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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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) …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
