Following the Trust’s AGM and Summer Social, Nancy Blackett and her crew departed from Swanwick Marina on Sunday evening in preparation for her journey home, writes John Smith. After an overnight stay at Haslar Marina, they headed eastwards, trying to avoid the worst of the week’s weather. They were obliged to spend a day stormbound in […]
A production of Arthur Ransome’s children’s classic “Swallows & Amazons” will be taking to the stage of York Theatre Royal from next month, as this year’s summer family show. Damian Cruden, in his final production after 22 years as York Theatre Royal’s Artistic Director, co-directs the production with Artistic Associate John R. Wilkinson. The story […]
Members of the Nancy Blackett Trust are reminded that this year’s Annual General Meeting and Summer Social is on Sunday week, and the deadline for bookings is Monday 10th June. As detailed in last month’s mailing, the AGM and Summer Social returns to the Solent this year with the venue being the Navigator in Lower […]
Nancy Blackett skipper Bob Page reports on a memorable day in the Solent… Yesterday (5th June) I had the pleasure of taking Trust member John Bull out for a day sail on Nancy Blackett. To my surprise I had a memory pop up on my Facebook page saying that 6 years ago to the day […]
Skipper Bob Page reports on an eventful week that saw Arthur Ransome’s favourite yacht, Nancy Blackett, doing a lot of sailing around the Solent and receiving visitors at the Yarmouth Gaffers Regatta… Last week was a good, although a very varied, week with winds ranging from none at all up to force 5-6, mainly from […]
Members of the Nancy Blackett Trust enjoyed last week sailing around the Solent on Arthur Ransome’s favourite yacht, Nancy Blackett, culminating in attending the Yarmouth Gaffers Regatta on the Isle of Wight. Mate Jeremy Norman described the week as “amazing” and has kindly shared the photos below… If you would like the opportunity to sail […]
An historic 1920s Broads sailing cruiser once hired by Arthur Ransome has made a welcome return to the water, reports the East Anglian Daily Press. More than 15 years after it had last been sailed, and after countless hours of high standard work to restore a boat that was used by author Arthur Ransome and appeared […]
The original film adaptation of Arthur Ransome’s “Swallows and Amazons” has returned to BBC iPlayer. The 1974 film is available to watch here until Saturday 22nd June. The behind-the-scenes story of the film is told in the book “The Making of Swallows and Amazons” by Sophie Neville, who starred as Titty Walker in the film […]
Nancy Blackett and crew have been spending an enjoyable week cruising in the Solent, and even travelling as far as Poole. Skipper Clive Fisher has kindly posted some photos of the highlights below. To see the original photos click on the relevant Facebook icons [f].
A marathon reading of Arthur Ransome’s story “Pigeon Post” is to be staged in the Coniston Coppermines valley at the end of September. The event is being organised by writer and lecturer Chris Routledge, in association with The Arthur Ransome Trust, who also staged a similar reading of “Swallows and Amazons” on the shore of […]
Arthur Ransome’s favourite yacht, Nancy Blackett, embarked on a sailing adventure last week from Woolverstone on the River Orwell in Suffolk to Port Hamble on the Solent. Skipper Robin Sadler tells the story of what happened on the way… We were planning to leave Woolverstone for the Solent mid-afternoon of Saturday 4th May. It was […]
Nancy Blackett has now arrived in the Solent in readiness for the upcoming AGM’s of both the Nancy Blackett Trust and the Arthur Ransome Society, reports John Smith. Yesterday morning Nancy Blackett and her crew made use of a lull in the weather and sailed overnight from Eastbourne to Brighton, and rested up in Brighton while waiting […]
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