Congratulations to “our” boatyard, Harry King & Sons, celebrating 175 years in business this year (2025) and still upholding the skills and standards of traditional boatbuilding, nowadays under the management of Gus and Sarah Curtis …
Selina King – the yacht Arthur Ransome had built in 1938 to replace Nancy Blackett – did not have an easy life. Laid-up almost immediately during World War II, she was sold by Ransome, whose …
Selina King, the yacht that Arthur Ransome had built as a replacement for Nancy Blackett, visited the Nancy Blackett Trust’s AGM on Saturday, following her relaunch after an eleven-year restoration. Built by Harry King’s of …
Members of the Nancy Blackett Trust can now book for this year’s Annual General Meeting and Summer Social in June at the Royal Harwich Yacht Club. The AGM starts at 11am on Saturday 17th June, …
Arthur Ransome’s Selina King has been shortlisted for this year’s Classic Boat Awards, in the ‘Restored Sailing Vessel Under 40ft’ class. The largest and finest of Ransome’s yachts, she has been entered by King’s Boatyard …
Nancy Blackett is now ashore for the winter, following a long and busy autumn afloat, making the most of the unseasonably mild weather. She was collected last week from her berth at Woolverstone Marina on …
Arthur Ransome’s Selina King has returned to the Orwell and Harry King’s at Pin Mill, the yard that she was built in 84 years ago, following a restoration which began in Bermuda and continued in …
Today, September 25th, 2018, marks the 80th anniversary of the launch of Arthur Ransome’s Selina King at Harry King’s yard in Pin Mill. The largest and finest of Ransome’s sea-going yachts, she was commissioned as …
If you are a Swallows and Amazons fan then there are a number of events and activities across the UK this month to go to or participate in. This Saturday (9th June) you can visit …
On the first anniversary of the Selina King Exhibition at Pin Mill, we are pleased to announce the publication of the exhibition’s catalogue, as well as a commemorative greetings card. The Exhibition Catalogue not only …
The Selina King exhibition at Anthony Cullen’s Pin Mill Studio was featured in the June edition of “Essential Suffolk”. The feature article, “Arthur Ransome: an East Coast Celebration”, was written by Anne Gould and tells the …
Arthur Ransome’s Selina King is now back in the United Kingdom, writes Peter Willis. Her owner, Martin Pollard, collected her from Southampton Dock yesterday (9th August) and she was transported by road to storage in …
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