Sailing Nancy

Exploring ‘Secret Water’: On Foot to ‘Witch’s Quay’

24th June 2018

Last weekend Nancy Blackett and crew embarked on an expedition to ‘Secret Water’ to coincide with the Old Gaffers Association’s Swallows and Amazons Weekend in the Walton Backwaters. Following an initial leg down the Orwell …

Upcoming Swallows and Amazons Events and Activities for June

4th February 20266th June 2018

If you are a Swallows and Amazons fan then there are a number of events and activities across the UK this month to go to or participate in. This Saturday (9th June) you can visit …

Photos: Nancy Blackett’s Spring Delivery Trip

7th October 202020th April 2018

This year, Nancy Blackett’s spring delivery trip (in March) from Woodbridge to Woolverstone started in snow and ended in sunshine, as our Flickr photo album here shows.

Photo: Nancy Blackett Under Way From Woodbridge

23rd March 2018

Nancy Blackett departs from Robertson’s, Woodbridge for Woolverstone for the start of her new season on 20th March 2018. She is now at her regular summer base at Woolverstone Marina. Photo: Peter Willis.

Nancy Blackett is Almost Ready for the New Season

15th March 2018

It has been a busy week for the Nancy Blackett Trust, with final preparations under way for the start of Nancy Blackett’s new season this weekend. Following all the necessary repairs and maintenance tasks over …

We Did Mean to Go to Zeeland – Nancy Blackett in the Netherlands, by Peter Willis

24th January 2018

To celebrate a multiple anniversary, Arthur Ransome’s Nancy Blackett retraced his (and his fictional Goblin’s) wake across the North Sea to Flushing – and stayed to explore the local waterways, as told in this special …

Video: Arthur Ransome’s anniversary on film – see it now

18th January 2018

[su_row][su_column size=”2/3″]Highlights of last year’s Arthur Ransome’s East Coast anniversary celebrations on the Shotley Peninsula have now been captured in a short film – available to watch below in fullscreen high-definition…[/su_column] [/su_row] [su_row][su_column size=”1/3″] Nancy …