This year’s programme of events starts with the traditional anti-fouling weekend at Robertson’s yard, Woodbridge, from Saturday 21st March. The following weekend is for fitting out at Tide Mill Marina, Woodbridge, and finally sailing Nancy back to Woolverstone on Sunday 29 March. Contact Judy Taylor to book in for meals for both weekends. April sees […]
A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone from the Nancy Blackett Trust.
Nancy came out of the water on Monday October 20th at Robertson’s, Woodbridge, after a very long and successful season. Over 20 members helped with the laying-up party on Saturday 18th during the day at the Tide Mill which was warm with bright sunshine. After tea and cakes in the Sea Scout room to draw […]
All places on Nancy for the trip back to Woodbridge on October 17 are now taken. Nancy is only available for mid-week cruises until then – if a skipper can be found. John Benford, Sailing Secretary
Last chance for a sail on Nancy this year! Two crew places available. Join at Woolverstone Thursday 16th October (and possibly sail part of the way that day) and sail to Woodbridge on the 17th, to deliver Nancy for being decommissioned (laid-up) on the Saturday (18th October). Sleep aboard on Friday night (for a small […]
Bestselling children’s author Philip Pullman has included Arthur Ransome’s “We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea” amongst his 40 favourite books, a list compiled at the invitation of booksellers Waterstones for their Writer’s Table promotion. Writing on the Waterstones website, he comments “Ransome never strayed beyond the realistic, but what an exciting story this is: […]
All members of the Trust who are on the Sailing Nancy newsletter list should now have received the latest edition by post. The headline news is a new sailing secretary, details for John Benford below, and a new job for Judy Taylor as events secretary. LIFT OUT and social is at the Tide Mill Marina […]
Places are still available in September (and mid-week in October) to sail on Nancy.Contact the Sailing Secretary! John Benford, Sailing Secretary The Nancy Blackett Trust13 Prospect PlaceLeistonSuffolkUKIP16 4AL Tel.: 01728 832579 email: nancyblackettsailsec(at)googlemail(dot)com
In the last edition of “Jibbooms and Bobstays” the Editor asked to see the first photos of the new yankee jib sail in use. The sail, provided from the will of Terry Absalom, one of the co-founders of the Nancy Blackett Trust, was hoisted in light winds on July 27th off Felixstowe and powered Nancy […]
BBC Radio 7 will be broadcasting the BBC Radio dramatisation of “Swallows and Amazons” in two hour-long parts, today and tomorrow (July 23rd and 24th) from 11am to 12 noon. The broadcasts should then be available for the next week via the Listen Again service. For details of listings, listening live and Listen Again, click […]
On her return voyage from Falmouth, Nancy Blackett spent a few days at the end of June in Gosport Marina, while waiting for suitable weather. Below are some photos of Gosport and Portsmouth Harbour, HMS Endeavour, Ark Royal, and views of and from the Spinnaker Tower, taken on July 1st 2008. Photo Credits: M Jacobson
The fifth and final in a series of photographs taken during Nancy Blackett’s visit to Falmouth during May 2008. May 26th: The Swallows and Amazons exhibition at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall, and a final shot of Nancy Blackett. Photo Credits: I Jacobson
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