Nancy Blackett

Nancy Blackett Returns to Flushing

3rd February 201618th June 2006

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 …

Lucky 13: Ellen Completes Asian Record Circuit

1st June 202112th May 2006

Earlier this morning Dame Ellen MacArthur, Patron of the Nancy Blackett Trust, crossed the finish line near Singapore at the end of the eleventh and final leg of the inaugural Asian Record Circuit, having established …

Patron Dame Ellen is Favourite European Personality

3rd February 201611th May 2006

The Nancy Blackett Trust’s Patron Dame Ellen MacArthur has been voted France’s favourite European Personality, ahead of people like Luciano Pavarotti, Michael Schumacher, The Pope and HM Queen Elizabeth II. The survey was conducted by …

£10K Anniversary Appeal Launched

3rd February 20164th May 2006

Ten years after the launch of the original appeal for funds to purchase and preserve Arthur Ransome’s boat Nancy Blackett, the Nancy Blackett Trust is opening a new fund designed to secure the future of …

Gala AGM and Ransome Memorial Voyage are 2006’s Highlights

13th December 202520th March 2006

2006 is a year of special anniversaries, including the 75th anniversary of the building of Nancy Blackett, and the 10th anniversary of the launch of the original Nancy Blackett Appeal, which led to the formation …

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

3rd February 201623rd December 2005

A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all our members and visitors.

A Very Special Year Ahead for Nancy

21st December 202517th December 2005

Double celebrations are in order next year, as not only does Nancy Blackett celebrate her 75th anniversary, but it is also the 10th anniversary of the Nancy Blackett Appeal, which resulted in the purchase of …

Strictly for the Birds

21st December 202517th December 2005

Ellen MacArthur is taking a couple of months off sailing (for the first time in 8 years) to take part in a birdlife survey at the island of South Georgia with biologist Sally Poncet, and …

More Awards for Ellen

26th October 201417th December 2005

The Nancy Blackett Trust's Patron Ellen MacArthur has won more awards from the BBC. During a brief journey home earlier this month, she managed to pick up two titles at the BBC East Midlands Sports …

Ellen MacArthur Wins on Top Gear

3rd February 20165th December 2005

The fastest sailor around the world is now the fastest Star in a Reasonably Priced Car. Ellen MacArtur, Patron of the Nancy Blackett Trust, saw off fifty-nine other celebrities on the BBC’s Top Gear show …

Nancy Blackett on Television

13th December 202517th November 2005

Nancy Blackett features in this evening’s episode of Meridian TV’s ‘River Walks’, hosted by Charlie Dimmock. Tonight’s programme focuses on the River Arun, and includes a section on Hillyards, the Littlehampton boatbuilder where Nancy Blackett …

Nancy Blackett and the Privateers

3rd February 201630th October 2005

Ship’s Boy Mark Jacobson joins Nancy Blackett on an expedition to Secret Water. On many occasions Nancy has met with Privateers. Not that this has been in any way a problem to her: although boarded …