The mast at the former site of naval training establishment HMS Ganges at Shotley, Suffolk, which briefly features, anonymously, in We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea, is to be restored as part of a …
Uncommon Courage, the new World War II history by Julia Jones which was the subject of her Brian Hammett Memorial Talk last month, is now available online here  in the Nancy Blackett Shop with a …
For Nancy Blackett’s upcoming sailing season, we hope to have her back in the water by the end of April, following earlier delays incurred during her extended winter refit. We recently had an antifouling day, …
Sophie Neville reflects on her life with boats before, during and after Swallows and Amazons… I grew up with boats in the garden. My father owned eight at one time, including two coracles and a …
Supper bookings for the Brian Hammett Memorial Talk this Friday (18th March) are now closed, but a limited number of £12 seat-only tickets remain available. Presented by the Nancy Blackett Trust and TARS East, the …
Sophie Neville tells the tale of the tooth that went missing during the filming of the original Swallows and Amazons film, and how she got it back last year… In May 2021 I spoke to …
Sophie Neville reveals more behind-the-scenes memories of the original Swallows and Amazons film that she has received following another TV showing of the film… The original film of Swallows and Amazons was screened on Talking …
The lighthouse tree lantern from the original Swallows and Amazons film still exists, and has an unexpected connection to We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea, writes Sophie Neville… I received an interesting series of …
A marathon reading of Arthur Ransome’s classic story Winter Holiday is happening at Windermere Jetty on Sunday (30th January). The all-day event has been organised by writer and lecturer Chris Routledge, in association with The …
Yachting World has named Swallow as one of the world’s coolest yachts, as nominated by offshore sailor Nikki Henderson, the youngest ever Clipper Around the World Race skipper. “For my most influential boat, my mind …
The title for the Brian Hammett Memorial Talk comes from a call-out for volunteer to the newly-formed Royal Naval Volunteer Supplementary Reserve at the beginning of World War II. Many amateur yachtsmen – notably from …
Sophie Neville takes a further look back at the making of the original Swallows and Amazons film… ‘Titty from Swallows and Amazons’ often gets typed into the Google search engine but when I attempt to …
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