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Arrived Cowes

18th June 201018th June 2010

On the mooring at Cowes. Rain creeping up on us from SW. – Bob Hull

Experimented off Calshot Spit with the Yankee sail. Probably only the second or third time it's been up. Chairman very excited when it worked well. Now motoring to make up lost time. Storm coming up …

En route to Cowes

18th June 201018th June 2010

Nancy Blackett left Hythe Marina at 14.00 en route to Cowes to prepare for the Round the Island Race. Delayed with sorting out the Yankee and losing the jib halyard up the mast! Problem resolved …

Nancy Blackett: Getting Ready for the Round the Island Race

1st June 202118th June 2010

Nancy Blackett is getting ready today in preparation for this year's J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race. The race will be started by Dame Ellen MacArthur, patron of the Nancy Blackett Trust. Participating …

Nancy Blackett: Gosport and Beaulieu in pictures

20th September 201317th June 2010

A new photo album and slideshow from last week's visits to Gosport and Beaulieu are now available.

Nancy Blackett: it’s a family affair

19th June 201017th June 2010

Following Saturday's AGM, skipper Bryan Bonser took a well-deserved morning off on Sunday, while John Benford and Frank Martin took some more members for a short sail into Southampton Water and back. In the afternoon, …

Nancy Blackett at Hamble: in pictures

20th September 201315th June 2010

An album and slideshow of pictures taken last Saturday of Nancy Blackett and Hamble is now available.

Nancy Blackett: to Buckler’s Hard and back again

11th June 2010

On Wednesday, Nancy Blackett and her now small crew departed from Gosport and set sail for Buckler's Hard, the former ship-building centre on the Beaulieu River, in the heart of the New Forest, spending the …

Nancy Blackett ready to race – and raise funds for charities

11th June 201010th June 2010

Nancy Blackett is registered to enter the Round the Island Race next Saturday (19th June), and we’re planning to use our participation to seek sponsorship for the good causes closest to our heart – helping …

Nancy Blackett: Hamble and Gosport

8th June 2010

Nancy Blackett and her crew arrived in Hamble at tea-time yesterday, accompanied by a some light rain, following a good sail across the Solent. Today she headed west again, this time berthing at the Royal …

Nancy Blackett: YOGAFF 2010 Album

20th September 20138th June 2010

Photos and a slideshow from Nancy Blackett's weekend at YOGAFF are now available in the YOGAFF 2010 Album.

Nancy Blackett at YOGAFF

8th June 20108th June 2010

Nancy Blackett spent last weekend at Yarmouth in the Isle of Wight for the annual Yarmouth Old Gaffers Festival (YOGAFF), having sailed and motored there from Hamble on the Thursday. Bob Hull (skipper), Jenny Wedick …