Nancy Blackett is now in Lowestoft, having left Vlissingen early on Thursday morning (27th July) to avoid the worst of the forecast winds. Unfortunately the engine kept stopping and then stayed stopped, so she was towed into Lowestoft by Lifeboat. Fuel problems are suspected, most likely a fuel feed issue, and there is talk of […]

Rod Webb reports on Nancy Blackett’s progress during her final week in Zeeland… We went to Yerseke yesterday and are now in Goes. We’re having a good time but we’re keeping our options open about which day to return. The weather situation is complex and the forecasts disagree and change from day to day. We […]

Rod Webb reports on the start of Nancy Blackett’s final week in Holland… The new crew, Dave Hart, Adam Pentelow and I had all reached Nancy Blackett in Middelburg, and joined Paul Wray on board, by late Saturday afternoon. Nancy was looking very well cared for. We started our week with an excellent meal at […]

At the end of her penultimate week in Zeeland, skipper John Dixon reveals how Nancy Blackett once again worked her magic… On Thursday we awoke to torrential rain. With a force 7 gale forecast for later in the day, we just had a short but delightful 3-sail reach to Goes in flat seas and sunshine. […]

In the latest update from Nancy Blackett, Barry Goldbourne writes… On a sunny Wednesday we got underway early from lovely Zierikzee in an easterly force 4 wind. We motored backwards under the Zeelandbrug, letting the flood-tide take us slowly through, before heading to Yerseke for the seafood. With the mainsail reduced in F6 squalls, having […]

Nancy Blackett’s penultimate week in Holland got off to a leisurely start, writes crewman Barry Goldbourne… Our new crew took over a great-looking Nancy Blackett at midday on Saturday, spending a leisurely afternoon in Middelburg after a 5.00am start to arrive in Holland. In the evening we had a lovely meal with the crew of […]

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 […]

Nancy Blackett and her crew were back in Middelburg on Friday, at the end of a week when we visited and revisited favourite places, writes skipper Jon Millward. On Tuesday we arrived in Zierikzee from Goes after an uneventful passage, with no wind, having passed closely under the Zeelandbrug. We moored overnight in Wemeldinge on Wednesday […]

In today’s message (with more photos and a video) from Tony Clarke, Nancy Blackett had a varied voyage from Veere to Goes: “Monday – From Veere to Goes we had some motoring and some sailing in very varied conditions. We also had time to pay a very quick visit to the Museum in Veere – […]