Nancy Blackett Trust President Peter Willis has been interviewed by Dan Houston of Classic Sailor about his lifelong passion for the children’s author Arthur Ransome and his 1931 Hillyard cutter Nancy Blackett.
In the 22-minute video interview, Peter shows Dan around both Nancy Blackett and Pin Mill, and talks about the founding and operations of the Nancy Blackett Trust, as well as the unique experience of sailing Nancy Blackett herself.
Since 1996 Peter has been the inspiration and driving force behind the Nancy Blackett Trust, which he formed to buy the boat and to maintain her for future generations. He was also a deputy editor of both Classic Sailor and Classic Boat and was recently awarded the RYA Lifetime Commitment Award by HRH the Princess Royal.
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