Gipsy Moth IV by Paul Gelder

Gipsy Moth IV by Paul Gelder

This is the definitive history of a sailing icon. In this beautifully illustrated book, Yachting Monthly's former editor Paul Gelder tells the remarkable story of Gipsy Moth's rise, fall and triumphant rise again. It is illustrated throughout with exclusive photographs of the boat, the restoration project and dramatic images from both of her epic voyages.

"gripping and insightful"(RNLI Offshore Magazine) "It's a hell of a story." (Yachting Monthly) "This beautifully illustrated book is the definitive history of Gipsy Moth IV..." (Devon Today) "If you are a photographer or a yachting enthusiast, this book is a must." (Amateur Photographer Magazine) "The book is well illustrated and is a good piece of journalism - as you would expect from the author" (Sailing Today)

Paul Gelder, editor of Yachting Monthly magazine, launched the Gipsy Moth project in 2004, to rescue the famous 53ft ketch, rotting away in dry dock at Greenwich, and sail her around the world for a second time, celebrating the 40th anniversary of Chichester's voyage and the magazine's 100th birthday. For the success of the campaign he was presented with the Ocean Cursing Club's Award of Merit (2006) and the magazine won 'Campaign of the Year from the Printing and Publishing Association in 2006.

He has written two other books about round the world sailing events: The Loneliest Race, about the 1994-95 BOC Around Alone Challenge and InterSpray's Race Around the World, about the 1992-93 British Steel Challenge, in which he sailed on the first leg, from Southampton to Rio de Janeiro.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780470724439
ISBN 10	0470724439
Title	Gipsy Moth IV
Author	Paul Gelder
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	John Wiley & Sons Inc
Year published	2007-11-02
Number of pages	256
Prizes	Commended for Independent Publisher Book Awards (Sports/Recreation) 2008
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.