After a couple of days holed up in Ramsgate, enjoying the local Thai restaurant, and a trip to RAF Manston to see their Spitfire and Hurricane exhibitions, skipper John Smith and crew finally made a break for it today. After a very choppy and somewhat wet trip they have arrived in Dover. Progress in a […]
Nancy Blackett and her crew left Woolverstone on the evening of Friday 10th July and spent the night off Harwich on a mooring. An early departure on Saturday morning gave the crew a comfortable Thames Estuary crossing arriving safely in Ramsgate at around 6PM. Since then weather has kept her in Ramsgate, where the crew […]
After a misty start, the warm July sunshine shone down on the Nancy Blackett Trust’s 2015 AGM and Summer Social, held this year at the Shipwreck Pub and Restaurant at Shotley Marina. Ably chaired by Chairman Roger Sturge, the AGM finished in time for a tasty buffet lunch supplied by the Shipwreck, while the Summer Social […]
Taking advantage of some fine Spring weather, Nancy Blackett Trust member Matthew Pearson and family recently spent a few days in late May sailing Nancy Blackett from Woolverstone to Walton-on-the-Naze, Wrabness, and the River Deben. Below are some photos from their adventures – you can see more on their own blog.
In case you are missing Nancy Blackett over the winter, you can see her on BBC2 this weekend in the film “Ginger and Rosa”. It is being shown on Saturday at 10:30 pm. We took Nancy Blackett to the River Medway in early 2012 for the filming of some of the scenes, which last for […]
Last Thursday saw two new members come along to Woolverstone Marina to visit Nancy Blackett and have a taster sail for a couple of hours on the River Orwell. After a brief introduction to Nancy’s main features and rig the passage plan was made, “That way and turn round after an hour, come back here”. […]
Nancy Blackett had a successful weekend at this year’s Maritime Woodbridge, with plenty of visitors and a busy stall. Two other boats that were once owned by Arthur Ransome – Peter Duck and Ragged Robin III (originally Lottie Blossom) were also present. The Trust would like to thank all the volunteers who helped out during […]
Come and see Nancy Blackett at Maritime Woodbridge this weekend, once again in the company of Peter Duck and Ragged Robin III. All three yachts, once owned by Arthur Ransome, will be on show and open to the public in Woodbridge on Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th, in the company of three barges and a […]
Skipper Phil Durnford has just returned from a “furthest north” cruise at the helm of Nancy Blackett. He writes: I joined Nancy Blackett on Monday 18th August in Ipswich Dock, where she had spent the weekend as part of the OGA fleet at Maritime Ipswich. Colin Embrey as mate and Nicola Farr as crew joined me, […]
Nancy Blackett had a generally successful weekend at this year’s Maritime Ipswich festival, making a number of new friends and gaining some new members for the Trust along the way. See our photo album from Saturday here.
You can now see our photo album from the Parade of Sail on 6th July, where for the first time ever, three of Arthur Ransome’s boats sailed together on the River Orwell: Nancy Blackett, Peter Duck and Ragged Robin III. With thanks to Bryan Davies.
It was, in several ways, a historic occasion: for the first time ever, three of Arthur Ransome’s boats sailed together on the River Orwell: Nancy Blackett, Peter Duck and Ragged Robin III set off from Woolverstone last Sunday, 6th July, and cruised in company the river to Levington, where they rafted up together for lunch, […]
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