The Summer edition of the Beaulieu River Newsletter mentions Nancy Blackett's visit there earlier this year. Nancy was berthed at Bucklers Hard at the end of May to support the Arthur Ransome Society's IAGM at nearby Brockenhurst. "The Beaulieu River has seen a number of notable boats and rallies over the past few weeks including […]
A short video of Nancy Blackett on the River Orwell at Woolverstone after our AGM and Summer Social on 6th July 2013, on a warm and breezy afternoon.
Early on Saturday evening the final member’s trip of the day saw Nancy Blackett head downriver for her last voyage beyond Pin Mill, before returning to Woolverstone Marina for the night. Amongst the crew was Sophie Neville, who has published her own account and photos of her experience of giving a talk to the Trust and sailing […]
The summer sun shone warmly on the Nancy Blackett Trust’s 2013 AGM and Summer Social yesterday, as a cooling breeze allowed a few lucky groups of the Trust’s members to enjoy some memorable trips down the River Orwell onboard the Nancy Blackett. There was an extended break in the afternoon to allow everyone to enjoy the […]
Nancy Blackett and her crew continue to enjoy their voyage home, having earned a rest-day in Chatham today following a wonderful beat up the River Medway with the tide yesterday. They expect to be back in home waters tomorrow. – Roger Sturge
Nancy Blackett and her crew are in good spirits, having made excellent progress so far on her return voyage from the Solent to Woolverstone. Moderate winds allowed an early evening arrival at Eastbourne yesterday, after an excellent day's sail of fourteen hours. Today saw much lighter winds, but good tides permitted further progress to Dover […]
The Guest speaker at this year's Nancy Blackett Trust AGM (the agenda for which is now available) will be Sophie Neville. She will be talking about the making of the BBC's "Coot Club" and the "Big Six." Sophie, who had played Titty in the 1974 "Swallows and Amazons" film, went on to work on the production side […]
Our latest Flickr gallery shows the Nancy Blackett and her crew sailing in the Solent on her way to the 2013 Yarmouth Old Gaffers Festival, courtesy of the crew the Harbinger, an old gaffer that was accompanying Nancy to the festival…
"We visited the Nancy Blackett at the Old Gaffers meeting at Yarmouth last weekend. Just as we arrived a lady was starting to tell the story 'We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea'. My grandchildren were thrilled – thank you for showing us around and bringing a good tale to life." The lady was, of […]
Nancy Blackett is on the front cover of this month's "Cruising," the magazine of the Cruising Association. The photograph was taken by Gill Moon on a recent trip down the River Orwell, with Skipper Bryan Bonser is waving from the cockpit, and John Benford on the foredeck. The issue contains a feature on Arthur Ransome and […]
Nancy Blackett attended the Yarmouth Old Gaffers Festival over the weekend of 1st and 2nd June. See our Flickr gallery of photographs, courtesy of skipper Bob Page.
The cover for the new Vintage Classics edition of “Swallows and Amazons” has won the prestigious 2013 V&A Book Cover Illustration Award for the Finnish illustrator Pietari Posti. The winning design is one of several he has created for the “Swallows and Amazons” series, the others being for “Swallowdale”, “Peter Duck”, “Winter Holiday”, “Coot Club” and […]
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