Nancy Blackett headed for Brightlingsea on Tuesday, motoring with a light head-wind after a rainy night at Shotley. After spending another wet night on a pontoon, she was Blackwater-bound yesterday, again with not much wind. Skipper Richard Wainwright reported that all was well. – Richard Wainwright
A new video of Nancy Blackett’s early evening trip on the Orwell before the Summer Social dinner of 16th June 2012. Music provided by MusicRevolution
The weather held out after the AGM until the evening dinner, so there was time for a final early evening cruise on Nancy Blackett, albeit in blustery conditions. See our Flickr photoset for more.
No visit to the Orwell in the company of Nancy Blackett is ever complete without visiting Pin Mill, with its iconic barges, the Hard and the Butt and Oyster. So, with the sun mostly shining and the wind mostly blowing, we dutifully made our way there along the well-trodden riverside path, after Saturday’s AGM. Our […]
Arthur Ransome’s former ketch, Peter Duck, was on show to members at the AGM on Saturday. Peter Duck is currently owned by author Julia Jones, who launched her latest novel “Ghosting Home” at the event. It is the final book of her Strong Winds trilogy, and is available directly from us in advance of its […]
Saturday’s weather in Suffolk mostly defied the dire predictions of the forecasters, and the AGM, followed by Julia Jones’ fascinating talk and Claudia Myatt’s artful masterclass, were mostly treated to summer-like sunshine, while those lucky members onboard the Nancy Blackett were also treated to unseasonal gusts of wind. View our photo album of the day.
Author Julia Jones declared the Nancy Blackett Trust AGM the official launch party for her new book "Ghosting Home", the final volume in her successful "Strong Winds" trilogy. Julia was the guest speaker at the AGM, held at the Royal Harwich Yacht Club (or the Royal Orwell and Ancient, if you prefer) on Saturday 16th […]
With only a few days left to go until the Nancy Blackett Trust's 15th AGM and Summer Social, there are still a few remaining opportunities left for members to sail the Nancy Blackett during the day. Back onshore, the guest speaker will be Julia Jones, the owner of Peter Duck and the author of the […]
Nancy Blackett is finally back home in her berth at Woolverstone, with no problems. Being at last able to take advantage of some viable sailing weather, Nancy Blackett, in the capable charge of Skipper Phil Durnford, sailed from Chatham to Brightlingsea yesterday afternoon and evening, before arriving back at Woolverstone this morning. Conditions were a […]
Nancy Blackett's brief appearance in a film is in the can. Two days of filming (mostly interiors) were completed at Woolverstone in February. These were followed by a trip down to the Medway for sailing sequences shot at Queenborough in late March. The shooting was successful and the Trust's bank balance has been improved as […]
Nancy Blackett and her crew have been out enjoying sailing all week, still as active on the water as ever, and 81 years young. They enjoyed taking part in some filming earlier in the week (with at least 10 people onboard, and a large film support team on accompanying boats) before circumnavigating the Isle of Sheppey […]
Leukaemia survivor Oliver Rofix gave his first talk about his Round Britain Challenge at the RYA Dinghy Show last weekend. The Nancy Blackett Trust partly sponsored him a year ago for his sailing challenge to recruit new donors for the Anthony Nolan Trust. He completed his 2011 Round Britain Challenge in 215 days. You can watch our video of the highlights of his […]
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