The Present
For some time Gipsy Moth IV lay in Lymington Marina, stored at the end of a line of yachts for sale in the boat yard. Her asking price was £250,000.
In November 2010, she was sold to new British owners and will remain in Cowes on display to the public.
Gipsy Moth IV will be sailing at classic regattas in the summer of 2011, including Suffolk Yacht Harbour Classic Regatta (18–19 June), JP Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race (25 June), Panerai British Classic Week (16–23 July) and Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week (6–13 August).
Gipsy Moth IV is one of a number of prestigious vessels to be moored along the route of the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant, to celebrate the diamond jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. Due to her size, she will not be part of the flotilla of vessels, and will instead be moored with other vessels at St Katharine Docks, in a display known as the Avenue of Sail.
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