Nancy Blackett’s end-of-season passage from Woolverstone to Woodbridge was captured on Sunday by Robin Sadler, who has kindly provided the following video of her approaching Woodbridge……
Nancy Blackett successfully made her way from Woolverstone to Woodbridge this weekend, in advance of her end-of-season liftout. Saturday lunchtime saw her moored to a buoy in Bathside Bay, Harwich,…
Restoration of the barge Growler has just passed an important milestone with the insertion of the first piece of new timber into the hull. It’s one of 10 new frames, using oak timber bought with help from the Nancy Blackett Trust’s Young Sailors Fund…
Watch a video of Nancy Blackett sailing past Harwich in September, filmed by Mark Long…
Watch a video of Nancy Blackett sailing on the Orwell in September, filmed by Marjie Edwards…
Members of the Nancy Blackett Trust made the most of September and enjoyed sailing Nancy Blackett during the last of this year’s summer weather. Highlights included more trips to the Walton…
Brian Hammett, who died on 20 September 2018, was a consummate sailor and a leading member of many yachting organisations, as well as a published Arthur Ransome authority. His memory is to be honoured by the first of what we hope will become an annual series of Memorial Talks.
Here are some of the highlights of today’s Marathon Reading of Pigeon Post in the Coniston Coppermines Youth Hotel, as told by some of the participants…
A marathon reading of Arthur Ransome’s classic story Pigeon Post is happening near Coniston tomorrow (29th September).