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Nancy Blackett’s Northern Cruise

29th July 201721st August 2014

Skipper Phil Durnford has just returned from a “furthest north” cruise at the helm of Nancy Blackett. He writes: I joined Nancy Blackett on Monday 18th August in Ipswich Dock, where she had spent the weekend …

An Entertaining Day with Nancy Blackett, Peter Duck and Chelmondiston Primary School

8th July 20148th July 2014

On Monday 7th July Nancy Blackett (with Judy Taylor and John Benford) and Peter Duck (with Julia Jones) entertained Year 6 of Chelmondiston Primary School respectively at Woolverstone Marina and the Royal Harwich Yacht Club. …

Ellen MacArthur on the 75th Anniversary of Secret Water

21st December 202529th May 2014

This year sees the 75th anniversary of the publication of "Secret Water", the eighth book in the "Swallows and Amazons" series by Arthur Ransome. The story is principally set in the Walton Backwaters and includes …

New Swallows and Amazons Vintage Classics Editions – Coming Soon

16th May 2014

You can now pre-order from our shop the new upcoming Vintage Classics editions of both "We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea" and "Secret Water" – the two Arthur Ransome titles that feature Nancy Blackett as …

Literary research aboard the Goblin – with Elizabeth Williams

10th February 2014

Children’s literature postgrad Elizabeth Williams from Newcastle University recently came to research the East Coast locations used by Ransome and Julia Jones, and was delighted to accept an invitation to visit the Goblin – alias Nancy …

Nancy Blackett in “Britain and the Sea”: Screencaps

31st October 202013th December 2013

We now have a gallery of screencaps from Nancy Blackett’s appearance on “Britain and the Sea” last Sunday. View our photo album on Flickr.

All Aboard – Schoolchildren Visit Nancy Blackett

22nd February 202625th September 2013

Last Thursday Nancy Blackett welcomed aboard a party of pupils from Brandeston Hall school near Woodbridge. They are currently reading "We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea" in class and their teacher James Loveridge had …

Swallows and Amazons on Mastermind

7th March 201923rd January 2013

Last Friday “Swallows and Amazons” was featured as the specialist subject of one contestant on the veteran BBC’s “Mastermind” quiz series. Sixteen questions were asked, drawing from topics across Arthur Ransome’s series of children’s novels, …

Roger’s first cruise – Nancy’s last

1st November 201324th November 2012

Nancy Blackett’s final cruise of the season was also the first for newly-promoted Skipper for Roger Sturge, the Nancy Blackett Trust’s Secretary. Here is his account… On Monday morning, in bright sunshine, we motored down …

“We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea” at 75

21st September 202119th November 2012

Arthur Ransome’s "We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea" was published 75 years ago this month. Inspired by his boat the Nancy Blackett, it was quickly recognised as the high point of his "Swallows and Amazons" series …

School’s Out – On the Water!

31st October 20209th July 2012

“A wonderful day that I will never forget – it was a totally amazing experience” Thirty-six top-year schoolchildren from Kessingland Primary School near Lowestoft enjoyed a books-and-boats day out with Arthur Ransome’s yacht Nancy Blackett …

Ship’s Log: the Journey Home

12th August 2011

This time last week, the Nancy Blackett and her crew were on their way home across the Channel earlier than originally planned, to avoid the worst of the forecast weather. They left Middelburg last Friday …