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On April 17th, or just a month after she was launched, the new boat was dismasted in a race with Shamrock I. in Weymouth Bay on the south coast of England. It took nearly four weeks to get a new mast and the boat in shape again.
The seven trials between Shamrock I and Shamrock III before the accident showed conclusively that the new boat was greatly superior to the 1899 challenger.
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As the first race for the Cup was scheduled for August 20th, it was planned to bring Shamrock III. over early in the year so as to give her plenty of time to get into proper shape on this side of the water. Instead of fitting out Shamrock II,, which was already in this country it will be remembered, to race against her here, it was decided to bring over the first Shamrock, as she was already in commission and was sailing in consistent form.
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The trip was made via the Azores, and the fleet arrived off Sandy Hook in good shape after a passage of 15 days and 23 hours. The racers immediately went to the Erie Basin to get their racing spars on end and to refit. This was the first time a challenger had ever had another yacht on this side of the water to race against in her tuning-up spins, and it was, of course, expected to be a great help to the new boat and to enable her crew to know when they had her at top form.