The Nancy Blackett left Ramsgate at 6AM today, and headed south towards to Dover. Off Kingsdown, the Tick Tack wireless wind indicator was lost overboard in a heavy roll, but was successfully rescued and is still working after a rinse. Dover was reached mid-morning. The weather forecast for tomorrow is favourable, so the intention is […]
The Nancy Blackett is currently in Ramsgate, having started her cruise to the Solent. Having braved the crossing of the Thames Estuary during the weekend, the crew is awaiting favourable conditions to continue along the South Coast. The wind has prevented any further sailing today, but a early start is planned for tomorrow morning, with […]
Members of the Nancy Blackett Trust can now access its 2010 calendar and schedule of cruises and crewing vacancies online. Access may be obtained by signing up on the Calendar and Schedule page. In return, an invitation will be sent out by e-mail to access the calendar, and to sign up for a free Google […]
Nancy Blackett is back in the water, beautifully repainted and varnished and ready for the new season. Her fitting-out was completed in record time on Saturday, despite one volunteer being stranded in Cairo and another in Turkey by the flights shutdown. Thanks to everyone who turned up, with special mentions for the brass-polishing crew, Debbie, […]
Arthur Ransome's Nancy Blackett will be available for additional cruises in July and October around her traditional East Coast rivers (subject, as always, to skipper and crew availability and favourable weather conditions). The July cruise is intended to last for the second week of the month, visiting the Rivers Orwell and Stour, and Harwich Harbour, […]
Plans for Nancy Blackett’s summer in the Solent are coming together, with dates being announced or confirmed. In particular, the Nancy Blackett Trust’s AGM is scheduled to take place on 12th June at the Royal Southern Yacht Club, Hamble. Members will be receiving details in the next few days. Other significant dates include the Yarmouth […]
Two classic Hillyard yachts – one of them Arthur Ransome’s Nancy Blackett – will be taking part* in this year’s Round the Island Race, an annual race that circumnavigates the Isle of Wight. Nancy Blackett, more famous as the Goblin in Ransome’s book “We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea,” is a 28ft 6in transom-sterned […]
On Sunday 4th October Ed Williams and John Benford sailed the Nancy Blackett around from Woolverstone to support this demonstration against the fence that has been erected at Mistley Quay. See http://www.freethequay.org/ For more photos of this event see Nancy’s Facebook page or go to: http://picasaweb.google.com/johnabenford/FreeTheQuay2009#
The fourth and final set of images of Nancy Blackett’s voyage to London in September, featuring Tower Bridge and St. Katherine’s Dock. Photo credits: A Beck
The third in a series of four sets of images of Nancy Blackett’s voyage to London, featuring the Thames Barrier and Canary Wharf. Photo credits: A Beck
The second in a series of four sets of images of Nancy Blackett’s voyage to London in September, featuring Dartford and the Thames Estuary. Photo credits: A Beck
The first in a series of four sets of images of Nancy Blackett’s voyage to London in September, featuring Brightlingsea and the Thames Estuary. Photo credits: A Beck
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