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David Dimbleby boards Nancy Blackett for new BBC series

11th September 2013

Last Saturday, patrons of Pin Mill's Butt & Oyster were intrigued to see a BBC crew filming David Dimbleby sitting at one of the outside tables, with the Hard stretched out behind him and a …

Sailing Nancy Blackett (Photos)

31st October 20209th July 2013

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 …

Summer Sun Shines at Nancy Blackett’s AGM (Photos)

31st October 20207th July 2013

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 …

Nancy Blackett Sailing in the Solent (Photos)

31st October 202012th June 2013

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 …

Nancy Blackett: Cover Girl

10th June 2013

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 …

Nancy Blackett at the Yarmouth Old Gaffers Festival (Photos)

31st October 20207th June 2013

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.

She Did Mean to Go to Sea!

1st June 202129th May 2013

Sophie Neville – who played Titty in the original "Swallows and Amazons" film – took a step up from sailing Swallow last Monday when she took the helm of Nancy Blackett on passage from Buckler's …

Nancy Blackett at Bucklers Hard (Photos)

1st June 202127th May 2013

Nancy Blackett enjoyed a good number of visitors at the weekend while she was at Bucklers Hard on the Beaulieu River, Hampshire, including Magnus Smith of Sailing Swallow, for the Arthur Ransome Society IAGM. While …

Swallow at Bucklers Hard (Photos)

1st June 202126th May 2013

We celebrated the 40th anniversary of the filming of “Swallows and Amazons” with the restored dinghy Swallow, one of its stars, at Bucklers Hard this weekend, in conjunction with IAGM of the Arthur Ransome Society. …

Nancy Blackett’s First ‘Proper’ Sail – With Photos

3rd May 20132nd May 2013

Nancy Blackett’s first ‘proper’ sail of the season on Sunday was captured by photographer Gill Moon. We’ve done a short sail for the Countryfile cameras, and a delivery trip-cum-crew training run, but this was Nancy …

Screencaps from Nancy Blackett’s Countryfile

31st October 202016th April 2013

We now have a gallery of screencaps from Nancy Blackett’s appearance on the BBC’s Countryfile last Sunday. See the photoset on Flickr.

Matt badge mania as Countryfile airs

22nd September 202115th April 2013

Nancy Blackett’s appearance on the BBC’s Countryfile programme yesterday sparked an immediate avalanche of hits on our website, even before the programme had ended. This included a huge upsurge in demand for enamel badges of the …