The Nancy Blackett was due to leave Dover today at 11am in an attempt to complete the remain part of her voyage in one go. The heroic crew intended to take advantage of favourable tidal and weather conditions to sail the 110 miles to the Solent in the next 30 hours, stopping only as required […]
The Nancy Blackett will be spending the rest of the week in Dover due to the continuing adverse weather forecasts for high winds. The situation may be reviewed at the weekend, and will depend on whether the weather has improved by then, and on crew availability for the delayed onward voyage.
The Nancy Blackett continues to take shelter in Dover from the strong winds, while the crew have taken advantage of the hospitality provided by the Royal Cinque Ports Yacht Club. There may be a short window of opportunity to make a dash to Eastbourne on Wednesday, as the winds are expected to ease slightly then. […]
The Nancy Blackett completed the second leg of her voyage today, leaving Ramsgate early in the morning and arriving in Dover at lunchtime. An even stiffer wind than yesterday obliged the passage to be made under diesel-power, rather than wind-power. By way of consolation though, the seas were rather more regular than yesterday’s, so the […]
The Nancy Blackett has started the 2007 season with a voyage to the Solent, in time for her appearance at the Arthur Ransome Society AGM from May 25th to 28th. Nancy arrived in Ramsgate Harbour mid-afternoon today following a rapid, but rough, voyage from Harwich. Departing in the early hours of the morning, the intrepid […]
South Coast members of the Nancy Blackett Trust will have a major chance to sail on Nancy Blackett in their local waters in late May and early June, when we attend the TARS International AGM at the YMCA’s Fairthorne Manor centre near Botley, during the Spring Bank Holiday (May 25th-28th). This will be followed by the OGA’s […]
If you’re thinking of attending this year’s Collins Stewart London Boat Show (5-14 January, ExCel Centre) then don’t forget to visit the Classic Boat feature stand – it’s right at the East end of the North Hall, No N622, and features a number of interesting boats, traditional crafts such as knotting, with our old friend […]
Nancy Blackett, Arthur Ransome’s Hillyard, is 75 years old this year. To mark the occasion, the Nancy Blackett Trust has produced a souvenir cotton teatowel and a pack of notelets, which have been designed by Claudia Myatt. The designs feature images and quotations associated with the Arthur Ransome’s book ‘We Didn’t Mean to Go to […]
Terry Absalom died on Saturday, 19 August following a long struggle with motor neurone disease. Terry was one of the founders of the Nancy Blackett Trust. His energy and enthusiasm were instrumental in getting things started, and in looking after Nancy once we had acquired her. He was one of the original signatories of the […]
A trip on Nancy Blackett, August 5th to 12th 2006, by Margaret Richards. Sitting at home, looking at my road atlas, it all looked very simple… August 5th: We started at Woolverstone and moved a few miles down the river to Levington for the night, to be ready for a 4 am start the next […]
Not all who sail the Nancy Blackett are experienced – newcomers to sailing as well as newcomers to Nancy are always welcomed and catered for. All that is needed is to be a member of the Nancy Blackett Trust! Last weekend saw Peter, a trustee of the Arthur Ransome Society but, until now, a non-sailor, and […]
Arthur Ransome’s Nancy Blackett sailed into the Dutch port of Vlissingen (Flushing) on the morning of 7 June, seventy years, almost to the day, after the author himself completed the same voyage in the same boat. The Nancy Blackett Trust has mounted two previous North Sea crossings in Nancy. The difference between them and this […]
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