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	Gipsy Moth IV - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Gipsy Moth IV Gipsy Moth IV is a 54ft ketch that Sir Francis Chichester commissioned specifically to race single handed around the globe racing against the times set by the clipper ships in the 19th Century.
		After the death of Sir Francis, Gipsy Moth IV was put on permanent display at Greenwich, England in a land locked purpose built dry dock near the Cutty Sark.
		Gipsy Moth IV remained undisturbed but slowly and surely rotting away until in 2004 she was purchased by the United Kingdom Sailing Academy (UKSA) for the sum of £1 and taken to the famous Camper and Nicholson yard for restoration.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Gipsy_Moth_IV (374 words)

	Gipsy Moth IV -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Gipsy Moth IV is a 54ft (A sailing vessel with two masts; the mizzen is forward of the rudderpost) ketch that Sir (additional info and facts about Francis Chichester) Francis Chichester commissioned specifically to race single handed around the globe racing against the times set by the clipper ships in the 19th Century.
		Gipsy Moth IV was fitted with self steering equipment built using the design priciples established by (additional info and facts about Blondie Hasler) Blondie Hasler
		Gipsy Moth IV remained undisturbed but slowly and surely rotting away until in 2004 she was purchased by the United Kingdom Sailing Academy (UKSA) for the sum of £1 and taken to the famous Camper & Nicholson yard for restoration.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/g/gi/gipsy_moth_iv1.htm (308 words)

	Bluedome - Gipsy Moth IV restoration and world voyage
		Gipsy Moth IV will complete a full refit by her original builders, Camper and Nicholson and then return to the environment for which she was created - the sea.
		Gipsy Moth IV became something of a national treasure and as with all things precious she was sent in to safe retirement alongside other great ships.
		Gipsy Moth IV was constructed using overlapping strips of thin mahogany glued together at diagonal angles.
	www.bluedome.co.uk /gipsymoth/index.html (584 words)

	Ships of the World: An Historical Encyclopedia - - Gipsy Moth IV (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		It was in Gipsy Moth IV that he achieved lasting fame for his one-stop solo circumnavigation.
		A national hero, Chichester sailed Gipsy Moth IV up the Thames and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II with the same sword that Elizabeth I used to knight Sir Francis Drake for his exploits in Golden Hind, the first English ship to sail around the globe, in 1581.
		Gipsy Moth IV is now on public view at Greenwich, in the shadow of the tea clipper Cutty Sark, last of the breed that inspired Chichester.
	college.hmco.com /history/readerscomp/ships/html/sh_038100_gipsymothiv.htm (322 words)

	Salvage Squad 2002 - Gipsy moth
		The Salvage Squad's first view of the Gipsy Moth is of a pile of dusty, broken wood in the corner of a hangar at Biggin Hill Airport in Kent.
		The moth series of planes (so-called because Geoffrey de Havilland collected moths and butterflies as a boy) were reliable and affordable, revolutionising popular flying in the inter-war years.
		The Gipsy Moth restoration is the toughest challenge that the Salvage Squad have faced in the whole series.
	www.channel4.com /science/microsites/S/salvage_squad_2002/vehicles/gipsy (596 words)

	Greenwich England: Gipsy Moth IV (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Gipsy Moth IV Sir Francis Chichester's single-handed circumnavigation of the globe
		Gipsy Moth IV stands close to Cutty Sark in Greenwich, one of the clipper ships that Sir Francis Chichester was emulating.
		Gipsy Moth IV was designed by John Illingworth and built by Camper and Nicholsons, was never sailed again after Chichester's return.
	greenwichengland.com /tourism/gipsymoth.htm (539 words)

	Australian National Aviation Museum - de Havilland Gipsy Moth
		The Gipsy Moth was the mount of many pioneering pilots including Amy Johnson and Francis Chichester.
		Gipsy Moths were used by the RAAF as trainers before and during World War 2, eventually 122 saw military service.
		The Museum’s Gipsy Moth was built in 1929 and is the oldest complete aircraft in the collection.
	www.aarg.com.au /GipsyMoth.htm (231 words)

	Francis Chichester - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		He sailed his ketch yacht, Gipsy Moth IV, from Plymouth, England in 1966 and returned there in 1967, nine months and one day later, having circumnavigated the globe with one stop in Sydney, Australia.
		The voyage was also a race against the clock as Sir Francis wanted to better the typical times achieved by the fastest fully crewed Clipper Ships during the heyday of commercial sail in the 19th century.
		Francis Chichester owned a succession of yachts called Gypsy Moth of which Gipsy Moth IV was the last.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Sir_Francis_Chichester (252 words)

	Gipsy Moth London User Reviews, 60 Greenwich Street,
		Gipsy Moth is a gorgeous Sunday afternoon pub - cosy, well-priced and, if the weather is nice, there's a cracking beer garden.
		The Gipsy Moth is best for snacks (the tasty portions are on the small side if you're wanting a man-size lunch) and prepare for a short wait during their busy times (up to 40 minutes).
		The area the Gipsy Moth is located in is nice and so is the beer garden but I did not feel well inside.
	www.viewlondon.co.uk /user_pubbar_review_1633.html (209 words)

	Yachting Monthly Gipsy Moth IV - Gipsy Moth III returns to Plymouth for OSTAR
		Gipsy Moth III was sailed to victory by Sir Francis Chichester in the first OSTAR in 1960 when the voyage took forty days.
		It is anticipated that Giles Chichester MEP (son of Sir Francis) will be aboard Gipsy Moth to celebrate the start of the 12th edition of this famous race from Plymouth to Newport Rhode Island on the 29th May 2005.
		Roland Machin, the current owner of Gipsy Moth III, has announced his intention to bring this famous yacht to Plymouth for the start of The Faraday Mill OSTAR 2005.
	www.ybw.com /auto/newsdesk/20050208100428ymgipsymoth.html (245 words)

	Yachting Monthly Gipsy Moth IV - the man and his boat
		Chichester had been advised to have one lung removed and was given six months to live but his wife Sheila defied the consultants, refused to let them operate and gradually nursed him back to health.
		Following the circumnavigation in Gipsy Moth IV Chichester was undeterred by the diagnosis of a cancer tumour near the base of his spine in 1972 and entered the fourth Transatlantic race that year, in Gipsy Moth V.
		Gipsy Moth IV was designed by John Illingworth and Angus Primrose.
	www.ybw.com /ym/gipsymoth/theman.html (280 words)

	De Havilland Gipsy Moth aircraft profile. Aircraft Database of the Fleet Air Arm Archive 1939-1945
		The Gipsy Moth was the name given to those examples of the DH 60 Moth powered by the de Havilland Gipsy engine.
		The Gipsy Moth made a major contribution to the growth of private and sport flying between the wars.
		In January 1940, Gipsy Moth K1898, was impressed to 759 squadron, Fleet Fighter School, briefly being detached in June till August 1940 to 780 sqdn Conversion Course Unit, and remained with 759 squadron until March 1943.
	www.fleetairarmarchive.net /Aircraft/GipsyMoth.html (314 words)

	Insurgental Biological Warfare Against Gipsy Moth
		In recent years, outbursts of mass gipsy moth propagation have taken place more frequently and the vermin persistently expand their area.
		The Gipsy moth grain layings were processed by Virin-NSh viral preparation produced by the Institute of Taxonomy and Ecology of Animals (Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences).
		Firstly, during the Gipsy moth invasion the trees do not practically grow thicker, thus causing damage to forestry.
	www.innovations-report.com /html/reports/agricultural_sciences/report-43820.html (747 words)

	An historic day for Gipsy Moth IV as YM's plans to save her progress
		An historic day for Gipsy Moth IV as YM's plans to save her progress
		Gipsy Moth IV, the yacht which carried him around the world, is currrently rotting in a Greenwich dry dock but Yachting Monthly is fighting to save her.
		Efforts to raise the funds to restore her and sail her round the world to celebrate the magazine's forthcoming centenary are continuing.
	www.ybw.com /auto/newsdesk/20040428123836ymnews.html (391 words)

	The Gipsy Moth Project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		July also saw the first royal visit to Gipsy Moth at her home in Cowes when HRH The Duke of Edinburgh went on board and met many of those closely associated with the restoration.
		Following her visit to Greenwich Gipsy Moth will return to Southampton to be the central exhibit afloat at the Boat Show.
		It was nearly 3 years ago when Paul Gelder, Editor of "Yachting Monthly" spoke to us about his dream of having Gipsy Moth restored and of her sailing again around the world to mark the Centenary of the magazine and the 40th anniversary of Chichester's voyage.
	www.bluewaterrallies.com /3news/GipsyMoth.htm (1033 words)

	The Tiger Moth Discussion List
		The aim of this discussion list is to provide a forum for (Tiger) Moth owners, pilots, engineers, operators, restorers, etc. for discussing all (Tiger) Moth related issues - with a wide margin.
		E.g., Gipsy Major engine subjects are welcome too, which means that Chipmunk owners etc. are also most welcome to join as well.
		The Tiger Moth Ring is maintained by Flying Wires, operators of Tiger Moth G-AJHS.
	home.westbrabant.net /~janenien/mothspeak.htm (396 words)

	definition of gipsy, moth
		A tussock moth (Ocneria dispar) native of the Old World, but accidentally introduced into eastern Massachusetts about 1869, where its caterpillars have done great damage to fruit, shade, and forest trees of many kinds.
		The male gypsy moth is yellowish brown, the female white, and larger than the male.
		The eggs are laid on tree trunks, rocks, etc., and hatch in the spring.
	www.brainydictionary.com /words/gi/gipsy,moth169122.html (172 words)

	Gipsy Moth IV to set sail once again (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Continue to Gipsy Moth IV to set sail once again on Misc sources.
		The United Kingdom Sailing Academy (UKSA) has selected one of this year’s Skandia Squad sailors to join Gipsy Moth IV on one of the 29 legs of her two year round-the-world voyage.
		The Gypsy Moth IV, owned by the UK Sailing Academy (UKSA), has been in dry dock in Greenwich, London, for almost 40 years.
	www.sailing-news.net /v496.html (174 words)

	Gipsy Moth VH-UPV
		Yet, at a time when most people believed that a woman's place was in the home she spent half her time in greasy overalls i, under, or around airplanes.
		She nonetheless was able to fly around the coast of Australia in August/September 1932 in a single engined DH.60G Gipsy Moth VH-UPV (G-ABEN) biplane, enduring forced landings with minor troubles and a collision with her escort plane.
		The result was the 100 hp Gipsy, which later developed through a whole range of engines bearing the name.
	www.oldbeacon.com /gallery/gallery7/gal7-4.htm (782 words)

	Aviation Photography - Woburn Abbey - International Moth Rally 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Modern ‘tins’ which would spoil the period look are excluded, however other welcome visitors included; a 1932 Blackburn B2, a German registered Focke-Wulf 44 Stieglitz, a Miles Magister and even a helicopter in the shape of a SARO Skeeter.
		The flying was constant throughout the weekend, most of the visitors arrived on the Saturday and some of the pilots camped over-night.
		The Davy family DH94 Moth Minor G-AFPN wheels-in at Woburn 2003 where she was active throughout the weekend'.
	www.maydown.co.uk /woburn_2003.htm (434 words)

	F.lli Marchi boatyard - Special: refitting of "Gipsy Moth III" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		In Spring 1998 the Marchi's brothers shipyard of Campalto (Mestre-Venice) has completed the restoration of Gipsy Moth III, the 12 metres boat in mahogany planking by which the notorious English sailor Sir Francis Chichester, Her Majesty's the Queen's baronet, won the transatlantic in lone sailor form Plymouth (England) to Rhode Island (Usa) in 1960.
		The boat, built in 1959 by the Irish shipyard John Tyrrell of Arklow, was discovered in bad conditions in Gibaltrar and bought by its new English shipowner.
		Transported by sea to the Marchi's shipyard, the Gipsy Moth III (see picture) has been subjected to a radical restauration, during which works have been done on planking, deck, deckhouse, general plans and metalic parts.
	www.cantieremarchi.com /specials/refitting_Gipsy_Moth_III.asp (197 words)

	The de Havilland Moth Club Home Page
		The de Havilland Moth Club evolved from a belief that an association of owners and operators of Moth aeroplanes should be formed to create a suitable environment for safeguarding the type; for the interchange of spare parts and encouragement of the widest possible spread of technical information and assistance.
		The de Havilland Moth Club welcomes anyone with an interest in the classic aeroplanes designed and built by the de Havilland Aircraft Company at Stag Lane and Hatfield between the wars.
		Together with the issue of Moth 112, at the end of December 2000, a statement of major significance was issued by the de Havilland Moth Club Secretary.
	www.dhmothclub.co.uk (186 words)

	de Havilland DH 80A Puss Moth aircraft profile. Aircraft Database of the Fleet Air Arm Archive 1939-1945
		Unlike previous Moths, the Puss Moth had its DH Gypsy engine inverted, with the cylinders pointing down to increase pilot visibility over the nose.
		A total of nine Puss Moths were imported to Canada and a further 25 assembled in Toronto.
		The National Aviation Museum of Canada Puss Moth example CF-PEI was manufactured in England in 1931 and went to the U.S. naval attache in London.
	www.fleetairarmarchive.net /Aircraft/PussMoth.htm (475 words)

	Yachting Monthly Gipsy Moth IV - Royal seal of approval for GMIV's world sail
		Spearheading the project's fundraising activities, the Gipsy Moth IV Mobile Exhibition Unit is providing visitors to the show with information about Sir Francis Chichester, Gipsy Moth IV and her forthcoming circumnavigation.
		Princess Anne will officially re-commission Gipsy Moth IV for active service on Thursday 30th June 2005 at the International Festival of the Sea in Portsmouth.
		Anne will be the first member of the Royal Family to set foot on the famous vessel since the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh visited the vessel in 1967 while awarding Chichester his knighthood.
	www.ybw.com /auto/newsdesk/20050530153951ymgipsymoth.html (668 words)

	Gipsy Moth Circles the World (The Sailor's Classics #1) (McGraw-Hill) doi:10.1036/0071364498
		But when the old man returned in his 53-foot ketch Gypsy Moth IV nine months later, he had made history’s fastest circumnavigation.
		Gipsy Moth Circles the World was an international best-seller when it appeared in 1967.
		In 1931, piloting a fragile single-engine Gipsy Moth, he became the first aviator to fly solo from New Zealand to Australia.
	dx.doi.org /10.1036/0071364498 (459 words)

	Stag Lane Airfield
		In 1934 the Aircraft Division moved from Stag Lane to Hatfield and part of the airfield was sold to developers for housing which became the Aerodrome Estate.
		In 1934, Jean Batten gained her licence and a commercial rating at the London Aeroplane Club at Stag Lane when she succeeded in flying a Gipsy Moth.
		The de Havilland Moth Club - The de Havilland Moth Club welcomes anyone with an interest in the classic aeroplanes designed and built by the de Havilland Aircraft Company at Stag Lane and Hatfield between the wars.
	www.lightstraw.co.uk /ate/main/staglane/sla1.html (651 words)

	[ m a r i n a m a p ] Gypsy Moth to Sail Again
		Gipsy Moth IV took Sir Francis Chichester around the world and earned him a knighthood.
		After months of campaigning, Yachting Monthly can announce that they have secured the backing of her guardians, The Maritime Trust, to set her on a course that we hope will see her sail around the world once more.
		The United Kingdom Sailing Academy has agreed to manage the restoration and consequent upkeep of Gipsy Moth and she was craned out of her concrete tomb.
	www.marinamap.com /en/news/1030.shtml (137 words)

	Yachting Monthly Gipsy Moth IV - news index
		Gipsy Moth crew enjoy a celestial show as the wind drops and Spain is sighted
		Gipsy Moth crew find their sea legs and are set to cross the Bay of Biscay
		Gipsy Moth IV sets off around the world again
	www.yachtingmonthly.com /auto/newsdesk/ym_gipsy_moth.htm (194 words)

	BBC NEWS \| England \| London \| New adventure for Gypsy Moth IV
		The boat used by Sir Francis Chichester to sail around the world is returning to Plymouth in September to begin a second circumnavigation of the globe.
		The Gipsy Moth was restored at its original shipbuilder in Gosport
		Gypsy Moth IV will undergo engine and sail trials before appearing at Portsmouth's Festival of the Sea, Cowes Week and the Southampton Boat Show.
	news.bbc.co.uk /go/newsFeedXML/moreover/-/1/hi/england/london/4110036.stm (541 words)

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