SIR THOMAS LIPTON'S NEW YACHT ON HIS MAIDEN TRIP: "SHAMROCK V"
SHOWING THE SPECIAL PEAR SHAPE (IN SECTION) OF THE HEAVY BOOM: "SHAMROCK V." AND HER CREW ON DECK.
THE FIRST BIG YACHT on THIS SIDE OF THE ATLANTIC BUILT WITHOUT BOWSPRIT: "SHAMROCK V."

“Shamrock V.”, whose launch at Gosport we illustrated recently, is the new yacht with which Sir Thomas Lipton will next September make his fifth bid for the America's Cup. She attracted great interest when she made her maiden trip, on May 3, off Portsmouth and Southsea, and showed her paces with "Cambria" and "Candida". The new "Shamrock" is the first large yacht built on this side of the Atlantic to dispense with a bowsprit, and is so designed that her sail area can be entirely spread within the limits of the boat, thus making her look a very tall ship. Under new rules for this year's race for the Cup, the sail area is limited, roughly, at 7500 square feet, and the masthead height at about 150 feet.