39" SHAMROCK V SAILBOAT
Product Description
39" reproduction of the Shamrock V sailboat, famed for competing in the Americas Cup Race. Models come semi assembled. Mast has sails and lines already attached, you need to follow the diagram and attach the eyehooks to the eyelets. Generally takes just a few minutes. No tool required! Takes 3-4 weeks for delivery.
HISTORY:
The Shamrock V built in England by Sir Thomas Lipton (of the Lipton tea dynasty), was the first of the 10 J-Class of boats ever to be built, and today is one of only 3 of the original all wood hull J-Class boats in existance today. Mahogany over a steel frame, to be exact. The others were steel construction and were scrapped for the war effort. The J-class boats had lengths of over 130'!
The Shamrock V has undergone several massive overhauls and retrofittings. She never won the America's Cup and is now owned by a billionaire Brazilian whose fortune was made in the telecom industry. She has participated in the 2001 America's Cup Jubilee, an exhibition and reenactment race in England with two other J yachts, the Endeavor, and the Velsheda as well as over 200 other boats.
HISTORY:
The Shamrock V built in England by Sir Thomas Lipton (of the Lipton tea dynasty), was the first of the 10 J-Class of boats ever to be built, and today is one of only 3 of the original all wood hull J-Class boats in existance today. Mahogany over a steel frame, to be exact. The others were steel construction and were scrapped for the war effort. The J-class boats had lengths of over 130'!
The Shamrock V has undergone several massive overhauls and retrofittings. She never won the America's Cup and is now owned by a billionaire Brazilian whose fortune was made in the telecom industry. She has participated in the 2001 America's Cup Jubilee, an exhibition and reenactment race in England with two other J yachts, the Endeavor, and the Velsheda as well as over 200 other boats.
