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    Sep 09, 2022 2 minutes

    BURSLEDON, HAMPSHIRE

    Gipsy Moth IV in restoration to circle the globe

    he most famous of Sir Francis Chichester’s is cocooned at Elephant Boatyard, undergoing a major restoration for a new owner. The 53ft (16m) ketch, designed by Illingworth and Primrose and built in cold-moulded mahogany by Camper will be ready quite a bit before that though – in time to be present at the start of the Golden Globe Race 2022 on 4 September.

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