Last Saturday saw the completion of Nancy Blackett’s fitting-out following her winter refit work at Robertson’s Boatyard in Woodbridge. She had already been moved to the Tidemill Yacht Harbour, and a team of volunteers set to work to put aboard all the equipment, books, manuals, charts, bunk cushions and so on that had been stored […]
Arthur Ransome’s Nancy Blackett spent a week in the Norfolk Broads for the first time in 20 years back in July. You can read all our stories of her adventures here, and view our massive Flickr photo album here
Skipper Clive Fisher tells of Nancy Blackett’s expedition to ‘Secret Water’ this week, and how the crew of three intrepid explorers narrowly escaped being marooned on the mud of the ‘Red Sea’…
Nancy Blackett and her crew departed from London on August 11th, travelling via Greenwich to visit the River Medway and Chatham, including the historic dockyard. The next leg was across the Thames Estuary via Queenborough and Mersea to Burnham-on-Crouch for a crew change, before continuing along the Essex coast via Bradwell to Harwich. Winds have […]
Here are two more videos from Nancy Blackett’s recent visit to London, filmed by Robin Sadler – the skipper on the trip to London. The first video is of Nancy Blackett sailing across the Thames Estuary on her way to London on 8th August, while the second video is of her returning downriver to Greenwich […]
Watch our new video below of Nancy Blackett’s arrival in London last Friday (10th August), and see more about her visit here…
Following Nancy Blackett’s visit to London last Friday (10th August), click here to see our Flickr album of the voyage. Members of the Trust will receive full details of the trip. Click here to join now .
Arthur Ransome’s Nancy Blackett was in her element yesterday, beating up the River Orwell, as photographed by Mandy Durham. Check out her photos below, and some bonus ones of “Secret Water”, and do come and visit Nancy Blackett in person this Sunday (29th) at the Harwich Sea Festival. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.10155603289935857&type=3
Open-air theatre performances of “Swallows and Amazons” headline this summer’s lineup of events, supported by public access to historic boats and film screenings, along with adventure days and cruises. Open-air theatre No less than three open-air theatre productions of “Swallows and Amazons” are on for the next month, with the Neil Hannon musical version being […]
Following Nancy Blackett’s adventures in the Norfolk Broads last week for the first time in twenty years, here are highlights of this week’s return trip back down the East Coast to the Orwell, with words and pictures by able-seaman Clive Fisher…
Capturing the essence of sailing on the Norfolk Broads, watch this video of Arthur Ransome’s Nancy Blackett taken by mate Andy Morley, sailing on the River Waveney from the jammed-shut Somerleyton Swing Bridge to Oulton Dyke.…
Nancy Blackett’s first week on the Norfolk Broads for the first time in twenty years draws to a close with more words and photos from mate Andy Morley… Friday 13th July 2018
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