Thank you both...I humbly stand corrected. In my ignorance, I knew nothing
about the original Gypsy Moth.

Thank you.



From: (ANDREW ROBERT BREEN)
Date: 9/23/2004 10:55 Eastern Daylight Time
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In article ,
SFbobby wrote:
Sir Frances Chichester flew his Gypsy Moth through an typhoon in the
orient when he turned up at the wrong hangar to berth it. He reasoned
that it was designed to fly at the same airspeeds it was threatened
with.

The Gypsy Moth "flew" at about 6 knots soaking wet. Nice try.

You might want to consider /why/ Chichester chose the names "Gypsy Moth
II", "Gypsy Moth III" and "Gypsy Moth IV" for his yachts, with especial
reference to what "Gypsy Moth" might have been to him