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Sailing in the Lakes, and in Holland

We are pleased to report that Nancy Blackett and her crew have arrived in Veere, and expect to be in Middelburg tomorrow evening.

We are also pleased to report that the Classic Boat article, "Ransome's Lakes Revisited", is now available online, having been written by our very own Chairman, [...]

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Swallow and Amazons Sets Sail for the West End

Swallows and Amazons Musical

"Swallows and Amazons" the musical will be appearing at the Vaudeville Theatre, London, over the Christmas period. Announced today in the Stage and the theatre press, tickets went on sale for the reprise of the Bristol Old Vic production that premiered to rave reviews last December. 

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Nancy Blackett was featured in Saturday's Financial Times, in an article by journalist, author and sailor Richard Donkin, who recently experienced the joys of sailing her on the River Orwell, in the company of skippers John Smith and Ed Williams.

Click here to read the full [...]

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Nancy Blackett in the news

Nancy Blackett has featured in two articles this week:

a preview of the forthcoming Round the Island Race – "Britain's favourite yacht race is just around the corner" (Afloat) an exploration of the Walton Backwaters, the setting for "Secret Water" – "Walton Backwaters: Going with the flow in Essex" [...]

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Nancy Blackett: A Nautical Treasure

Nancy Blackett is featured in the Times as part of its coverage of this weekend’s Thames Festival:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/court_and_social/article6829461.ece

Nancy reached St Katherine’s Dock, London, at 5PM today and should be open to visitors during most of the weekend.

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Nancy Blackett One of the Top 10 Classics!

Nancy Blackett was listed in a selection of 10 ‘important boats’ representing Britain’s seafaring heritage featured in a recent issue of Country Life.

The selection, made by Dan Houston, editor of Classic Boat magazine, represents “an eclectic look at a handful of boats, all of which are sailing today: “Each vessel… has [...]

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Woodbridge: a Great Weekend

The Nancy Blackett has just attended the second Woodbridge Maritime Festival. Already a modern tradition on the annual circuit, she received a good number of visitors, who were offered additional entertainment from Sabina Wallace-King on violin and Gabriel Woolf's readings.

Nancy was accompanied by Peter Duck and Ragged Robin, and was awarded [...]

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Lucky 13: Ellen Completes Asian Record Circuit

Earlier this morning Dame Ellen MacArthur, Patron of the Nancy Blackett Trust, crossed the finish line near Singapore at the end of the eleventh and final leg of the inaugural Asian Record Circuit, having established thirteen records between various ports in south-east Asia.

With an international crew onboard the trimaran B&Q, including [...]

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Patron Dame Ellen is Favourite European Personality

The Nancy Blackett Trust’s Patron Dame Ellen MacArthur has been voted France’s favourite European Personality, ahead of people like Luciano Pavarotti, Michael Schumacher, The Pope and HM Queen Elizabeth II.

The survey was conducted by IFOP, which interviewed 1,005 people on April 27th and 28th.

Ellen also was voted the favourite personality by [...]

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