One of the world’s greatest sailors on the of the most famous boats. People in Britain go misty-eyed talking about Gipsy Moth IV but from what I could tell from Sir Francis Chichester’s account of his solo circumnavigation, she was a bit of a nightmare – very tippy and tended to hobbyhorse. Still nice video.
October 21
Mike Golding on Gipsy Moth IV
3 comments
Nice find. Thanks!
Excellent Mike, Good to see that the achievments of Sir Francis are still being remembered, He did some incredable things and the Gipsy Moth IV and V are just a small part of Sir Francises life.
For those interested in some items from Gipsy Moth that were recovered in Australia, by all means visit our website on http://www.gipsymothcollection.com – If anyone has any more info on this english legend please feel free to let us know.
Cheers for now
Tony
To see photographs of Yachting Monthly’s restoration of Gipsy Moth IV, there’s a images gallery here
http://www.ybw.com/gallery/gipsy_moth_IV