Holland 2017

Today was an easy day for Nancy Blackett and her new crew. Skipper Ian McGlynn writes: “We left Middelburg at the 10:15am bridge opening. At 12:15 pm we were moored in Veere and spent the …

As Nancy Blackett reaches the end of the second week of her Dutch adventure, skipper Bryan Davies concludes: “(Yesterday we) had another fine sail… in a freshening wind. We sailed under the Zeelandbrugge – looked …

A short update this evening on Nancy Blackett’s day from Skipper Bryan Davies: “A very pleasant sail round the Roompot today. Not that much wind but very pleasant nevertheless. In Colinsplaat for the night.”  

Nancy Blackett’s Dutch adventure continues! Just in from Skipper Bryan Davies: “Another perfect sailing day today!  We left Wemeldinge, where they discounted our berthing (“because you have such a lovely old boat”) fairly early and …

Nancy Blackett’s continuing Dutch adventure had a distinctly land-based turn today, as Skipper Bryan Davies recounts… “Today was one of those frustrating go/no-go days. Force 5 winds with stronger gusts from our intended destination led …

As Nancy Blackett commences the second week of her Dutch canal adventure with a fresh crew, we received the following message earlier this evening from skipper Bryan Davies:

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 …

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 …

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 …