Sophie Neville onboard the Nancy Blackett
A new video of Sophie Neville and crew departing upriver on the Nancy Blackett in some belated sunshine, following our 14th AGM on 16th July 2011.
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Swallow versus Nancy Blackett
A new video of the movie Swallow and Nancy Blackett sailing on the River Orwell at Woolverstone, following our 14th AGM on 16th July 2011.
Dispatches from Veere
Nancy Blackett reached Veere yesterday, motoring up and then sailing on Veerse Meer. The crew went to a 60th party with the Hammetts and had a nice meal in a local restaurant. Today, Nancy is in Middelburg for a crew changeover that should be completed by tomorrow evening.
Sailing Nancy at Woolverstone
New photos of the Nancy Blackett in action on the River Orwell at Woolverstone, Suffolk, on 16th July 2011, with special guest Sophie Neville, after our 14th AGM. The full album and slideshow are available here.
Flushed with success
Nancy Blackett made it to Flushing (aka Vlissingen) in just under 24 hours, arriving at 3.15am today (Wednesday), having cast off at 3.30 the previous night. Skipper Bryan Bonser reports an uneventful passage, with very little wind. “We had one hour’s sailing at 5 knots, followed by a half-hour at 4 knots, then what could […]
Swallow and Nancy Blackett in action on the Orwell
New photos of the Nancy Blackett and the movie Swallow in action on the River Orwell at Woolverstone, Suffolk, on 16th July 2011, after our 14th AGM. The album and slideshow may be seen here.
Swallow versus Nancy Blackett
Some new photos of the movie Swallow in pursuit of the Nancy Blackett on the Orwell at Woolverstone after our 14th AGM. Thanks to the prevailing weather, Swallow frequently showed a considerable turn of speed. The full album and slideshow may be seen here.
Now for Holland!
Nancy Blackett's voyage to Vlissingen in Holland, 75 years after Ransome's own trip, was delayed by 36 hours by both weather conditions, and the discovery on Sunday morning that a bolt holding the alternator to the engine had sheared off. Repairs however were quickly achieved on Monday, once Volspec at Woolverstone Marina were open for […]
Our AGM – two of everything!
It was an event to befit the celebration of an 80th birthday – Nancy’s. The Nancy Blackett Trust’s 14th AGM on Saturday seemed to go in for two of everything: two guest boats in attendance – Peter Duck, and Swallow from the 1974 film, and two guest speakers. Surprise guest Sophie Neville, who played Titty […]
Nancy Blackett Starts Her New Season
The Nancy Blackett departed from Woodbridge late this morning, on her first trip of the 2011 season to Woolverstone, with Sarah Peay skippering. The weekend had seen her annual fitting-out, culminating in the fitting-out dinner yesterday evening, held this year in Ye Olde Bell and Steelyard.
Nancy: Happy 80th Birthday!
Yes – the Nancy Blackett is eighty years old this year! Born in 1931 at Hillyards boatyard in Littlehampton, Sussex, she was first registered as a British Ship, under her original name Spindrift, on 30th March. Her actual launch date is lost in the mists of time and Hillyard’s notoriously non-existent record-keeping. After a short […]
Round the Island Race on TV
The Round the Island Race, in which Nancy Blackett participated this summer, is the subject of a forthcoming two-part series on Channel 4, called "Britain's Favourite Yacht Race". Both episodes will be broadcast on Saturday mornings – this weekend, 13th November, and again on the 20th November – at 7.30am (but you can use Channel […]
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