A very unusual but appropriate venue was the scene for the Autumn meeting of the Board of the Nancy Blackett Trust earlier this week, when it met at the Hermitage Community Moorings in Wapping, London. It was too good an opportunity to miss to photograph some less usual views of the Thames, so here are […]
You can now listen to yesterday's edition of BBC Radio 4's Open Country, featuring an interview with Arthur Ransome's cousin Richard Ransome, who describes how his own Lakeland childhood was not that different from the adventures of the Swallows and the Amazons, but feels that the magic element of imagination seems to be missing from […]
Long-standing NBT member Doug Faunt was amongst fourteen crew members of the HMS Bounty who were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard yesterday. Two rescue helicopters took the surviving crew to the Coast Guard Air Station in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, with no life-threatening conditions reported. Doug later posted on Facebook the following statements “The […]
"The World of Arthur Ransome", the new book by Christina Hardyment, is now available to pre-order from the Nancy Blackett Shop at 20% off its regular price. Due for publication on 3rd October, this large-format, heavily illustrated book provides both an accessible introduction to Ransome's life and books, and for existing fans, an entertaining revisit, with […]
Nancy Blackett will be one of the main attractions at Maritime Woodbridge this coming weekend. She will be in good company amongst other classic boats and old gaffers, barges and coracles. The theme of this year’s event is 1,000 years of history, and includes talks by historians Robert Simper and Bob Merrett, as well as […]
If you have ever wanted to sail on the Nancy Blackett, there are a few remaining opportunities before the end of the 2012 season. In September we have an East Coast Cruise, where one remaining crew member may be needed from September 5th to 7th. We also have two crew spaces available after Maritime Woodbridge […]
A cinema release date has been announced for the film for which Nancy Blackett did some scenes earlier this year. The date (possibly still provisional at this stage) is Friday 19th October. No actual venues have been announced. The film also has a new title. Called "Bomb" at the time of Nancy's filming, it is […]
Nancy Blackett and her crew enjoyed a great Swallows and Amazons weekend last month, with the OGA East Coast Area and the Walton and Frinton Yacht Club. Having commandeered a Wagtail, we had a good time in the Saturday race, although with the light winds, it proved quite challenging, particularly when the spring tide started ebbing […]
“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 and local author Julia Jones’s Peter Duck, also originally owned by Ransome. Their day out, on June 25th, began at […]
Nancy Blackett is now back in her berth at Woolverstone after a very good trip, with no problems to report. – Richard Wainright
Nancy Blackett moored on a buoy at West Mersea last night, before receiving a good welcome from the local sailing club this morning. Earlier this evening she had almost reached the pier at Walton-on-the-Naze in a good south-easterly wind, and was expecting to arrive at Shotley by 7:30 pm. – Richard Wainwright
Last night, Nancy Blackett and her crew spent a wet night in Heybridge Basin, following an easy motor-sail down from Bradwell. This afternoon they planned to go on to West Mersea. – Richard Wainwright
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