The Nancy Blackett Trust » Sailing Nancy http://nancyblackett.org - caring for Arthur Ransome's Nancy Blackett Thu, 10 May 2012 21:29:01 +0000 en hourly 1 Nancy Blackett’s Brief Encounterhttp://nancyblackett.org/site/2012/05/10/nancy-blacketts-brief-encounter/ http://nancyblackett.org/site/2012/05/10/nancy-blacketts-brief-encounter/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 21:29:01 +0000 Nancy Blackett Trust http://nancyblackett.org/?p=1590 Nancy Blackett's brief appearance in a film is in the can. Two days of filming (mostly interiors) were completed at Woolverstone in February. These were followed by a trip down to the Medway for sailing sequences shot at Queenborough in late March. The shooting was successful and the Trust's bank balance [...] No related posts.]]> http://nancyblackett.org/site/2012/05/10/nancy-blacketts-brief-encounter/feed/ 0 Nancy Blackett’s 81st Anniversary Adventurehttp://nancyblackett.org/site/2012/03/31/nancy-blacketts-81st-anniversary-adventure/ http://nancyblackett.org/site/2012/03/31/nancy-blacketts-81st-anniversary-adventure/#comments Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:01:00 +0000 Nancy Blackett Trust http://nancyblackett.org/?p=1577 Nancy Blackett and her crew have been out enjoying sailing all week, still as active on the water as ever, and 81 years young. They enjoyed taking part in some filming earlier in the week (with at least 10 people onboard, and a large film support team on accompanying boats) before circumnavigating [...] No related posts.]]> http://nancyblackett.org/site/2012/03/31/nancy-blacketts-81st-anniversary-adventure/feed/ 0 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, as [...] Related posts:
  1. Winter Programme for Nancy
  2. Swallow’s Relaunch in Pictures
  3. Nancy Blackett’s Autumn Cruise so far…
]]> 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.

[...] Related posts:
  1. An Action-Packed Season Ahead
  2. Nancy Blackett Starts Her New Season
  3. Nancy Blackett’s Autumn Cruise continues…
]]> http://nancyblackett.org/site/2011/10/18/nancy-blacketts-season-draws-to-a-close/feed/ 0 Nancy Blackett’s Autumn Cruise continues…http://nancyblackett.org/site/2011/10/12/nancy-blacketts-autumn-cruise-continues/ http://nancyblackett.org/site/2011/10/12/nancy-blacketts-autumn-cruise-continues/#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:41:50 +0000 Nancy Blackett Trust 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 under [...] Related posts:
  1. Nancy Blackett’s Autumn Cruise so far…
  2. New Summer and Autumn river cruises for Nancy Blackett
  3. Nancy Blackett at Maritime Ipswich this Weekend
]]> 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 gusting [...] Related posts:
  1. Nancy Blackett’s Autumn Cruise continues…
  2. Nancy Blackett at the Thames Festival
  3. Nancy Blackett’s Season Draws to a Close
]]> 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

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, and [...] Related posts:

  1. In Pictures: Grabbing a Chance to See Nancy Blackett
  2. Swallow versus Nancy Blackett
  3. Nancy After Ipswich in Pictures
]]> 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.

  • Swallow and Nancy Revisited
  • Nancy Blackett at Maritime Ipswich this Weekend
  • Nancy Blackett safely home
    • ]]>     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.

    Related posts: Nancy After Ipswich in Pictures In Pictures: Oliver Rofix completes his Round Britain Challenge Nancy Blackett at Hamble: in pictures

    Related posts:
    1. Nancy After Ipswich in Pictures
    2. In Pictures: Oliver Rofix completes his Round Britain Challenge
    3. Nancy Blackett at Hamble: in pictures
    ]]>     http://nancyblackett.org/site/2011/09/11/nancy-blacketts-thames-festival-in-pictures/feed/ 0