Welcome to the Nancy Blackett Trust’s Book Month, celebrating 80 years of “We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea”, first published in November 1937. Here at the Nancy Blackett Trust, we’re all about sailing and …
We’re celebrating the voyages of Nancy Blackett, and the Goblin in “We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea”, with our new North Sea Voyage Commemorative Postcards and Mini-Posters. They commemorate the voyage of the Goblin in “We Didn’t Mean …
Nancy Blackett had a busy Autumn between her Dutch Adventure over the summer and the 80th Anniversary Marathon Reading of “We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea” in October, writes John Smith… At the end …
The Nancy Blackett Trust’s 80th Anniversary Marathon Reading of “We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea” took place last Saturday (21st October) at Pin Mill Sailing Club near Ipswich. It also commemorated the 50th anniversary …
The Nancy Blackett Trust’s nine-hour marathon reading of “We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea” on Saturday 21st October received coverage in local media, including a short film shown on ITV Anglia News. The film …
The Nancy Blackett Trust’s nine-hour marathon reading of “We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea” took place on Saturday (21st October) at Pin Mill Sailing Club near Ipswich, before a large and appreciative audience. It …
The 80th Anniversary Marathon Reading of “We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea” took place yesterday (21st October) on a sunny and blustery day at Pin Mill Sailing Club, where Arthur Ransome was a member when …
There’s just one day to go to our Marathon Reading of “We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea”, starting at 9am tomorrow (Saturday 21st October). In honour of the book’s 80th anniversary (first published in …
With just a couple of days to go to our 80th Anniversary Marathon Reading of “We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea”, here’s the official programme for the day. Starting at 9am on Saturday 21st, …
Following this summer’s epic eight-week sailing adventure in Holland, Nancy Blackett had sailed back to England in challenging conditions, and berthed in Lowestoft with a suspected engine failure following a tow in by the Lowestoft lifeboat. …
The Nancy Blackett Trust has commissioned this Limited Edition Bookmark to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the publication of “We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea” in November 1937 – and the Marathon Reading next …
This summer Nancy Blackett went on an epic eight-week sailing adventure in Holland, following her commemorative departure in a 40-boat flotilla from the Royal Harwich Yacht Club. Her final two weeks in Holland started out …
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