“Coniston is special because we swim to Peel island which was used as the setting for Wild Cat Island in the film Swallows and Amazons . We finish of with Ullswater where we rock jump from a peninsula. It is all good fun.”
For our final Nancy Blackett dispatch this week, able-seaman Sophie Neville writes: “This morning all was quiet in Zeeland, where the thunder, lightning and high winds had passed. “All..
Nancy Blackett and her crew were able to do some sailing today, as skipper Ian McGlynn recounts: “We had a good sail today from Wemeldinge to the Zandkreeksluis, and then to Wolphaartsdijk,…
Is Nancy Blackett’s crew whistling for a wind? Skipper Ian McGlynn writes: “We had no wind this afternoon, but spent a pleasant morning exploring Zierikzee. We are now in Wemeldinge after…
In case you missed it, here’s is Ellen MacArthur’s message to the Nancy Blackett Trust that was presented last Saturday (3rd June) at the Trust’s 20th Anniversary AGM. In her…
Nancy Blackett and her crew arrived at Zierikzee on Schouwen-Duiveland this afternoon, as skipper Ian McGlynn writes: “We arrived in Zierikzee this afternoon. All is well but it is very hot…
Today’s dispatch from skipper Ian McGlynn reads: “We left Veere this morning at 10:30 with local writer Veronica Frenks on board to do an article on Nancy Blackett. There was no wind in…
Today was an easy day for Nancy Blackett and her new crew. Skipper Ian McGlynn writes: “We left Middelburg at the 10:15am bridge opening. At 12:15 pm we were moored in Veere and spent the…
Take the works of Arthur Ransome for inspiration, add over 200 children from eight local schools, a poet, a composer and the City of London Sinfonia and you have the “Shanties on the…