The second in a series of four sets of images from Nancy Blackett’s voyage home from London to Woolverstone on Saturday 26th September, featuring scenes heading from Canary Wharf downriver to Greenwich. Photo credits: M. Jacobson
The first in a series of four sets of images from Nancy Blackett’s voyage home from London to Woolverstone on Saturday 26th September, featuring Nancy in St. Katherine’s Dock, Tower Bridge and Canary Wharf. Photo credits: M. Jacobson
We are pleased to report that the Nancy Blackett made the most of the prevailing flat and calm conditions yesterday, and was able to make it home to Woolverstone late yesterday evening, at 10.45PM.
The Nancy Blackett left St Katherine’s Dock at 6.30am today, having had her mooring ropes pass inspection by the local heron an hour or so before. Released from her enforced imprisonment by the unsuitable tides and winds of the past couple of weeks, her crew made the most of late September’s Indian summer and motored […]
Nancy Blackett is featured in the Times as part of its coverage of this weekend’s Thames Festival: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/court_and_social/article6829461.ece Nancy reached St Katherine’s Dock, London, at 5PM today and should be open to visitors during most of the weekend.
The first-ever Classic Rally on the Thames is taking place in St Katharine’s Dock, London, as part of this year’s Thames Festival, and Nancy Blackett is planning to be there. The Rally is on 12-13 September, and will feature at least 30 traditional yachts and workboats, some of which, like Nancy, will be open […]
The Nancy Blackett is relaunched, rerigged, fitted-out and back on her pontoon at Woolverstone, ready for a summer of sailing. A select working party braved the wind and intermittent rain on Saturday to undertake the fitting-out at Woodbridge, and an even more select sub-group rewarded themselves later with an excellent dinner at the Anchor. We […]
Nancy’s antifouling was carried out over the weekend by a small but enthusiastic working party of NBT members. The weather – Nancy was outdoors this year – was fine, sunny and a bit breezy and barbecued burgers and grog were served up for lunch by skipper John Smith. The new bunk cushions also arrived and […]
This year’s programme of events starts with the traditional anti-fouling weekend at Robertson’s yard, Woodbridge, from Saturday 21st March. The following weekend is for fitting out at Tide Mill Marina, Woodbridge, and finally sailing Nancy back to Woolverstone on Sunday 29 March. Contact Judy Taylor to book in for meals for both weekends. April sees […]
A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone from the Nancy Blackett Trust.
Nancy came out of the water on Monday October 20th at Robertson’s, Woodbridge, after a very long and successful season. Over 20 members helped with the laying-up party on Saturday 18th during the day at the Tide Mill which was warm with bright sunshine. After tea and cakes in the Sea Scout room to draw […]
Bestselling children’s author Philip Pullman has included Arthur Ransome’s “We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea” amongst his 40 favourite books, a list compiled at the invitation of booksellers Waterstones for their Writer’s Table promotion. Writing on the Waterstones website, he comments “Ransome never strayed beyond the realistic, but what an exciting story this is: […]
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