Nancy Blackett and crew have been spending an enjoyable week cruising in the Solent, and even travelling as far as Poole. Skipper Clive Fisher has kindly posted some photos of the highlights below. To see the original photos click on the relevant Facebook icons [f].
The glorious Easter weekend saw Arthur Ransome’s Nancy Blackett sailing down to Secret Water on a mini-adventure. Ably crewed by volunteer members of the Nancy Blackett Trust, author Marc Grimston was also on board, fulfilling a long-held childhood dream. Marc has kindly posted the following photos from the weekend: (click on the Facebook icon [f] […]
The new Windermere Jetty Museum of Boats, Steam and Stories opened on 23rd March, and contains a number of boats old and new related to Arthur Ransome and “Swallows and Amazons.” The new museum replaces the earlier Windermere Steamboat Museum on the same site. Marc Grimston made it to the opening and thought it was […]
Last Saturday saw the completion of Nancy Blackett’s fitting-out following her winter refit work at Robertson’s Boatyard in Woodbridge. She had already been moved to the Tidemill Yacht Harbour, and a team of volunteers set to work to put aboard all the equipment, books, manuals, charts, bunk cushions and so on that had been stored […]
Nancy Blackett is almost ready to start her new sailing season, with her annual fitting-out scheduled for this weekend. Claudia Myatt captured her cradled in readiness on Tuesday as Robertson’s yard in Woodbridge, Suffolk, below. Click on the Facebook icon [f] to go to the original photo.
Photographer Gill Moon captured an early Spring sunrise and dawn at Pin Mill last Sunday, as shown below. Click on the Facebook icon [f] to go to the original photos.
Nancy Blackett is back outside at Robertson’s in Woodbridge, as seen in these sunny photos taken yesterday by Neil Brooks. Although her mast has now mostly been revarnished, there are still plenty of other tasks remaining prior her relaunch later this month.
Last weekend the Deerness Drama Group performed the Helen Edmundson adapation of Arthur Ransome’s “Swallows and Amazons” in Deerness Hall, Orkney. Some photos from the production are below. Click on the Facebook icon [f] to see the originals.
Further progress has been made with the priming of Nancy Blackett’s hull as part of her ongoing winter work, reports Neil Brooks. All underwater surfaces have been cleaned, sanded and coated with primer, while many of the small pits over fastenings have additionally been filled with red lead, as shown in the photos below. Several more […]
Winter work on Arthur Ransome’s favourite yacht, Nancy Blackett, has progressed significantly, reports Clive Fisher. All of the antifouling has now been stripped, and priming of her hull has now begun. It was hard work for those who “attacked” it, but the results have made it so worthwhile, as the following photos show:
Below are some stunning wintery scenes of the Lake District fells taken earlier today by Fellpics, Trail Magazine and Terry Abraham, as posted on Twitter. Click on each photograph to go to the original tweet and photos. A selection of ??#snow ??pics taken this afternoon up ont’ fells at Wasdale including Lingmell Summit & Scafell […]
An exceptionally high tide was seen earlier today at Pin Mill, famous for appearing in Arthur Ransome’s “We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea“. Anthony Cullen and Mark Sanderson captured the scene outside the Butt and Oyster and along the foreshore to Harry King’s boatbuilders below. Click on the Facebook logos ([f]) to go the […]
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