This summer Nancy Blackett went on an epic eight-week sailing adventure in Holland, following her commemorative departure in a 40-boat flotilla from the Royal Harwich Yacht Club. We reported the news of her first week’s sailing as follows: Nancy Blackett has arrived safely in Holland Dispatches from Middelburg Nancy Blackett is now in Veere Dispatches […]
Nancy Blackett gleams in the morning sun in Goes, the Netherlands, while awaiting a new crew at today’s lunchtime changeover. Photo courtesy of Mate Robin Sadler.
Today’s fresh update from skipper Richard Wainwright brings us nearly to the end of Nancy Blackett’s first week away from home, and all apparently had a great time. He writes: “Nancy is now safely moored in WV De Werf harbour in Goes, just to port of the entrance looking out and in front of Wild […]
The latest news from Nancy Blackett’s Dutch adventure: For today’s update skipper Richard Wainwright wrote: “Yesterday evening we dined royally with Wild Cat in the Veere yacht club. We have now just had a fantastic sail down from Veere nearly to the lock/ bridge from the Veerse Meer into the East Scheldt. Winds varying from 2 to […]
Nancy Blackett continued her Dutch adventures today, with the weather looking generally better for the rest of the week. The latest dispatches from skipper Richard Wainwright were received earlier this afternoon, and read: “Interesting meeting in Middelburg with a native of Scarborough who remembers seeing Nancy there about 30 years ago in very poor shape […]
The latest message that we received from skipper Richard Wainwright earlier today: “Nancy Blackett is now moored in the centre of Middelburg alongside Wildcat. We had a stormy passage down the canal with 40 knot gusting wind astern and 5 opening bridges to pass through. We found we could hold her almost stationary with reverse engine […]
Nancy Blackett safely completed her cross-Channel voyage earlier today (5th June), arriving at Vlissingen at 1PM BST after having sailed most of the way, in time for lunch with the Trust’s Chairman Roger Sturge. The dispatch received from skipper Richard Wainwright read: “We arrived safely in the outer harbour of Vlissingen at about 1pm BST […]
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