Onboard Shamrock V (JK3) during the Regates Royales in Cannes, France.
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Velsheda
Saint Tropez, France 43º16’54″N 6º42’43″E
Onboard Velsheda during “Les Voiles de Saint Tropez”, France. Designed by Charles Nicholson and built by Camper & Nicholson in 1933 for Mr W.L. Stephenson, Owner of Woolworth chain of shops, she was built in 1933 at Gosport.
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Shamrock V
Saint Tropez, France 43º17’36″N 6º38’46″E
Shamrock V (JK3) during “Les Voiles de Saint Tropez”, France.
Shamrock V was built in 1930 for Sir Thomas Lipton’s fifth and last America’s Cup challenge. Designed by Nicholson, she was the first British yacht to be built to the new J Class Rule and is the only remaining J to have been built in wood.
