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Category: Sailing

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Photos and Recap – Weeks 4 and 5 of Nancy Blackett’s Dutch Adventure

01/11/201715/10/2017 Swallows and Amazons

This summer Nancy Blackett went on an epic eight-week sailing adventure in Holland, following her commemorative departure in a 40-boat flotilla from the Royal Harwich Yacht Club. Here are the stories… Continue reading Photos and Recap – Weeks 4 and 5 of Nancy Blackett’s Dutch Adventure

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Photos and Recap – Week 3 of Nancy Blackett’s Dutch Adventure

29/10/201715/10/2017 Swallows and Amazons

This summer Nancy Blackett went on an epic eight-week sailing adventure in Holland, following her commemorative departure in a 40-boat flotilla from the Royal Harwich Yacht Club. This was the week… Continue reading Photos and Recap – Week 3 of Nancy Blackett’s Dutch Adventure

Boats, News, Sailing, Travel

Photos and Recap – Week 2 of Nancy Blackett’s Dutch Adventure

25/10/201715/10/2017 Swallows and Amazons

This summer Nancy Blackett went on an epic eight-week sailing adventure in Holland, following her commemorative departure in a 40-boat flotilla from the Royal Harwich Yacht Club. Here are the stories… Continue reading Photos and Recap – Week 2 of Nancy Blackett’s Dutch Adventure

Arthur Ransome, Boats, Books, Interviews, News, Radio, Sailing

Listen to Peter Willis’ Interview on BBC Radio Suffolk

17/10/201711/10/2017 Swallows and Amazons

The Nancy Blackett Trust’s Chairman Peter Willis was interviewed by afternoon presenter Lesley Dolphin on BBC Radio Suffolk on 9th October . Topics covered included the upcoming 80th… Continue reading Listen to Peter Willis’ Interview on BBC Radio Suffolk

Boats, Events, Interviews, News, Radio, Sailing

Nancy Backett in Classic Sailor Magazine and on BBC Radio Suffolk

09/10/201709/10/2017 Swallows and Amazons

The new issue of Classic Sailor magazine contains a six-page feature article about Nancy Blackett’s summer trip to the Netherlands. The October/November issue is In the shops from today… Continue reading Nancy Backett in Classic Sailor Magazine and on BBC Radio Suffolk

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Photos and Recap – Week 1 of Nancy Blackett’s Dutch Adventure

09/10/201711/10/2017 Swallows and Amazons

This summer Nancy Blackett went on an epic eight-week sailing adventure in Holland, following her commemorative departure in a 40-boat flotilla from the Royal Harwich Yacht Club. We reported the news… Continue reading Photos and Recap – Week 1 of Nancy Blackett’s Dutch Adventure

Boats, Cast and Crew, News, Sailing, Travel

I Did Mean to Go to Sea: Sailing Nancy Blackett in Holland – Part 2

01/10/201728/09/2017 Swallows and Amazons

Sophie Neville, President of the Arthur Ransome Society and “Titty Walker” in the 1974 “Swallows and Amazons” film, spent a week sailing Nancy Blackett in Dutch waters earlier… Continue reading I Did Mean to Go to Sea: Sailing Nancy Blackett in Holland – Part 2

Boats, Cast and Crew, News, Sailing, Travel

I Did Mean to Go to Sea: Sailing Nancy Blackett in Holland – Part 1

30/09/201728/09/2017 Swallows and Amazons

Sophie Neville, President of the Arthur Ransome Society and “Titty Walker” in the 1974 “Swallows and Amazons” film, spent a week sailing Nancy Blackett in Dutch waters earlier… Continue reading I Did Mean to Go to Sea: Sailing Nancy Blackett in Holland – Part 1

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A Special Saturday Day-Sail on Nancy Blackett

18/09/201728/09/2017 Swallows and Amazons

The Nancy Blackett Trust’s Sailing Secretary John Smith tells the story of a very special day out sailing Nancy Blackett for two of the Trust’s members… Continue reading A Special Saturday Day-Sail on Nancy Blackett

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