Deep Water - the movie

usna09mom
Thu, 13 Sep 2007 20:53:30 +0000

One of my favorite photos of my mid as a young teenager is of her standing next to Sir Francis Chichester’s ketch, Gipsy Moth IV, in Greenwich, England.

"Gipsy Moth IV was preserved alongside the Cutty Sark at Greenwich, until she required complete restoration. During 2005 through 2007, she embarked on an educational round-the-world voyage. In spring 2006, she ran aground on an atoll in the Pacific and after an extensive restoration in Auckland, the ship was repaired and sailing again in July 2006.

After being accompanied into Plymouth by a huge flotilla of boats to welcome them home, the Gipsy Moth IV docked at West Hoe Pier on the 28th May 2007, as it did exactly 40 years ago, to complete its journey round the world."

If you’re ever in London, make time to visit the Royal Observatory, the Naval College, and the maritime museum!

Deep Water is at the top of my list of movies to see this fall.