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Nancy Blackett in Dover

11th May 201011th May 2010

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 …

Nancy Blackett in Ramsgate

10th May 201010th May 2010

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 …

Access to Nancy’s calendar

26th January 20118th May 2010

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, …

Nancy Blackett ready to go: fit-out completed

19th April 201018th April 2010

Nancy Blackett is back in the water, beautifully repainted and varnished and ready for the new season. Her fitting-out was completed in record time on Saturday, despite one volunteer being stranded in Cairo and another …

Hugh Lupton’s The Homing Stone comes to Norwich

12th February 201925th March 2010

The Norwich Arts Centre is hosting a performance of the Homing Stone. the story of Arthur Ransome’s perilous escape from Revolutionary Russia, on the evening of 29th March. Created by Arthur Ransome’s great-nephew, Hugh Lupton, …

New Summer and Autumn river cruises for Nancy Blackett

21st September 202120th March 2010

Arthur Ransome's Nancy Blackett will be available for additional cruises in July and October around her traditional East Coast rivers (subject, as always, to skipper and crew availability and favourable weather conditions). The July cruise …

Nancy Blackett to head south

25th March 201012th March 2010

Plans for Nancy Blackett’s summer in the Solent are coming together, with dates being announced or confirmed. In particular, the Nancy Blackett Trust’s AGM is scheduled to take place on 12th June at the Royal …

Ransome’s Nancy Blackett in "Round the Island" Duel

26th October 201420th January 2010

Two classic Hillyard yachts – one of them Arthur Ransome’s Nancy Blackett – will be taking part* in this year’s Round the Island Race, an annual race that circumnavigates the Isle of Wight. Nancy Blackett, …

More Photos of the Laying-up Weekend

28th October 2009

The Tide Mill Yacht Harbour Tea at Woodbridge Cruising Club The Nancy Blackett Trust stall at Woodbridge Maritime Boat Jumble on the Sunday(this got a lot busier later – we sold loads of cards, teatowels, …

Nancy is Now Laid-up for the Winter

28th October 2009

Nineteen people attended Nancy’s laying-up day on 17th October at the Tide Mill Yacht Harbour, Woodbridge. A barbecue lunch was provided by John Smith, with tea and a raffle draw held later that afternoon in …

Nancy Blackett at ‘Free the Quay’ at Mistley

25th February 20266th October 2009

On Sunday 4th October Ed Williams and John Benford sailed the Nancy Blackett around from Woolverstone to support this demonstration against the fence that has been erected at Mistley Quay. See http://www.freethequay.org/ For more photos …

Retrospective: Nancy’s Voyage to London (Part 4)

5th October 2009

The fourth and final set of images of Nancy Blackett’s voyage to London in September, featuring Tower Bridge and St. Katherine’s Dock. Photo credits: A Beck