Wednesday got off to a sodden start for Nancy Blackett and her crew, as Nick Ardagh-Walter reveals… There was solid, heavy rain for about 16 hours, throughout the night and morning, together with strong winds out on the water, so we got up and breakfasted gradually, made coffee all round (using the Ship’s Jug and teastrainer […]

Nancy Blackett and her new crew have had a busy sixth week in Zeeland so far, as new crewman Nick Ardagh-Walter writes. The new crew arrived in Middelburg on Saturday morning and joined sitting tenant Iain. After settling in, and a supermarket shop, the safety talk was given, with man-overboard equipment for recovery being thoroughly […]

Nancy Blackett and her crew were back in Middelburg on Friday, at the end of a week when we visited and revisited favourite places, writes skipper Jon Millward. On Tuesday we arrived in Zierikzee from Goes after an uneventful passage, with no wind, having passed closely under the Zeelandbrug. We moored overnight in Wemeldinge on Wednesday […]

In today’s message (with more photos and a video) from Tony Clarke, Nancy Blackett had a varied voyage from Veere to Goes: “Monday – From Veere to Goes we had some motoring and some sailing in very varied conditions. We also had time to pay a very quick visit to the Museum in Veere – […]

The start of Nancy Blackett’s fifth week in Holland was on the wet side, as crewman Tony Clarke writes… “We ventured out of Middelburg in heavy drizzle up to the lock at Veere. and then onto the Veerse Meer West. We had lunch at VM100 (a visitor mooring) at west end of the Meer, by […]

In Peter Willis’ final report from his week onboard Nancy Blackett, he writes… We’re on the train back to Hook of Holland and John Millward and his crew are now aboard Nancy Blackett. Yesterday (Friday) we had a long day, getting up early to leave Zierikzee and catch the tide to the lock through to […]

Peter Willis sheds some light on the most recent adventures of Nancy Blackett and her crew… Following Wednesday’s cracking sail on the Oosterschelde, we enjoyed a convivial drink with fellow Brits John and Margaret from Levington, before repairing to Sint-Annaland marina’s excellent restaurant, where some of us enjoyed its oysters and a fantastic main course […]

Today we had our best sail of the week so far for the current Nancy Blackett crew, which we’ve dubbed the Riddle of the Sands passage, or possibly the Riddle of the Middle, writes Peter Willis. An early bridge departure out of Goes got us out into the Oosterschelde by 9:30am on a pleasingly overcast […]

For our mid-week round-up of the fourth week of Nancy Blackett’s Dutch adventure, we received the following missive from Peter Willis, President of the Nancy Blackett Trust: “It was too windy to sail on Sunday, so we hired bikes and cycled round Middelburg. On Monday there were light winds, so we had a gentle sail/motor along […]

For our final Nancy Blackett dispatch this week, able-seaman Sophie Neville writes: “This morning all was quiet in Zeeland, where the thunder, lightning and high winds had passed. “All was well with Nancy Blackett and her crew, who later returned safely to Middleburg after sailing up the Veerse Meer against Force 5 winds. Having reefed later […]

Nancy Blackett and her crew were able to do some sailing today, as skipper Ian McGlynn recounts: “We had a good sail today from Wemeldinge to the Zandkreeksluis, and then to Wolphaartsdijk, where we are riding out F6-plus winds. We go back to Middelburg tomorrow. The crew is all happy.” And able-seaman Sophie Neville also […]

Is Nancy Blackett’s crew whistling for a wind? Skipper Ian McGlynn writes: “We had no wind this afternoon, but spent a pleasant morning exploring Zierikzee. We are now in Wemeldinge after motoring most of the way. “It was very hot and humid today as yesterday. The crew’s spirits are good – we just want to […]