Bank Ground Farm, on the eastern shore of the lake, was the model for “Holly Howe” in Arthur Ransome’s classic children’s story Swallows and Amazons . Ransome stayed there himself while visiting literary friends who formed a remarkable creative …
Nancy Blackett’s Dutch adventure continues! Just in from Skipper Bryan Davies: “Another perfect sailing day today! We left Wemeldinge, where they discounted our berthing (“because…
Nancy Blackett’s continuing Dutch adventure had a distinctly land-based turn today, as Skipper Bryan Davies recounts… “Today was one of those frustrating go/no-go days. Force 5…
The exhibition, From Coniston to the Kremlin: Arthur Ransome’s Russian Adventures opened at the Ruskin Museum, Coniston, on June 3rd, exploring Arthur Ransome’s involvement as a political reporter in Russia as the country went through the bloody transition from Tsarist state to what later became the Soviet Union.
As Nancy Blackett commences the second week of her Dutch canal adventure with a fresh crew, we received the following message earlier this evening from skipper Bryan Davies:
Nancy Blackett gleams in the morning sun in Goes, the Netherlands, while awaiting a new crew at today’s lunchtime changeover. Photo courtesy of Mate Robin Sadler.
See our photos from the day of the Nancy Blackett Trust’s 20th Anniversary AGM, held on Saturday 3rd June 2017 at the Royal Harwich Yacht Club. Click here to view our Flickr photo album or…
Today’s fresh update from skipper Richard Wainwright brings us nearly to the end of Nancy Blackett’s first week away from home, and all apparently had a great time. He writes:…
See our photos from the day of Nancy Blackett’s Parade of Sail Flotilla, held to celebrate her departure for an 8-week voyage to the Dutch canals following the 20th Anniversary Nancy Blackett…