Gipsy Moth IV, the first ever ocean racer was commissioned by Sir Francis Chichester in 1965. Gipsy Moth IV was designed by the renowned naval architects John Illingworth and Angus Primrose and built by the leading shipyard of the time, Camper and Nicholsons.
On 28 May 1967 having logged 28,500 miles (45,900 km) in just 274 days (226 days actual sailing time), the voyage claimed the following records:
Fastest voyage around the world by any small vessel
Longest non stop passage that had been made by a small sailing vessel (15,000 miles (24,000 km))
More than twice the distance of the previous longest passage by a singlehander
Twice broke the record for a singlehander’s week’s run by more than 100 miles (160 km)
Established a record for singlehanded speed by sailing 1,400 miles (2,300 km) in 8 days
THE GIPSY MOTH IV LIFE-LINE
1965
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Primrose & Illingworth Design
1966 THE FIRST OCEAN RACER
THE FIRST OCEAN RACER
Primrose & Illingworth
1966
GIPSY MOTH IV LAUNCHED
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1966
plymouth DEPARTURE
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rounds cape horn
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ARRIVES HOME IN PLYMOUTH
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GIPSY MOTH IV TO GREENWICH
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RESTORATION 1
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2005
STARTR SECOND CIRCUMNAVIGATION
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2006
RUN AGROUND
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2006
COMPLETES CIRCUMNAVIGATION
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2007
MIZZEN DEMASTED
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GIPSY MOTH TRUST ESTABLISHED
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SOLD TO
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2022
RESTORATION 2
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2023
RESTORATION 3
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