Lerwick was proud to host the Tall Ships Race for only the 2nd time, held between the 21-25 July. Plenty of entertainment and activities were organised during this time, although the weather wasnt always friendly! The ships were delayed leaving Lerwick by 24 hours due to high winds.

Shetland Catch was naturally involved with such an event and was one of the main Host Port Sponsors. One of the benefits was an on-board reception on the MV Christian Radich, a Norwegian vessel, which our invited guests thoroughly enjoyed. Thank you all for coming!

Many of the vessels and crews in the Race were Norwegian, so last weeks terrible events in Norway affected many participants. Shetland has very close historical, cultural and economic links with Norway so we were all shocked by the tragedy.

On a more positive note, we are starting to look forward to the summer herring season. This is expected to start around the middle of August with landings from our regular Shetland, Scottish & Irish suppliers. We plan to produce a variety of whole and filleted herring of various sizes in 20kg air blast frozen cartons so please contact us at sales@shetlandcatch.com if you have an interest.

John Angus.
28^th July 2011.