The RYA Dinghy Show in pictures
Our photo album from last weekend's RYA Dinghy Show at Alexandra Palace is now available.
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Live from the RYA Dinghy Show
Don't forget to visit the Nancy Blackett Trust stand at the RYA Dinghy Show at Alexandra Palace, London, today and tomorrow. If you are not a Trust member and would like to join, there is a special show offer of £10 for a year, or £15 for a recurring membership and a free book or […]
More from the London International Boat Show
You can now view our new London International Boat Show photo album, including an extra photo of Swallow, here.
“Swallow” at the London International Boat Show
Swallow, the recently-restored dinghy from the 1974 “Swallows and Amazons” film, is currently on display at the London International Boat Show until January 16th.
Season’s Greetings
A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all at the Nancy Blackett Trust.
Learn the Ropes in Style with our new Canvas Shopper
Just arrived in time for Christmas is our new Learn the Ropes Canvas Shopper, designed as ever by our resident artist Claudia Myatt. Complementing our existing Learn the Ropes tea towels and notelets, the Learn the Ropes Canvas Shopper acts is a stylish and practical guide to the Nancy Blackett and the nautical terms used […]
‘Arthur Ransome: Master Storyteller’ now available from the Nancy Blackett Bookstore
The latest biography about Arthur Ransome and how he came to write his famous “Swallows and Amazons” novels is now available from the Nancy Blackett bookstore. “Arthur Ransome: Master Storyteller: Writing the Swallows and Amazon Books” details the fascinating and painstaking process of their creation and evolution, and includes rare and unique material and illustrations, […]
New in the Shop: A Study of Pin Mill with Nancy Blackett
Our resident artist Claudia Myatt has created a new card, a study of Pin Mill, featuring the Nancy Blackett and recreating a well-known scene from Arthur Ransome's "We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea". The card is now available in our shop, in a pack of 10, for £5.00 plus delivery. As usual, all proceeds […]
New in the Shop: Learn the Ropes with Nancy Blackett
You can now learn the ropes in a fun and educational way with our new Learn the Ropes teatowels or notelets. Available as red or blue teatowels or a pack of red notelets, Learn the Ropes has been designed by our resident artist Claudia Myatt and acts as an attractive guide to the Nancy Blackett […]
Nancy Blackett in the FT: Swallows and Amazons Revisited
Nancy Blackett was featured in Saturday's Financial Times, in an article by journalist, author and sailor Richard Donkin, who recently experienced the joys of sailing her on the River Orwell, in the company of skippers John Smith and Ed Williams. Click here to read the full article.
Grounded! Nancy’s night on a mudbank – dramatic photo
Nancy Blackett spent a large part of last weekend aground after inadvertently encountering a mudbank in the River Alde, near Iken. She was on her way to Snape Maltings, and missed a channel withy close to Iken church at around 1245 on Saturday. Skipper Richard Wainwright remained aboard, having sent the rest of the crew […]
Nancy Blackett: Homeward Bound
Fresh from her circumnavigation of the Isle of Wight in the Round the Island Race, the Nancy Blackett is making good progress on her journey back to the East Coast. Following a changeover day on Sunday at Hamble, Nancy Blackett and her crew left there at 9.45AM on Monday, arriving at Brighton at 7.45PM. Tuesday […]
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