A signed copy of Sophie Neville’s book “The Making of SWALLOWS & AMAZONS (1974)” is part of a prize bundle being given away by Saga to celebrate tomorrow’s release of “Swallows and Amazons” in cinemas across …
Nicola Farr and Richard Wainwright tell the story of this year’s August Cruise. During her recent August cruise, Nancy Blackett and crew visited Aldeburgh Yacht Club’s Lapwing ‘World Championship’ event. The Lapwing is a 12ft …
To celebrate the new “Swallows and Amazons” film opening in cinemas on 19th August, we’re giving you the chance to win a pile of Swallows and Amazons goodies (pictured), courtesy of Studiocanal. To enter, you …
The Nancy Blackett Trust held its 20th Anniversary AGM on Saturday 2nd July at its traditional venue of the Royal Harwich Yacht Club. During the day Nancy Blackett was available to members for short sailing …
Peter Willis reviews Eastern Angles’ new production of the stage version of the Ransome classic. You enter via a proper checkpoint, then drive for ages across a seemingly disused, but actually repurposed airfield (a film …
The cast of Eastern Angles’ production of “We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea” took a few hours out of rehearsals on Thursday to literally learn the ropes. They visited the Nancy Blackett – Arthur …
Sail into summer with this beautiful new range of Swallows & Amazons teatowels and fine bone china, now available from the Nancy Blackett Shop. The pure cotton teatowels come in three distinctive designs, all featuring …
Peter Willis, President of the Nancy Blackett Trust, was interviewed live on BBC Radio Suffolk’s James Hazell Show last Saturday (21st May), for the weekend open days held by the Trust as part of the RYA’s national Push …
Nancy Blackett is having a weekend of open days on 21st and 22nd May as part of the RYA’s Push the Boat Out event, which sees hundreds of sailing clubs and training centres up and …
Look at what turned up in the post today: the Japanese edition of “We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea”, published in two volumes. With thanks to Dr Naoya Umeda of the Department of Naval Architecture …
Nancy Blackett is now safely home at Woolverstone and the season’s adventures can begin! Here she is passing Felixstowe Ferry (opposite Bawdsey Quay) this afternoon in a stiff breeze. She was rolling quite a bit when …
Nancy Blackett was back in the water in ample time for the fitting-out and planned delivery back to Woolverstone, and we offer a very big “thank you” to all of our volunteers who helped in appalling …
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