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Memories to add to the third edition of The Secrets of Filming Swallows and Amazons (1974) – part three

by Nancy Blackett

Sophie Neville, star of the original Swallows and Amazons film and author of The Making of Swallows and Amazons, reveals more memories and anecdotes that will appear in the 3rd edition of her e-book The Secrets of Filming Swallows and Amazons in time for the film’s 50th anniversary in 2024. Many people have fond memories of watching the original movie of Swallows […]

We Did Mean to Go to Zeeland – Nancy Blackett in the Netherlands, by Peter Willis

by Nancy Blackett

To celebrate a multiple anniversary, Arthur Ransome’s Nancy Blackett retraced his (and his fictional Goblin’s) wake across the North Sea to Flushing – and stayed to explore the local waterways, as told in this special article written by Peter Willis, President of the Nancy Blackett Trust, which was featured in the October/November 2017 edition of “Classic […]

Photos and Recap – Nancy Blackett’s Return

by Nancy Blackett

Following this summer’s epic eight-week sailing adventure in Holland, Nancy Blackett had sailed back to England in challenging conditions, and berthed in Lowestoft with a suspected engine failure following a tow in by the Lowestoft lifeboat. Here’s the story of her repairs and final sail back to Woolverstone during the first week of August… Dispatches from […]

Photos and Recap – Week 6 of Nancy Blackett’s Dutch Adventure

by Nancy Blackett

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. The stories of the 6th week are told by Nick Ardagh-Walter: A sixth week of Zeeland adventures with Nancy Blackett Nancy Blackett and the Deluge Nancy Blackett: Farewell […]

Photos and Recap – Week 3 of Nancy Blackett’s Dutch Adventure

by Nancy Blackett

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. This was the week that Sophie Neville joined Nancy Blackett’s crew, and here are the stories of what happened: Nancy Blackett prepares for a third week of Dutch […]

Photos and Recap – Week 2 of Nancy Blackett’s Dutch Adventure

by Nancy Blackett

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. Here are the stories of what happened during her second week’s sailing: Dispatch from Wemeldinge Nancy Blackett still in Wemeldinge To Zierikzee for Nancy Blackett Dispatch from Colinsplaat […]

Photos and Recap – Week 1 of Nancy Blackett’s Dutch Adventure

by Nancy Blackett

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 […]

I Did Mean to Go to Sea: Sailing Nancy Blackett in Holland – Part 2

by Nancy Blackett

Sophie Neville, President of the Arthur Ransome Society and “Titty Walker” in the 1974 “Swallows and Amazons” film, spent a week sailing Nancy Blackett in Dutch waters earlier this summer. Here’s the second half of her story… Nancy Blackett, the 28-foot cutter that Arthur Ransome bought with Spanish gold, as he called his royalties from […]

I Did Mean to Go to Sea: Sailing Nancy Blackett in Holland – Part 1

by Nancy Blackett

Sophie Neville, President of the Arthur Ransome Society and “Titty Walker” in the 1974 “Swallows and Amazons” film, spent a week sailing Nancy Blackett in Dutch waters earlier this summer. Here’s the first part of her story… This summer, I grabbed the chance to sail Arthur Ransome’s favourite little ship, the Nancy Blackett. If you recognise […]

Nancy Blackett is finally home!

by Nancy Blackett

The Nancy Blackett Trust’s Sailing Secretary, John Smith, reports… “Had a message from Nancy Blackett at sea this morning off the entrance to the river Deben: “Approaching Bawdsey at 0825. 6.2 knots over ground. ETA Woolverstone 1130. A little wind, hardly enough to fill sails. Flat calm. Occasional light shower.” And an hour later… “More […]

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