Dinah Beach Yacht Club’s viking funeral returns with vengence after year hiatus

DINAH Beach Yacht Club’s Viking Funeral is back after a year’s hiatus with a sell-out crowd and thrilling live music

Phil Hewitt will be at the Viking Funeral taking place at Dinah Beach Yacht Club on Saturday. Picture: Julianne Osborne

DINAH Beach Yacht Club’s Viking Funeral is back after a year’s hiatus with a sell-out crowd and thrilling live music.

DBCYA general manager Wendy McCallum said it was great to have the event back after Covid caused the 2020 edition to be called off.

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Live music will be performed by the Bloody Marys while the Darwin and Districts Pipes and Drums will lead the main procession.

There a life-sized viking chieftain will be sent off on the constructed boat which will be shot with flaming arrows to signal his passage to the afterlife.

“We didn’t get to do it last year so it’s great to be back with the whole club getting behind it,” Ms McCallum said.

“It’s gaining momentum every year. The amount of costumes that people turn up in is amazing with some having put months of work into what they’re wearing.”

And while it’s a sellout crowd late comers may find a spare spot after the funeral with live music going on throughout the night.