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 […]
For the last time this week, Nancy Blackett’s current crew waved a tearful goodbye to Veere’s excellent croissant shop, writes Nick Ardagh-Walter… The croissant shop is set amongst Veere’s historic buildings, which were funded by its 16th century status as the sole import route for Scottish wool. We made our way upwind to the head of Versemeer, […]
Wednesday got off to a sodden start for Nancy Blackett and her crew, as Nick Ardagh-Walter reveals… There was solid, heavy rain for about 16 hours, throughout the night and morning, together with strong winds out on the water, so we got up and breakfasted gradually, made coffee all round (using the Ship’s Jug and teastrainer […]
Nancy Blackett and her new crew have had a busy sixth week in Zeeland so far, as new crewman Nick Ardagh-Walter writes. The new crew arrived in Middelburg on Saturday morning and joined sitting tenant Iain. After settling in, and a supermarket shop, the safety talk was given, with man-overboard equipment for recovery being thoroughly […]
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