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,…
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…
There are still plenty of Swallows and Amazons activities left to do this year…
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…
…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…
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…
Members of the Nancy Blackett Trust enjoyed last week sailing around the Solent on Arthur Ransome’s favourite yacht, Nancy Blackett, culminating in attending the Yarmouth Gaffers Regatta on the Isle of Wight…