The Nancy Blackett Trust » Press http://nancyblackett.org - caring for Arthur Ransome's Nancy Blackett Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:55:09 +0000 en hourly 1 Sailing in the Lakes, and in Hollandhttp://nancyblackett.org/site/2011/08/03/sailing-in-the-lakes-and-in-holland/ http://nancyblackett.org/site/2011/08/03/sailing-in-the-lakes-and-in-holland/#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:57:07 +0000 Nancy Blackett Trust http://nancyblackett.org/?p=1137 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, [...] Related posts:

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"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. 

http://nancyblackett.org/?p=776 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 article.

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]]> http://nancyblackett.org/site/2010/08/09/nancy-blackett-in-the-ft-swallows-and-amazons-revisited/feed/ 2 Nancy Blackett in the newshttp://nancyblackett.org/site/2010/06/09/nancy-blackett-in-the-news/ http://nancyblackett.org/site/2010/06/09/nancy-blackett-in-the-news/#comments Wed, 09 Jun 2010 08:00:58 +0000 Nancy Blackett Trust http://nancyblackett.org/?p=651 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" (Telegraph)

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]]> http://nancyblackett.org/site/2010/06/09/nancy-blackett-in-the-news/feed/ 0 Nancy Blackett: A Nautical Treasurehttp://nancyblackett.org/site/2009/09/11/nancy-blackett-a-nautical-treasure-2/ http://nancyblackett.org/site/2009/09/11/nancy-blackett-a-nautical-treasure-2/#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:35:00 +0000 Nancy Blackett Trust http://nancyblackett.org/site/2009/09/11/nancy-blackett-a-nautical-treasure-2/ 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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]]> http://nancyblackett.org/site/2009/09/11/nancy-blackett-a-nautical-treasure-2/feed/ 0 Nancy Blackett One of the Top 10 Classics!http://nancyblackett.org/site/2009/09/02/nancy-blackett-one-of-the-top-10-classics-2/ http://nancyblackett.org/site/2009/09/02/nancy-blackett-one-of-the-top-10-classics-2/#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:37:00 +0000 Nancy Blackett Trust http://nancyblackett.org/site/2009/09/02/nancy-blackett-one-of-the-top-10-classics-2/ 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 [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://nancyblackett.org/site/2009/09/02/nancy-blackett-one-of-the-top-10-classics-2/feed/ 0 Woodbridge: a Great Weekendhttp://nancyblackett.org/site/2007/09/12/woodbridge-a-great-weekend-2/ http://nancyblackett.org/site/2007/09/12/woodbridge-a-great-weekend-2/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2007 20:37:00 +0000 Nancy Blackett Trust http://nancyblackett.org/site/2007/09/12/woodbridge-a-great-weekend-2/ 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 [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://nancyblackett.org/site/2007/09/12/woodbridge-a-great-weekend-2/feed/ 0 Lucky 13: Ellen Completes Asian Record Circuithttp://nancyblackett.org/site/2006/05/12/lucky-13-ellen-completes-asian-record-circuit/ http://nancyblackett.org/site/2006/05/12/lucky-13-ellen-completes-asian-record-circuit/#comments Fri, 12 May 2006 11:40:00 +0000 Nancy Blackett News http://nancyblackett.org/wordpress/?p=38 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.

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]]> http://nancyblackett.org/site/2006/05/12/lucky-13-ellen-completes-asian-record-circuit/feed/ 0 Patron Dame Ellen is Favourite European Personalityhttp://nancyblackett.org/site/2006/05/11/patron-dame-ellen-is-favourite-european-personality/ http://nancyblackett.org/site/2006/05/11/patron-dame-ellen-is-favourite-european-personality/#comments Thu, 11 May 2006 22:30:00 +0000 Nancy Blackett News http://nancyblackett.org/wordpress/?p=37 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.

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]]> http://nancyblackett.org/site/2006/05/11/patron-dame-ellen-is-favourite-european-personality/feed/ 0 Ellen MacArthur Wins on Top Gearhttp://nancyblackett.org/site/2005/12/05/ellen-macarthur-wins-on-top-gear/ http://nancyblackett.org/site/2005/12/05/ellen-macarthur-wins-on-top-gear/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2005 15:45:00 +0000 Nancy Blackett News http://nancyblackett.org/wordpress/?p=28 The fastest sailor around the world is now the fastest Star in a Reasonably Priced Car. Ellen MacArtur, Patron of the Nancy Blackett Trust, saw off fifty-nine other celebrities on the BBC's Top Gear show yesterday when she posted the fastest lap time of them all.

Ellen was invited to take the [...] Related posts:

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