Nancy Blackett

As things currently stand, below is Nancy’s intended programme for the rest of the summer: May: Falmouth – available for local sailing, based at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall. Note: special arrangements apply to attendees …

Nancy is now at the National Maritime Museum (NMM), Falmouth. She has a space on the secure museum pontoon. This is inside the high security area which means that we can only get to her …

Nancy is berthed safely at Falmouth at the National Maritime Museum. Bob Hull was acting skipper, Roger Sturge was Navigator and Frank Martin was crew for this stage of the voyage. As his first act …

We are slightly surprised to be sending this report on our final passage to Falmouth at this time. Nancy left Weymouth at 10:25 this morning, as planned, having already had a number of admiring visitors. …

Today’s 05:20 forecast was for Force 4 or 5 winds, with occasionally Force 6 later from the east or north-east. We filled up with water at 10:30, diesel at 10:45, and departed Yarmouth at 11:00. …

Just as we were about to leave Yarmouth at 10:00 this morning, in steady rain and with the aim of reaching Dartmouth tomorrow night, we luckily discovered that a bolt had sheared attaching the alternator …

From a pontoon in the harbour at Yarmouth… Nancy arrived here on the Isle of Wight today at 12:05, having left Dover yesterday at 10:00. Bob Hull arrived on Friday evening to make the already …

The Swallows and Amazons exhibition opened today at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall. Running until July 11th, the display offers a “literary journey” through Arthur Ransome’s life and works. Nancy Blackett is, of course, hoped …

We are still in Dover Harbour. Yesterday the winds remained as Force 6 south-westerly, with many white horses in the Channel. Frank stayed aboard and worked on Nancy. Roger and I took the Sea France …