Introducing Nancy Blackett and the Nancy Blackett Trust

Nancy Blackett is one of the boats once owned by Arthur Ransome, author of the 'Swallows and Amazons' books, and appears in 'We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea'. Recently rescued and restored, Nancy Blackett is now preserved and maintained by the Nancy Blackett Trust, and is regularly on show at maritime festivals, as well as sailing hundreds of miles each year, crewed by Trust members. [Read more...]

Friday, March 05, 2010

Nancy Blackett Country: Walton and Oakley Creek

The seveth in a series of videos from Dylan Winter, made as part of Keep Turning Left, his extended circumnavigation of Great Britain, in which he continues exploring the Walton Backwaters, (Arthur Ransome's "Secret Water", in which the Nancy Blackett appeared as the Goblin), and sails up Oakley Creek, home to a registered explosives dock and a colony of 70 seals.
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Friday, February 26, 2010

Nancy Blackett Country: Seals, Storms and Kite-surfers

The sixth in a series of videos from Dylan Winter, made as part of Keep Turning Left, his extended circumnavigation of Great Britain, in which he attempts to shelter from a storm in the Walton Backwaters, (Arthur Ransome's "Secret Water", in which the Nancy Blackett appeared as the Goblin), encounters some seals and meets the local kite-surfers.

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Friday, February 19, 2010

Nancy Blackett Country: Taming the East Anglian Marshes

The fifth in a series of videos from Dylan Winter, made as part of Keep Turning Left, his extended circumnavigation of Great Britain, in which he discovers how the Dutch helped to tame the Walton Backwaters, (Arthur Ransome's "Secret Water", in which the Nancy Blackett appeared as the Goblin).

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Friday, February 12, 2010

Nancy Blackett Country: The Tendring Peninsula - Brightlingsea to Walton

The fourth in a series of videos from Dylan Winter, made as part of Keep Turning Left, his extended circumnavigation of Great Britain, in which he sails from Brightlingsea to the Walton Backwaters (Arthur Ransome's "Secret Water", in which the Nancy Blackett appeared as the Goblin), and reveals the fascinating stories of Martello towers, seaside piers, the humble beach hut, and invaders past and present.

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Friday, February 05, 2010

Nancy Blackett Country: Witch's Quay - from Secret Water

The third in a series of videos from Dylan Winter, made as part of Keep Turning Left, his circumnavigation of Great Britain, in which he drifts with the tide up Kirby Creek to Witch's Quay, familiar to readers of Arthur Ransome's "Secret Water", in which the Nancy Blackett appeared as the Goblin.


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Friday, January 29, 2010

Nancy Blackett Country: In the Wake of Ransome - Into Secret Water by the Back Door

The second in a series of videos from Dylan Winter, made as part of Keep Turning Left, his circumnavigation of Great Britain, in which he explores Arthur Ransome's life, as well as sailing a circuit of the Walton Backwaters, familiar to readers of Arthur Ransome's "Secret Water", in which the Nancy Blackett appeared as the Goblin.



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Sunday, January 24, 2010

Nancy Blackett Country: Walton Backwaters and the Naze

The first in a series of videos from Dylan Winter, made as part of Keep Turning Left, his circumnavigation of Great Britain, in which he explores the Walton Backwaters and the Naze, familiar to readers of Arthur Ransome's "Secret Water", in which the Nancy Blackett appeared as the Goblin.

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