tours 11.00, 13.00 & 15.00 Seabirds-and-Seals offers you the ultimate wildlife experience with their two daily Event provider: Shetland Boat Week 3-hour trips around Noss National Nature Location: Hay’s Dock Reserve & Bressay with their Catamaran Booking: No Spaces: 4 ‘Seabird’, which has a fine stable platform for viewing/photography, biggest on the fleet. Cost: Free–Donations Suitable: All Mon 5th to Sun 11th | 10:15 & 14:15 Event provider: Seabirds-and-Seals Agnes Kay Harbour Trip Location: Victoria Pier Enjoy a three hour trip around Lerwick Harbour and Bressay, taking in the sights of Booking: Yes Spaces: 12 Noss and the east coast of Shetland. Grab a Cost: £50 adult/£30 U16 Suitable: All rod and try a spot of fishing on route! 10% discount during Shetland Boat Week Mon 5th & Wed 6th quote “Shetland Boat Week” when booking. 11.00–14.00 & 15.00–18.00 Event provider: Agnes Kay Charters Sixareen Boat Trip Location: Bressay Slip Take a trip through Lerwick Harbour in Booking: Yes Spaces: 12 a traditional sixareen. The experienced crew will handle the dipping lug sail Cost: £35.00 Suitable: All and the skipper will tell passengers about the history of the boat and the traditional techniques. Book on the dock Mousa Isle Guided Walk each day from 10.00am. Lifejackets provided. Begin your journey at the historic Sandsayre pier, where the old boatshed Mon 5th to Sat 11th has been developed into a fascinating 10.30, 12.00, 14.00 & 15.30 interpretive centre. Sail over to Mousa for a fascinating and memorable guided tour Event provider: Shetland Boat Week of the island - which includes a visit to the famous Mousa Broch. Location: Hay’s Dock Booking: No Spaces: 6 Mon 5th | 18.00–21.00 Cost: Free–Donations Suitable: All Event provider: Mousa Boats Location: Sandsayre Pier Book online - Booking: Yes Spaces: 50 www.thelittleboxoffice.com/sat Cost: £20 adult / £10 U16 Suitable: All 8 Agnes Kay Charters Whalsay Trip Agnes Kay Charters Skerries & Cruise up the coast aboard the well Whalsay Trip refurbished ex-fishing boat Agnes Kay II to Sit back and enjoy a cruise up the east the ‘bonnie isle’. Enjoy a visit to the Heritage Centre and Hanseatic booth. You’ll have lunch coast of Shetland to Skerries. Visit Housay, aboard and opportunity for great photos of Bruray, Grunay and the other islets in the scenery and wildlife. An experience not to be group. Enjoy a nature walk before re- missed! Meals and lifejackets supplied. boarding the boat for a trip to Whalsay looking for Whales along the way. Partake Tue 6th | 10.00–18.00 in a spot of fishing or a few refreshments in the boating club before spending the Event provider: Agnes Kay Charters night aboard in traditional style bunks. Location: Bressay Slip Lifejackets and meals supplied. Booking: Yes Spaces: 12 Fri 9th | 12.00 Cost: £75.00 Suitable: All Event provider: Agnes Kay Charters Location: Bressay slip Dim Riv Harbour Trip Booking: Yes Spaces: 8 Climb aboard the Dim Riv, a replica Viking Cost: £105.00 Suitable: All longship, for a cruise through Lerwick Harbour, See Lerwick from a different viewpoint and see how many seals you can Noss Boat Trip with the Mousa spot! Lifejackets provided. Depart from Victoria Pier. Boat Tue 6th, Thu 8th | 19.00 A delightful three hour boat trip leaving Sat 10th | 12.00 & 14.00 Sandsayre Pier for a cruise up to Noss spotting wildlife on the way. On arrival Event provider: Dim Riv at Noss, the boat will take passengers Location: Victoria Pier slip under the cliffs of the Nature Reserve for an unforgettable experience. Suitable for Booking: Yes Spaces: 12 all ages. Please note this trip is weather Cost: £10 adult / £5 child Suitable: All dependent and a full refund will be given in the event of cancellation. Mousa Sound Short Cruise Sun 11th | 09.30–12.30 Cruise Mousa Sound taking in the sights Event provider: Mousa Boats of the Lairds House, copper mine, powder Sandsayre Pier house and Burland Broch. Look out for Location: seals and excellent photo opportunities Booking: Yes Spaces: 30 with Mousa Broch in the background as Cost: £20 adult/£10 U16 Suitable: All you explore with expert guides. Wed 7th | 16.00–17.00 Event provider: Mousa Boat @shetlandboatweek Location: Sandsayre Pier Booking: Yes Spaces: 50 @shetlandboatweek Cost: £10 adult / £5 U16 Suitable: All 9 Activities Lerwick Waterfront Pirate Hunt Model Boat Sailing Lerwick town centre waterfront was Drop along Hay’s Dock and take the once the backdrop of smugglers and controls of a range of small model pirate activities. Follow the clues from boats in the purpose built water tank. the Lodberries to Hay’s Dock and find the Suitable for all ages. Proceeds split pirates. Collect all the clues and win yourself between RNLI and Shetland Boat a pirate tattoo to impress your shipmates! Week funds. Collect entry forms from Tourist Office, Harry’s or Shetland Museum and Archives. Mon 5th to Sun 11th 10.00–15.00 Mon 5th to Sun 11th | 09.00–17.00 Event provider: Shetland Boat Week Event provider: SBW & Living Lerwick Location: Hay’s Dock Location: Lerwick Waterfront Booking: No Spaces: N/A Booking: No Spaces: N/A Cost: £2.00 Suitable: 3+ Cost: Free Suitable: All Maritime Craft Playtime Museum Maritime Scavenger Hunt Create your own maritime themed There’s much excitement at Shetland crafts in the Boat Shed – make a collage Museum! A number of sea creatures have picture, a skeety-ploot boat to sail in climbed out of Hay’s Dock and have taken the tank or design a new sea monster! up residence in the Museum displays! Can Suitable for all ages, drop in.