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*Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have had to cancel this trip. We hope to reschedule for 2021, please contact us if you would like further details when available.*
The perfect way to round off the 40th Shetland Folk Festival weekend! A superb, hands-on, day sail on our traditional wooden fishing boat to Noss, a National Nature Reserve renowned as one of Europe’s finest wildlife sites.
Boarding the Swan at 9.30am, your day will begin with a comprehensive safety briefing including how to work the lines on deck and set the sails. We will then put this into practice, enjoying getting hands-on with the sailing as you round Bressay to visit Noss, one of the jewels in Shetland’s crown.
You will be well entertained during your trip by taking an active role in sailing the Swan, including hauling on ropes, taking a turn on the helm, and keeping a lookout, as well as spotting all the wildlife on offer.
We will anchor in a sheltered spot to enjoy a well earned lunch of soup and sandwiches and top off your fantastic sailing experience with the breath taking seabird colony at Noss, one of Europe's finest wildlife sites.
Included in voyage
To book please e-mail us on info@swantrust.com.
Want to get involved in sail training boat trips in Shetland? There are a number of different ways you can volunteer.
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The Swan Trust is among 16 charitable organisations which have collectively received over half a million pounds from the Shetland Charitable Trust, with the Swan Trust receiving £14,000. This funding will be used to ready The Swan to offer life changing sail training opportunities in 2021.
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In 2021 The Swan Trust will mark 25 years since The Swan was relaunched. In the lead up to this anniversary, we will be featuring personal stories from those who have sailed on The Swan and worked with The Trust. In the first of these, Andrew Manson, The Swan Trust’s Sail Trainee of the Year 2019, reminisces about his trips on Swan and what this means to him.
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