Nancy Blackett is almost ready for her new season
Nancy Blackett is almost ready to start her new sailing season, with her annual fitting-out scheduled for this weekend.
Boats
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Nancy Blackett in the Spring sunshine at Robertson’s
Nancy Blackett is back outside at Robertson’s in Woodbridge, as seen in these sunny photos taken earlier this week. Although her mast has now mostly been revarnished, there are still…
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New anti-fouling for Nancy Blackett
Winter work on Arthur Ransome’s Nancy Blackett has made a further step forward with the completion of the first new coat of anti-fouling.
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More progress with Nancy Blackett’s priming
Further progress has been made with the priming of Arthur Ransome’s Nancy Blackett’s hull as part of her ongoing winter work.
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Nancy Blackett’s winter priming
Winter work on Arthur Ransome’s favourite yacht, Nancy Blackett, has progressed significantly, reports Clive Fisher.
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Nancy Blackett’s winter work progresses
Over the past couple of weeks further progress has been made on the winter work for Arthur Ransome’s favourite yacht, Nancy Blackett.
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Stripping Nancy Blackett’s hull
Arthur Ransome favourite yacht, Nancy Blackett, has had her hull partly stripped as part of her annual winter maintenance. The initial work was undertaken at Robertson’s boatyard in Woodbridge…
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Secrets of the Walton Backwaters are revealed in a new film
The Walton Backwaters are still remote and rather mysterious, very much as they were when Arthur Ransome chose them for the setting of “Secret Water”, published 80 years ago next year, but their secrets are now revealed in a brand new film on DVD, available from our Swallows and Amazons shop …
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In photos: Nancy Blackett laid-up for the winter
Following a successful delivery trip from Woolverstone to Woodbridge earlier this month, Nancy Blackett has now been laid-up for the winter. Below are some photos of her safely out of the water at…