We look after Nancy Blackett, the favourite yacht of “Swallows and Amazons” author Arthur Ransome.

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Nancy Blackett now afloat and ready for action

Nancy Blackett is now afloat and back in her berth at Woolverstone Marina – these photos were taken on Tuesday, shortly before the working party began bending on sails and loading equipment aboard. By lunchtime most of her equipment was back aboard, and she’s now ready to get stuck into her summer sailing programme. If […][Read more]

Nancy Blackett’s ready for relaunch – at last!

Gleaming paintwork, immaculate varnish and fresh antifouling – after a long winter of restoration work, here is Nancy Blackett standing in Harry King’s boatyard in Pin Mill last Friday (May 9th) ready to begin the process of relaunching. Over the next few days, following a period of immersion to ensure the planking has ‘taken up’ […][Read more]

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Arthur Ransome’s
East Coast

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 on 4th June 2017. Photo by Bill Wallace-King.