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Cruising Panel

Are you considering sailing to Shetland, and perhaps further? Do the cruising guides give you all the information you might need? Are there gaps in your knowledge that hinder your plans to sail north? Visit Shetland has put together a panel of local sailors with a wealth of knowledge and experience to answer your questions.

All you need do is send an e-mail with your questions to sailinginfo@visitshetland.com. Your e-mail will be passed to the panel member who is best equipped to help you and they will reply directly to you.

Send your questions in early because the panel members are all active sailors and once away on their summer cruise they will be difficult to contact.

Panel Members

Tommy Allan

Tommy Allan

Current yacht: Scampi 30

Cruising experience:

• Shetland Isles
• West coast of Scotland
• Caledonian Canal
• West coast of Norway

Dennis Geldard

Dennis Geldard

Current yacht: Najad 34 AK

Cruising experience:

• Shetland Isles
• West and south coasts of Norway
• East coast of Denmark
• Kattegat and Skaggerak
• Svalbard

Joe Irvine

Joe Irvine

Current yacht: Contessa 32

Cruising experience:

• Shetland Isles
• West coast of Scotland
• Caledonian Canal
• Moray Firth
• Faeroe Isles

Ian Horne

Ian Horne

Current yacht: Nicholson 36

Cruising experience:

• Scottish West Coast
• Shetland
• West and North Norway
• Iceland
• Faeroe Isles
• Svalbard

Leslie Irvine

Leslie Irvine

Current yacht: Koopmans 205 – 40’ cutter

Cruising experience:

• 1st in Round Britain and Ireland race (class2) 2006
• Shetland Isles
• West and South Norway
• Kattegat and Skaggerak
• West Sweden
• East Denmark
• West coast of Scotland
• Faeroe Isles

Gibbie Odie

Gibbie Odie

Current yacht: Oyster Mariner 35

Cruising experience:

• Scottish West Coast
• Orkney Isles
• Shetland Isles
• Faeroe Isles

Neville Davis

Neville Davis

Neville Davis is MCA Sector Manager of Shetland Coastguard.

Current yacht: Regular crew with Dennis Geldard on Najad 34 AK.

Cruising experience:

• Shetland Isles
• West and South coasts of Norway
• Skaggerak and Kattegat
• East Denmark

Jane Brander

Jane Brander

Jane Brander is Master of the sail training vessel ‘Swan’.

Cruising experience:

• Shetland Isles
• Orkney Islands
• Scottish West Coast
• Ireland
• English South Coast
• West Coast of Norway
• Faeroe Isles
• Mediterranean
• Caribbean

Learn more about the Swan here.

Shetland Marinas Guide

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