Department Of Resurrections–Gypsy Moth IV To Sail Again: Francis Chichester’s famously cranky 53-foot ketch–which took him solo around the world in 1966/1967, with just one stop–has just been craned out of her “tomb” at Greenwich. Thanks to a campaign by Yachting Monthly, Chichester’s most famous boat will be saved from rot, and rebuilt to cruise the globe again. You can follow the project at YM’s dedicated site, which has lots of good history about Chichester, the yacht, and his pathbreaking voyage…



“Hey, did you know Part 2 of this project is to crane old Francis out of his grave too…?”