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27 January 2021


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HERZLICHEN GLÜCKWUNSCH rumskib!!!
GRATULACJE WRmirekd!! CONGRATULATIONS FreyJaUSA!
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Towards the end of 2020, after a year of a world coping with the global #COVID19 pandemic, Sailonline was hoping against hope that the 2021 Up Helly Aa Festival in Shetland would be able go ahead but the organisers, prudently, shelved the festival, leaving it to locals to organise small, socially-distanced events. Usually a highlight of Sailonline’s winter racing – the live-stream of the Up Helly Aa Parade and Galley Burning often commented on in race chat, bringing our global sailing community together – but this year, with many new racers finding their way to our platform, there was entertainment aplenty as this notoriously twisting slalom course tested the mettle of first timers! Sailonline would, of course, like to thank Shetland Tourism for once again promoting our virtual event and Shetland Webcams for providing superb viewing for our (virtual) visiting fleet.

Quite why it is that upon Sailonline’s arrival off Aberdeen, hitherto strong and gusty winds seem to take fright and flee across the N Sea, fortunately, 2021 didn’t see them altogether vanish so the race was a relatively brisk affair. Despite the published permission to approach Gruney from E or W, there was some discussion about an apparently “rogue” racer – in fact, it is always fun to see who will take the W route (it can pay off!).

A total of 152 boats registered to race, flying the flags of 31 nations in the event, and one hesitates to confirm how many found themselves bbq-ing (intentionally for some bunk-time, or inadvertently!) but, as ever, this tricky course brought out the best in some racers, particularly our podium three, who are to be congratulated on their success. A’OI!

Here’s hoping we can race once more to a firey festival in 2022!

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