SHAMROCK V. SAILS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20621, 21 July 1930, Page 9

SHAMROCK V. SAILS.

BOUND FOR NEW YORK. SIR THOMAS LIPTON'S HOPE. (Received July 20, o.io p.m.) LONDON, July 19. Thousands of people turned out at Portsmouth to-day to witness the departure of Shamrock V. for New York, where her owner, Sir Thomas Lipton, hopes she will capture the America's Cup. The crew arc quietly confident that Sir Thomas will achieve his life s ambition. Tho international trophy, which Sir Thomas Lipton is again to try to win for Britain, was originally a cup given by the Royal Yacht Squadron at Cowes, Isle of Wight, on August 22, 1351, and won by the American yacht America. The cup was afterwards given to the New York Yacht Club by the owner of tho America as a challenge trophy and named the " Americas Cup. The contest for tho trophy is to start on September 13 from a point nine miles south-east of Bronton lightship off Long Island, and, if possible, races are to be continued daily until one of the competing yachts lias won four out of seven. The yacht which does that will be declared tho winner. The first race will be 15 miles to windward and back, or to leeward and back if a windward course is not possible; tho next will bo sailed over a triangular course with legs of nine miles each. Subsequently races will bo to windward —or leeward —and triangular alternately. Shamrock V.'s principal dimensions are:—Displacement 134 tons, overall length 119 ft, lOiin., length at watcrlino 81ft. greatest beam 19ft. 7;. in., cxtremo draught 14ft. Bin., height of treeboard sft sgin. Her sail area is about 7500 square feet, and her mast—a hollow one built up in sections of silver spruce is 160 ft. high. Onlv one of tho four American yachts built as defenders of the cup is lighter and less on tho waterline than Shamrock. Sho is Enterprise—a foot less at the waterline than Shamrock V. and five tons lighter, but slightly broader in beam. Of tho remaining American yachts Whirlwind is sft longer on tho waterline and 25 tons heavier than Shamrock V.; Arabella is 2ft. longer on tho waterline and 14 tons heavier; and Weetamoe is 2ft. longer at tho waterline and nine tons heavier.