Shetland Race 2015
The Bergen Shetland Races 2015, incorporating a rally for cruising boats, will be conducted on the waters of Bergen, the North Sea and the approach to Lerwick Harbour and vice versa.
The race is organized and conducted by the Hordaland Sailing Association of Norway with the cooperation of the Lerwick Boating Club of Shetland.
The race is regulated under ISAF IOSR Category 3 race with Life Raft.
Amendments to category 3 with Life Raft:
3.28.1 e) An inboard propulsion engine shall be provided for yachts
At least the skipper or one crew member shall have ISAF Approved Offshore Personal Survival Training course.
The start signal for the race Bergen Shetland will be signalled at 1100 UTC (1300 local Norwegian time) on Wednesday 24th June 2015.The start of the race will be in Korsfjorden, south of Bergen, Norway and the finish will be in Lerwick Harbour, Shetland. The race is a 194 nautical mile passage race.
The start signal for the return race to Bergen will be signalled at 1000 UTC (1100 local Shetland time) on Sunday 28th June 2015. The start of the race will be in Lerwick Harbour, Shetland and the finish will be in Korsfjorden, south of Bergen, Norway. The return race is a 194 nautical mile passage race. Details of the course will be included in the Sailing Instructions.
Registration fee:
Two leg fully crewed kr 3.000
One leg fully crewed kr 2.000
Two leg doublehanded kr 1.500
One leg doublehanded kr 1.000
(including harbour fee in Lerwick)
NOTE! Boats carrying propane are required by Lerwick Harbour to have a gasdetector installed.
Snapshot of return race tracking 2014 
