Last Thursday a small team of Trust members helped prepare Nancy Blackett’s end-of-season laying up at Robertson’s in Woodbridge. Contents of the cabin, along with the liferaft and other equipment were removed and packed away for the winter, and the sails were stripped in readiness for the haul-out, which took place on the Friday. Neil […]
Nancy Blackett completed a successful delivery trip to her winter home at Woodbridge on Sunday morning. She departed from Woolverstone at 7:30am with a crew of two onboard, arriving at lunchtime at Woodbridge, being met by a welcome group of some Trust members. Some photos of the day are below…
Peter Duck, once owned by Swallows and Amazons author Arthur Ransome (and now owned by another well-known writer, book reviewer and publisher Julia Jones) was spotted last week moored on the River Deben at Woodbridge by James Mitchell…
Swallow from the original Swallows and Amazons film visited the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow at Windermere Jetty on Tuesday. Rob Boden took her along while filming was taking place, and enjoyed answering questions from art expert Rupert Maas about how she was acquired at auction in 2010 (with some assistance from the Nancy Blackett Trust) and […]
Last Friday, Nancy Blackett Trust members Keith and Lindsay were able to visit Nancy Blackett at her Woolverstone Marina berth, and have kindly supplied their photos of the day below…
Nancy Blackett successfully returned to Woolverstone Marina yesterday, courtesy of skipper Robin Sadler and his daughter. Following some intense preparations behind the scenes from other Trust volunteers, they set sail from Woodbridge yesterday at 1445 in fair conditions, arriving at Woolverstone at 1945. Robin has kindly supplied the following photos of the trip…
John Smith has kindly posted the photo below of Nancy Blackett in the Woodbridge Tidemill Yacht Harbour on 3rd July 2020, while awaiting suitable conditions for a late start to the sailing season.
Nancy Blackett has at last been relaunched, and is currently moored at Robertson’s boatyard where she will be allowed time to ‘take up’ as planks adjust after months of drying out – lately in very hot weather – ashore, which has resulted in some small leaks in the hull. Peter Willis and Neil Brooks have […]
Sophie Neville, who played Titty Walker in the original Swallows and Amazons film (currently on the BBC), presents a selection of viewer letters and quotations received following the TV broadcast this April, together with some more behind-the-scenes photos of the film… I have just been watching on BBC catch-up, the famous and wonderfully entertaining film ‘Swallows and […]
Nancy Blackett is given a good soaking by Sam of Robertson’s Boatyard in Woodbridge to stop her from drying out in the warm weather…
Keith White caught Nancy Blackett resplendent in the Autumn sunshine at Robertson’s in Woodbridge last Saturday (9th November)…
Nancy Blackett successfully made her way from Woolverstone to Woodbridge this weekend, in advance of her end-of-season liftout. Saturday lunchtime saw her moored to a buoy in Bathside Bay, Harwich, before slipping over the Deben Bar mid-afternoon before a well-earned crew dinner at the Maybush, Waldringfield. This afternoon saw her motoring upriver to Woodbridge Tide […]
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