Nancy Blackett

Nancy Blackett: Almost Home

Nancy Blackett and her crew continue to enjoy their voyage home, having earned a rest-day in Chatham today following a wonderful beat up the River Medway with the tide yesterday. They expect to be back …

Nancy Blackett – Homeward Bound

Nancy Blackett and her crew are in good spirits, having made excellent progress so far on her return voyage from the Solent to Woolverstone. Moderate winds allowed an early evening arrival at Eastbourne yesterday, after …

Sophie Neville for the Nancy Blackett Trust AGM

The Guest speaker at this year's Nancy Blackett Trust AGM (the agenda for which is now available) will be Sophie Neville. She will be talking about the making of the BBC's "Coot Club" and the "Big Six." …

The Lady at Yarmouth

"We visited the Nancy Blackett at the Old Gaffers meeting at Yarmouth last weekend. Just as we arrived a lady was starting to tell the story 'We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea'. My grandchildren …

Nancy Blackett: Cover Girl

Nancy Blackett is on the front cover of this month's "Cruising," the magazine of the Cruising Association. The photograph was taken by Gill Moon on a recent trip down the River Orwell, with Skipper Bryan Bonser …

She Did Mean to Go to Sea!

Sophie Neville – who played Titty in the original "Swallows and Amazons" film – took a step up from sailing Swallow last Monday when she took the helm of Nancy Blackett on passage from Buckler's …

Swallow at Bucklers Hard (Photos)

We celebrated the 40th anniversary of the filming of “Swallows and Amazons” with the restored dinghy Swallow, one of its stars, at Bucklers Hard this weekend, in conjunction with IAGM of the Arthur Ransome Society.  …

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