Marina welcomes famous 72ft long racing yacht Challenger 4

 A Suffolk marina welcomed a special visitor at the weekend- a 72ft long yacht famous for having raced around the world.

These days, the Challenger 4, which moored at Orwell Quay in Ipswich, belongs to the UK’s oldest and largest youth development sail training charity. 

Saturday's visit was for an open day as part of a tour around the country offering young people the chance to have a look on board. 

The vessel is owned by the charity the Tall Ships Youth Trust (TSYT), which empowers young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to realise their potential by living and working together on the yacht’s residential voyages. 

The open day was part of the final leg, which will set sail on Monday with a group of young people on board from Harwich and Dovercourt High School. 

Since July, seven youth crews have benefitted from a voyage onboard as it circumnavigates the British coastline stopping at eight different ports. 

“It’s also helped us to raise the profile of our vital work with open events in Whitehaven, Greenock, Newcastle and now our final event in Ipswich.”