Shamrock IV
Sir Thomas Lipton | |
| Fate | Broken up 1932 |
|---|---|
| Racing career | |
| Skippers | William P. Burton |
| America's Cup | 1920 |
| Specifications | |
| Displacement | 108.3 tonnes |
| Length | 33.63 m (110.3 ft) (LOA) 22.86 m (75.0 ft) (LWL) |
| Beam | 6.35 m (20.8 ft) |
| Draft | 4.16 m (13.6 ft) |
| Sail area | 971.70 m2 (10,459.3 sq ft) |
Shamrock IV was a yacht owned by
bow.[2]
The boat was considerably faster than the defender, Resolute, and owed seven minutes under the newly instated Universal rule.[3]
While Shamrock IV lost the America's Cup, it was a public sensation. Lipton allowed tours after the last race, and reportedly 35,000 people walked aboard during a three-day period.
See also
- Shamrock, 1898 yacht
References
- ^
"First Yacht Race For America's Cup Starts, Noon Today" (PDF). New York Times. 15 July 1920. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
- "America's Cup's AC-clopaedia: Shamrock IV". Retrieved 22 April 2012. - ^
Rayner, Ranulf (2003). The Story of the America's Cup 1851-2003. Toronto, ON. Canada: Warwick Publishing. p. 60. ISBN 1894622-41-3.
- ^
D'Antonio, Michael (2010). A Full Cup. New York: Riverhead Books. p. [1]. ISBN 978-1-59448-760-6.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shamrock IV (ship, 1914).
- C. A. McAllister, "The International Yacht Race", Marine Engineering, July 1920, technical article including photos.
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