Nancy Blackett was successfully launched on Thursday 28th March for the new sailing season. She was in a cradle at Harry King’s at Pin Mill, ready to launch from Wednesday (above – photo by Peter …
It is perhaps a little-known fact that Tower Bridge is legally obliged to open for any vessel tall enough to need it, free of charge (it was a condition of permission for it to be …
Arthur Ransome’s favourite yacht Nancy Blackett will be open to visitors again this weekend at the Classic Boat Festival in St Katherine Docks, London. The annual boating extravaganza will also see over 40 other beautiful …
Arthur Ransome’s Nancy Blackett has returned to Littlehampton in Sussex, as part of her three-week summer visit to the Solent. Nancy Blackett was built by David Hillyard of Littlehampton in 1931, and arrived in the …
Selina King, the yacht that Arthur Ransome had built as a replacement for Nancy Blackett, visited the Nancy Blackett Trust’s AGM on Saturday, following her relaunch after an eleven-year restoration. Built by Harry King’s of …
Last Saturday – 25th March – saw Nancy Blackett being fitted-out for the 2023 summer season, following her relaunch about a mile down the river at Harry King’s of Pin Mill earlier in the week. …
Sailing Nancy Blackett is the title of a new video portraying Nancy Blackett under sail on the river Orwell. Shot specially for the Nancy Blackett Trust by film-maker Jon Swallow, the seven-minute short features narration …
Nancy Blackett has made it to London in plenty of time for this weekend’s Classic Boat Festival at St Katharine Dock. She can be visited on Saturday and Sunday during festival hours. Further details of …
The fourth day of Nancy Blackett’s voyage to St Katharine Dock in London saw an early start, leaving Queenborough on the Isle of Sheppey at 6am yesterday after a night of heavy rain, and heading …
On the third day of her first cruise since her relaunch, Nancy Blackett spent a day on the River Medway before continuing to next weekend’s Classic Boat Show at St Katharine Docks, London. Having survived an overnight …
On the second day of her first cruise since her relaunch, Nancy Blackett has reached the River Medway while en route to next weekend’s Classic Boat Show at St Katharine Docks, London. Nancy Blackett left Brightlingsea yesterday morning …
In her first cruise since her relaunch, Nancy Blackett is en route to next weekend’s Classic Boat Show at St Katharine Docks, London. After some repairs to a diesel leak in new engine on Saturday …
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