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    Craftsmanship

    May 03, 2019 5 minutes
    Edited by Steffan Meyric Hughes: +44 (0)207 349 3758

    Email: steffan@classicboat.co.uk

    WOODBRIDGE, SUFFOLK

    Two Arthur Ransome yachts reunited

    Two of Arthur Ransome’s boats are currently sharing the workshop at Robertsons Boatyard.

    Nancy Blackett, the Hillyard 7-Tonner built in 1931 as Spindrift, but renamed by Ransome after the heroine of so many of his children’s books, is having her annual spruce up ready for another busy season. The 28ft (8.5m) Bermudan sloop featured as Goblin in We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea, first published in 1937.

    (ex-) is undergoing some more substantial work, including recovering her deck with ply and glass sheathing for greater protection and strength, while leaving the original tongue-and-groove deck unharmed to retain her original feel below decks. Also in the yard at present is a Cornish Crabber built at Robertsons in 1988

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