Following on from their visit to see Nancy Blackett last month, here are some photos of Noriko and Mikiko taken by Skipper John Smith. Noriko and Makiko "Coot Club" in Japanese "Coot Club" in Japanese Makiko and "Coot Club" Noriko and Makiko entertain
Last week the Nancy Blackett welcomed two very special guests who had travelled halfway around the world from Japan for a chance to sail her and see some of the places that feature in Arthur Ransome's novels. Noriko Tanabe and Mikiko Nakamura are members of the Japanese Arthur Ransome Club, and for Noriko in particular, […]
The Nancy Blackett is once again at Gravesend this evening, only this time she is on her way home. Having left London today at 1:30PM, a short spell of motoring was followed by a nice sailing breeze, before the wind picked so much that the sails had to be taken down. Arriving at Gravesend at […]
New photos of Nancy Blackett and the first day of the 2011 Thames Festival are now available in our albums.
Nancy Blackett had a successful first day at the 2011 Thames Festival yesterday, after an adventurous few days dodging the worst of the weather trying to get there. Following her sheltering in Chatham, there was a weather break on Thursday evening, so she headed for Gravesend (on passage, passing by twelve seals basking on the […]
The Nancy Blackett is currently London-bound for this weekend's Thames Revival, as part of the Mayor's Thames Festival, and will be on show in St. Katherine's Docks on both Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 5pm. The Nancy Blackett and her crew reached Brightlingsea on Saturday evening, before have a good sail across the Thames […]
We are pleased to announce that the best photos of "Nancy After Ipswich" and "Maritime Ipswich" are now available to purchase from the Nancy Blackett Gallery as a variety of photogifts, in addition to the Maritime Ipswich Photobook. As always, proceeds will contribute towards Nancy Blackett's fundraising. To view the Maritime Ipswich collection and Photobook, […]
The photos of Nancy Blackett’s post-Maritime Ipswich voyage to Walton-on-the-Naze are now available in our albums.
On Sunday Nancy Blackett left Ipswich at 4.30pm with skipper David Johnson, who had kindly stepped in at short notice to replace Ed Williams and enable his keen crew to have a couple of days’ sailing. Our mate was Sue Milward and the crew were Peter Horsley, over from Australia, and Nicola Farr. We had […]
We are pleased to announce the publication of our first Photobook, comprising the best of our photos of Nancy Blackett's weekend at Maritime Ipswich. As always, proceeds from its sale will go towards Nancy Blackett's funds. You may purchase the Photobook below for just £24.99, or directly from the Nancy Blackett Gallery.
A new video of the Nancy Blackett arriving at Maritime Ipswich on 20th August 2011.
The album from the first day of Nancy Blackett’s weekend at Maritime Ipswich 2011 is now available.
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