Permanent Events and Attractions

Events for 2019

All events and activities listed below are subject to confirmation.
See “Notes and information” below for further details.

  • Events List
  • Notes and Information
Date Event Location
2019    
March 3rd Ship Ahoy! Nautical Flags and Knots – workshop with Claudia Myatt (Essex Book Festival)  Harwich, Essex
March 3rd Arthur Ransome: His Life, Books and Legacy – panel with Peter Willis, Sophie Neville and Julia Jones (Essex Book Festival) Harwich, Essex
March 23rd Fitting-out (members only) Woodbridge, Suffolk
May 24-27th Arthur Ransome Society AGM (members only) Lymington, Hampshire
May 30th- June 2nd OGA Yarmouth Gaffers Regatta Yarmouth, Isle of Wight
June 16th Nancy Blackett Trust AGM (members only) Swanwick, Hampshire
June 22nd-23rd Swamazons (members only) Walton Backwaters, Essex
July 27th Harwich Maritime Festival Harwich, Essex
October 26th End-of-season Lift-out (members only) Woodbridge, Suffolk
  • All events and activities are subject to: acceptance of attendance/sufficient demand, favourable weather, crew availability, and final confirmation, as appropriate. 
  • To register your interest for participation in an event, or to check availability, please contact our Sailing Secretary.
  • You can sail on Nancy Blackett if you have membership of the Trust.
  • Members can see full event details on our members-only Google Calendar, using the access details they have received in the Trust’s newsletters.

Header image: Nancy Blackett at Woolverstone, May 2009. Credit: I. Jacobson.