Nancy Blackett | The Nancy Blackett Trust

Anniversary Goodies Launch New Online Shop

3rd February 201612th October 2006

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 …

Obituary: Terry Absalom (1942-2006)

3rd February 201623rd August 2006

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 …

Not As Easy As It Looks

14th May 201923rd August 2006

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 …

Summer Sun Shines on Nancy’s Newcomers

20th September 202131st July 2006

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 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 …