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Swallow: ‘one of the world’s coolest yachts’

16th January 2022

Yachting World has named Swallow as one of the world’s coolest yachts, as nominated by offshore sailor Nikki Henderson, the youngest ever Clipper Around the World Race skipper. “For my most influential boat, my mind …

Announcing The Brian Hammett Memorial Talk: Julia Jones on ‘Gentlemen, interested in yachting’

20th January 20261st January 2022

The title for the Brian Hammett Memorial Talk comes from a call-out for volunteer to the newly-formed Royal Naval Volunteer Supplementary Reserve at the beginning of World War II. Many amateur yachtsmen – notably from …

Memories of making ‘Swallows and Amazons’ (1974): part six

28th December 2021

Sophie Neville takes a further look back at the making of the original Swallows and Amazons film… ‘Titty from Swallows and Amazons’ often gets typed into the Google search engine but when I attempt to …

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the Nancy Blackett Trust

21st December 2021

A Christmas message from the Nancy Blackett Trust… We wish a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of our supporters, members, friends and followers. Thank you for your ongoing support and have …

Last Orders for your Nancy Blackett Christmas gifts!

20th January 202612th December 2021

It’s time for last orders for your Christmas gifts from the Nancy Blackett Shop! Choose from our fabulous range of “Swallows and Amazons” and Nancy Blackett gifts, knowing that your purchases will go to a very …

Good Little Ship on special offer for
Nancy Blackett’s 90th birthday

30th November 2021

Celebrate Nancy Blackett’s 90th Anniversary with Good Little Ship, the definitive story of Arthur Ransome’s favourite boat, now on special offer at £10 (normally £14). Written by Peter Willis, co-founder and President of the Nancy Blackett Trust, Good …

Nancy Blackett’s Christmas Countdown

21st November 2021

With Christmas upon us in just a few weeks’ time, here’s our updated handy guide to the last dates for ordering your Christmas gifts from the Nancy Blackett Shop, and to this year’s special offers. Choose from …

Your Christmas 2021 ordering deadlines for the Nancy Blackett Shop

29th October 2021

Grab a chance and don’t be sorry for a might-have-been! Many of our supporters have already started buying their Christmas gifts from us, so to help you plan ahead for your own shopping, here’s our …

Christmas is coming and our 3-for-2 offer on Nancy Blackett cards is back! (plus a new 5-for-4 option!)

20th January 202624th October 2021

Grab hold of our new special offers on Nancy Blackett Christmas and greetings cards and save at least 20% when buying more than one pack. You can buy three 10-card packs of our exclusive Christmas …

Celebrate Nancy Blackett’s 90th Anniversary with our Teatowel Double Deals and Triple Offer

20th January 202617th October 2021

Our Nancy Blackett teatowels make great gifts, and now, to help celebrate Nancy Blackett’s 90th Anniversary, we have some special offers available on all three teatowels. Our Three Ships and Learn the Ropes teatowels were designed by marine artist …

In photos: Nancy Blackett gets ready for winter

9th October 2021

Nancy Blackett has successfully returned to her winter quarters at Woodbridge. On Thursday (7th October) skipper Neil Brooks (with Tim Everson and Mike Hilton) sailed her round from Woolverstone Marina on the River Orwell to …

BBC ‘Villages By The Sea’ show features Swallow’s builder and Coch-y-bonddhu replica

9th October 20215th October 2021

An episode of the BBC TV Series “Villages By The Sea” that explores the boatbuilders who built Arthur Ransome’s Swallow and Coch-y-bonddhu, and includes scenes with Coch-y-bonddhu replica Peggy Blackett, was broadcast this evening (5th …