See Nancy Blackett this Saturday at the Harwich Maritime Festival
Harwich’s annual Maritime Festival returns on Saturday 27th July, and Nancy Blackett will be there and open to visitors.
Author: Swallows and Amazons
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A new book for the Southwold Sailors’ Reading Room
The Sailors’ Reading Room in Southwold now contains an additional book in its library, thanks to the Nancy Blackett Trust.
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From the Solent to Suffolk: sailing Nancy Blackett in photos
Photos of Arthur Ransome’s Nancy Blackett’s passage home from the Solent to Suffolk last month are below.
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Arthur Ransome’s Nancy Blackett at Woolverstone
Following her recent Solent adventures, Arthur Ransome’s favourite yacht, Nancy Blackett, has been taking a well-earned break this week at her home base of Woolverstone, before…
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Swallows and Amazons is this year’s summer family show at York Theatre Royal
A production of Arthur Ransome’s children’s classic “Swallows & Amazons” will be taking to the stage of York Theatre Royal from next month, as this year’s summer…
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Arthur Ransome’s Nancy Blackett heads for home waters
Following the Nancy Blackett Trust’s AGM and Summer Social, Arthur Ransome’s favourite yacht Nancy Blackett and her crew departed from Swanwick Marina on Sunday evening in preparation for her journey home, writes John Smith. After an overnight stay at Haslar Marina, they headed eastwards, trying to avoid the worst of the week’s weather. They were…
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Vintage photo: Arthur Ransome and Nancy Blackett at Waldringfield
In this vintage photo of Nancy Blackett, Arthur Ransome can be seen scrubbing her on the shore at Waldringfield on the River Deben. Discover more about Nancy Blackett’s history, ownership by…
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Watching the D-Day 75th Anniversary Celebrations from Arthur Ransome’s Nancy Blackett
…During the day we watched a flypast consisting of Spitfires, Hurricanes, C130 Hercules, Merlin, Lynx and Wildcat helicopters, the Red Arrows and many, many more…
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Around the Solent on Arthur Ransome’s Nancy Blackett
Skipper Bob Page reports on an eventful week that saw Arthur Ransome’s favourite yacht, Nancy Blackett, doing a lot of sailing around the Solent and receiving visitors at the Yarmouth Gaffers Regatta…