The Nancy Blackett Trust » Sailing Nancy http://nancyblackett.org - caring for Arthur Ransome's Nancy Blackett Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:55:09 +0000 en hourly 1 Nancy Blackett’s Winter Relaunchhttp://nancyblackett.org/site/2012/02/07/nancy-blacketts-winter-relaunch/ http://nancyblackett.org/site/2012/02/07/nancy-blacketts-winter-relaunch/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:55:09 +0000 Nancy Blackett Trust http://nancyblackett.org/?p=1550 Nancy Blackett's 2012 season had a freezing start today in a "Winter Holiday" setting. Looking very cold, yet picturesque, in the snow at Robertson's in Woodbridge, she is due to be fitted out later this week, in time to allow for a weekend return to her usual home at Woolverstone, [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://nancyblackett.org/site/2012/02/07/nancy-blacketts-winter-relaunch/feed/ 0 Nancy Blackett’s Season Draws to a Closehttp://nancyblackett.org/site/2011/10/18/nancy-blacketts-season-draws-to-a-close/ http://nancyblackett.org/site/2011/10/18/nancy-blacketts-season-draws-to-a-close/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 11:31:14 +0000 Nancy Blackett Trust http://nancyblackett.org/?p=1350 Nancy Blackett's 2011 season drew to a close in brilliant weather last weekend with an excellent working-party day, following a final couple of days cruising in the Stour and Orwell. Below are some pictures of Nancy berthed in the Tide Mill at Woodbridge, taken by Nicola Key.

http://nancyblackett.org/?p=1345 Nancy Blackett's autumn cruise has been a fairly eventful one so far. Last weekend saw a return trip to Harwich Harbour, leaving Woolverstone on Saturday morning and returning on Sunday. After Monday's gales (and the day out at Flatford Mill), Tuesday afternoon saw her motoring upriver to Ipswich before sailing [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://nancyblackett.org/site/2011/10/12/nancy-blacketts-autumn-cruise-continues/feed/ 0 Nancy Blackett’s Autumn Cruise so far…http://nancyblackett.org/site/2011/10/10/nancy-blacketts-autumn-cruise-so-far/ http://nancyblackett.org/site/2011/10/10/nancy-blacketts-autumn-cruise-so-far/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 21:19:26 +0000 Nancy Blackett Trust http://nancyblackett.org/?p=1332 So just where has this sailing season gone? Nancy Blackett is now on her last adventure of the season, the nine-day autumn cruise, culminating in the end-of-season laying-up event and dinner at Woodbridge on Saturday. At the moment, Nancy is sheltering near Manningtree on the River Stour, but with it [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://nancyblackett.org/site/2011/10/10/nancy-blacketts-autumn-cruise-so-far/feed/ 1 In Pictures: Grabbing a Chance to See Nancy Blacketthttp://nancyblackett.org/site/2011/10/03/in-pictures-grabbing-a-chance-to-see-nancy-blackett/ http://nancyblackett.org/site/2011/10/03/in-pictures-grabbing-a-chance-to-see-nancy-blackett/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:58:19 +0000 Nancy Blackett Trust http://nancyblackett.org/?p=1278 Following on from their visit to see Nancy Blackett last month, here are some photos of Noriko and Mikiko taken by Skipper John Smith.

Noriko and Makiko

"Coot Club" in Japanese

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    • ]]>     http://nancyblackett.org/site/2011/10/03/in-pictures-grabbing-a-chance-to-see-nancy-blackett/feed/ 0     We Grabbed a Chance to See the Nancy Blacketthttp://nancyblackett.org/site/2011/09/29/we-grabbed-a-chance-to-see-the-nancy-blackett/ http://nancyblackett.org/site/2011/09/29/we-grabbed-a-chance-to-see-the-nancy-blackett/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 10:28:41 +0000 Nancy Blackett Trust http://nancyblackett.org/?p=1274 Last week the Nancy Blackett welcomed two very special guests who had travelled halfway around the world from Japan for a chance to sail her and see some of the places that feature in Arthur Ransome's novels.

    Noriko Tanabe and Mikiko Nakamura are members of the Japanese Arthur Ransome Club, [...] Related posts:

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    ]]>     http://nancyblackett.org/site/2011/09/29/we-grabbed-a-chance-to-see-the-nancy-blackett/feed/ 0     Nancy Blackett: Gravesend Revisitedhttp://nancyblackett.org/site/2011/09/13/nancy-blackett-gravesend-revisited/ http://nancyblackett.org/site/2011/09/13/nancy-blackett-gravesend-revisited/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:49:48 +0000 Nancy Blackett Trust http://nancyblackett.org/?p=1261 The Nancy Blackett is once again at Gravesend this evening, only this time she is on her way home. Having left London today at 1:30PM, a short spell of motoring was followed by a nice sailing breeze, before the wind picked so much that the sails had to be taken down.

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    ]]>     http://nancyblackett.org/site/2011/09/13/nancy-blackett-gravesend-revisited/feed/ 0     Nancy Blackett’s Thames Festival in Pictureshttp://nancyblackett.org/site/2011/09/11/nancy-blacketts-thames-festival-in-pictures/ http://nancyblackett.org/site/2011/09/11/nancy-blacketts-thames-festival-in-pictures/#comments Sun, 11 Sep 2011 09:00:44 +0000 Nancy Blackett Trust http://nancyblackett.org/?p=1251 New photos of Nancy Blackett and the first day of the 2011 Thames Festival are now available in our albums. Click here to see the slideshow.

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    ]]>     http://nancyblackett.org/site/2011/09/11/nancy-blacketts-thames-festival-in-pictures/feed/ 0     Nancy Blackett at the Thames Festivalhttp://nancyblackett.org/site/2011/09/11/nancy-blackett-at-the-thames-festival/ http://nancyblackett.org/site/2011/09/11/nancy-blackett-at-the-thames-festival/#comments Sun, 11 Sep 2011 06:00:46 +0000 Nancy Blackett Trust http://nancyblackett.org/?p=1245 Nancy Blackett had a successful first day at the 2011 Thames Festival yesterday, after an adventurous few days dodging the worst of the weather trying to get there.

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    ]]>     http://nancyblackett.org/site/2011/09/11/nancy-blackett-at-the-thames-festival/feed/ 0     Nancy Blackett is London-boundhttp://nancyblackett.org/site/2011/09/05/nancy-blackett-is-london-bound/ http://nancyblackett.org/site/2011/09/05/nancy-blackett-is-london-bound/#comments Mon, 05 Sep 2011 09:30:59 +0000 Nancy Blackett Trust http://nancyblackett.org/?p=1239 The Nancy Blackett is currently London-bound for this weekend's Thames Revival, as part of the Mayor's Thames Festival, and will be on show in St. Katherine's Docks on both Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 5pm.

    The Nancy Blackett and her crew reached Brightlingsea on Saturday evening, before have [...] Related posts:

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