Nancy Blackett spent last weekend at Yarmouth in the Isle of Wight for the annual Yarmouth Old Gaffers Festival (YOGAFF), having sailed and motored there from Hamble on the Thursday. Bob Hull (skipper), Jenny Wedick (mate) and Barry Johnson were joined in Yarmouth by Jan Lingley. During Friday and Saturday Nancy welcomed more than 100 […]

Nancy Blackett and her crew have been kept fairly busy in the Solent during the past week. NBT member Rex Wade celebrated his birthday last Friday with a special trip across to the Folly Inn and back, and had a double treat with not one but two birthday cakes. Although there was beastly weather at […]

Over the past few days, following the previous change of crew, the Nancy Blackett left the Hamble and went across the Solent to the River Beaulieu, mooring on a buoy for the night, before moving on to Yarmouth for the next night, with a return to Newtown Creek, and then Cowes (mysteriously attracted to the […]

The Nancy Blackett had a short sail from Newtown Creek yesterday to Cowes and spent the night on a pontoon at the Folly. Good beer was enjoyed in the pub, and then the crew motored back to Southampton Water, having a brief but good sail before taking her up the Hamble to the Mercury Marina […]

The Nancy Blackett and her crew left Eastbourne on Friday and sailed to Brighton Marina. Leaving at 5:45AM on Saturday to catch the tide as far as possible, they motored across a glassy sea through the Looe Channel, but sailed the last part to Sparkes Marina in Chichester Harbour. On Sunday, they sailed to the […]

After a long day's sailing, Nancy Blackett has literally just tied up in Eastbourne Marina, mid-evening, with the crew more than ready for some rations, With the wind below that which was forecast, the 41-mile voyage took approximately two hours longer than expected, with Nancy only arriving at the marina lock at 8:05PM, and being […]

The Nancy Blackett left Ramsgate at 6AM today, and headed south towards to Dover. Off Kingsdown, the Tick Tack wireless wind indicator was lost overboard in a heavy roll, but was successfully rescued and is still working after a rinse. Dover was reached mid-morning. The weather forecast for tomorrow is favourable, so the intention is […]

The Nancy Blackett is currently in Ramsgate, having started her cruise to the Solent. Having braved the crossing of the Thames Estuary during the weekend, the crew is awaiting favourable conditions to continue along the South Coast. The wind has prevented any further sailing today, but a early start is planned for tomorrow morning, with […]

Members of the Nancy Blackett Trust can now access its 2010 calendar and schedule of cruises and crewing vacancies online. Access may be obtained by signing up on the Calendar and Schedule page. In return, an invitation will be sent out by e-mail to access the calendar, and to sign up for a free Google […]