Press | The Nancy Blackett Trust - Part 5

Nancy Blackett in the news

21st December 20259th June 2010

Nancy Blackett has featured in two articles this week: a preview of the forthcoming Round the Island Race – "Britain's favourite yacht race is just around the corner" (Afloat) an exploration of the Walton Backwaters, …

Nancy Blackett: A Nautical Treasure

12th February 201911th September 2009

Nancy Blackett is featured in the Times as part of its coverage of this weekend’s Thames Festival: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/court_and_social/article6829461.ece Nancy reached St Katherine’s Dock, London, at 5PM today and should be open to visitors during most …

Nancy Blackett One of the Top 10 Classics!

2nd September 2009

Nancy Blackett was listed in a selection of 10 ‘important boats’ representing Britain’s seafaring heritage featured in a recent issue of Country Life. The selection, made by Dan Houston, editor of Classic Boat magazine, represents …

Woodbridge: a Great Weekend

21st December 202512th September 2007

The Nancy Blackett has just attended the second Woodbridge Maritime Festival. Already a modern tradition on the annual circuit, she received a good number of visitors, who were offered additional entertainment from Sabina Wallace-King on …

Lucky 13: Ellen Completes Asian Record Circuit

1st June 202112th May 2006

Earlier this morning Dame Ellen MacArthur, Patron of the Nancy Blackett Trust, crossed the finish line near Singapore at the end of the eleventh and final leg of the inaugural Asian Record Circuit, having established …

Patron Dame Ellen is Favourite European Personality

3rd February 201611th May 2006

The Nancy Blackett Trust’s Patron Dame Ellen MacArthur has been voted France’s favourite European Personality, ahead of people like Luciano Pavarotti, Michael Schumacher, The Pope and HM Queen Elizabeth II. The survey was conducted by …

Ellen MacArthur Wins on Top Gear

3rd February 20165th December 2005

The fastest sailor around the world is now the fastest Star in a Reasonably Priced Car. Ellen MacArtur, Patron of the Nancy Blackett Trust, saw off fifty-nine other celebrities on the BBC’s Top Gear show …

Nancy Blackett on Television

13th December 202517th November 2005

Nancy Blackett features in this evening’s episode of Meridian TV’s ‘River Walks’, hosted by Charlie Dimmock. Tonight’s programme focuses on the River Arun, and includes a section on Hillyards, the Littlehampton boatbuilder where Nancy Blackett …

The Secret Life of Arthur Ransome

25th February 202621st September 2005

Following the release in March by the National Records Office of two reconstituted government files concerning Arthur Ransome’s years in Russia, the BBC commissioned a documentary film which Griff Rhys Jones investigated whether Ransome was …

Nancy’s Historic Hillyard Visit: Press Coverage (part 2)

10th December 202522nd July 2005

Nancy Blackett’s historic visit to Hillyard’s boatyard in Littlehampton was later covered by ‘Practical Boatowner’. The article is entitled “Nancy Comes Home” and may be read here.

Nancy’s Historic Hillyard Visit: Press Coverage (part 1)

3rd September 202530th June 2005

Nancy Blackett’s historic visit to Hillyard’s boatyard in Littlehampton was covered in the local press. ‘Littlehampton Today’ published an article entitled “Nancy’s Amazon journey”, which may be read here.

Nancy Blackett in Top 200 Boats

10th December 20258th February 2005

Nancy Blackett has gained a place in ‘Classic Boat’ magazine‘s listing of the top 200 classic boats. The list was compiled, with votes from readers, to mark the magazine’s 200th issue, cover-dated February 2005, and …

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