We look after Nancy Blackett, the favourite yacht of "Swallows and Amazons" author Arthur Ransome.
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Read about the return of Selina King16th December 2024Selina King – the yacht Arthur Ransome had built in 1938 to replace Nancy Blackett – did not have an easy life. Laid-up almost immediately during World War II, she was sold by Ransome, ... [Read More]- It’s Last Orders for your Nancy Blackett Christmas gifts!6th December 2024It’s time for last orders for your Christmas gifts from the Nancy Blackett Shop! Choose from our fabulous range of “Swallows and Amazons” and Nancy Blackett gifts, knowing that your ... [Read More]
- See the Christmas Offers from the Nancy Blackett Shop24th November 2024With Christmas upon us in just a few weeks’ time, here’s our handy guide to the Nancy Blackett Shop’s special Christmas offers. Good Little Ship: Arthur Ransome, Nancy Blackett and the ... [Read More]
- Christmas is coming – so here is our 3-for-£12 offer on Nancy Blackett Christmas cards3rd November 2024Grab hold of our special offer on Nancy Blackett Christmas cards and save 20% when buying three packs. You can buy three 10-card packs of our exclusive Christmas card designs (normally £5 each) for ... [Read More]
Welcome
You can visit and sail the Nancy Blackett, once owned by “Swallows and Amazons” author Arthur Ransome and the star of his novel “We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea”, the seventh book of his “Swallows and Amazons” series, and probably his best sailing novel.
Nancy Blackett, lightly disguised in the book as the Goblin, was named after the “Amazon” pirate girl character who featured in “Swallows and Amazons”.
Nancy Blackett was Arthur Ransome’s favourite yacht and is now owned by the Nancy Blackett Trust, preserving her as a living part of the Arthur Ransome heritage. Each year many Ransome fans enjoy the experience of sailing her, and many more visit her at maritime events.
Explore our website to find out more about Nancy Blackett’s history, how you can sail her, how you can help support her, and the mission and work of the Nancy Blackett Trust.
Nancy Blackett passes Pin Mill, June 2017.
Photo: Bill Wallace-King.