Conservation Plan 3 Significance.pdf - National Maritime Museum
Conservation Plan 3 Significance.pdf - National Maritime Museum
Conservation Plan 3 Significance.pdf - National Maritime Museum
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Cutty Sark <strong>Conservation</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> vol. 3: <strong>Significance</strong><br />
4.3. The Inspiration<br />
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Francis Chichester’s circumnavigation in 1966-67<br />
in the yacht Gipsy Moth IV was directly inspired by<br />
Cutty Sark. Carrying with him the masthead ‘cutty<br />
sark’, this voyage attempted to beat the times of<br />
actually set by Cutty Sark, following her route to<br />
Australia and back. It was no coincidence that the<br />
sponsor was the International Wool Secretariat.<br />
Chichester was subsequently knighted at<br />
Greenwich, and a new berth created in Cutty Sark<br />
Gardens for Gipsy Moth IV.<br />
Cutty Sark was also an inspiration for the designer<br />
of Cunard’s Queen Mary 2, Stephen Payne. His<br />
visits to the clipper, beginning at the age of seven<br />
led him to a career in naval architecture.<br />
Currently, there are nine kit models available for<br />
Cutty Sark, each from a different manufacturer.<br />
They range in price from £15 to over £1,000.
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