Article: Gypsy moth set to be feted the second time around

Gipsy Moth IV, the historic sailing vessel, is close to completing another round-the-world adventure.

The 53ft ketch is due to arrive back in Plymouth on Monday May 28 to mark the 40th anniversary of her maiden, record-breaking voyage with Devon-born aviator and sailor Sir Francis Chichester at the helm.

For years, Gipsy Moth IV had been slowly weathering into history alongside the Cutty Sark at Greenwich, before Paul Gelder, editor of the London-based sailing magazine, Yachting Monthly, championed her complete restoration.

On September 25, 2005, she was able to fill her sails with Devon's coastal winds once again and set sail from Plymouth as part of the Blue Water Round the World Rally ...

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