90th Anniversary

Pin Mill Sailing Club and Nancy Blackett celebrate 90 years

23rd October 202520th October 2025

Pin Mill Sailing Club’s Laying-up Supper on Saturday 18th October was a doubly special occasion: it marked 90 years since the club was founded, and Arthur Ransome (one of its first members) arrived with his …

The BBC says it: Nancy Blackett saved Arthur Ransome’s literary career

11th September 2025

We all know that Arthur Ransome was complaining of ‘having run out of ideas’ and ‘not knowing where the next book was coming from’ when he was in the process of moving from Low Ludderburn …

Listen to Peter Willis’ Nancy Blackett Day interview on Radio Suffolk

9th September 2025

To mark the first Nancy Blackett Day, the 90th anniversary of Arthur Ransome’s purchase of Nancy Blackett, the Nancy Blackett Trust’s President Peter Willis and Chairman Robin Sadler were interviewed live on Radio Suffolk from …

On this day, 90 years ago – September 8, 1935 – Nancy Blackett became Nancy Blackett

8th September 2025

Although Nancy Blackett is a bit older than 90, she wasn’t always known by that name – and it was on this day 90 years ago that Arthur Ransome was introduced to this Hillyard 7-tonner …

Nancy Blackett’s ‘other birthday’

3rd September 2025

It’s fairly well-known that Nancy Blackett was launched in 1931 – but she wasn’t called Nancy Blackett then. She was built at David Hillyard’s yard in Littlehampton to one of his standard designs, as a …

Your Christmas 2022 ordering deadlines for the Nancy Blackett Shop

9th December 202211th November 2022

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 …

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 …

Pin Mill Sailing Club and Nancy Blackett celebrate 90 years

The BBC says it: Nancy Blackett saved Arthur Ransome’s literary career

Listen to Peter Willis’ Nancy Blackett Day interview on Radio Suffolk

On this day, 90 years ago – September 8, 1935 – Nancy Blackett became Nancy Blackett

Nancy Blackett’s ‘other birthday’

Your Christmas 2022 ordering deadlines for the Nancy Blackett Shop

Last Orders for your Nancy Blackett Christmas gifts!

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

Nancy Blackett’s Christmas Countdown

Your Christmas 2021 ordering deadlines for the Nancy Blackett Shop

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

In photos: Nancy Blackett gets ready for winter