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Legendary J Class Yacht Shamrock V Relaunched After Historic Restoration

In a momentous event at Saxon Wharf, Southampton, UK, the legendary J Class yacht Shamrock V was relaunched today following a comprehensive multi-year restoration. Known as ‘The Queen of the J Class,’ the 1930 America’s Cup challenger returns to the water in pristine condition, ready to reclaim her place in the annals of yachting history.

Shamrock V, one of the most iconic racing superyachts, was relaunched after sustaining significant structural damage during the 2017 America’s Cup J Class regatta in Bermuda. Laid up ashore for seven years, the yacht underwent an extensive restoration led by a dedicated team of shipwrights, engineers, and project managers. This ambitious project has restored Shamrock V to her former glory, ensuring her readiness for the next century of sailing.

The Restoration Effort

Paul Spooner, who led the project team alongside Feargus Bryan, remarked on the monumental effort: “It has been a massive undertaking and a huge privilege to unite extraordinary talents across the Classic and Superyacht communities. We were very fortunate to have a committed and knowledgeable owner who enabled us to fully and correctly restore this vital part of yachting history and prepare her for her next 100 years.”

Chief Shipwright Giles Brotherton, renowned for his work on historic yacht restorations, added: “It is very rare to be able to work on a revival of this scale and ambition. Some of our artisans were using hand tools that were used on Shamrock’s original build. It is without doubt the biggest and arguably the most important yacht restoration in the world today.”

The Restoration Process

The restoration process involved a complete strip down to the last bolt, addressing all structural issues and refurbishing or replacing essential components. Key highlights of the restoration include: – Teak Reconditioning: Over 95% of the original teak from Shamrock V’s 1970 re-planking was carefully removed, reconditioned, and refitted. – Steel Frame Salvage: 62% of the steel frame was salvaged, strengthened, and repainted. – Bronze Alloy Bolts Replacement: All 6,500 bronze alloy bolts, which held the yacht together, were replaced. – Mechanical Systems: 70% of the mechanical systems were salvaged and fully reconditioned by their manufacturers. – Interior Redesign: The saloon was redesigned in mahogany by Adam Lay Studio. – **Rigging Renewal**: The rigging was renewed and repaired by Marine Results. – Environmental Compliance: Shamrock V was updated to the latest standards for structural and crew safety and environmental compliance, earning the world’s first 5-star certificate from the Superyacht Eco Index, endorsed by Lloyd’s Register.

Challenges and Triumphs

Despite the care taken during her lay-up for assessment in 2017, rust and rot had taken a toll on the steel frames, necessitating a comprehensive rebuild. The restoration team, comprising over 30 craftsmen at its peak, dedicated more than 100,000 man-hours to the project, often working double shifts to meet the exacting standards required.

A Storied Past and a Bright Future

Built in 1930 for Sir Thomas Lipton’s fifth and final America’s Cup challenge, Shamrock V holds a unique place in yachting history. She was the first J Class yacht built and remains the only one never to have fallen into dereliction. Shamrock V’s storied past includes ownership by notable figures such as Sir Thomas Sopwith and Sir Richard Fairey, as well as her pivotal role in reviving J Class racing through her famed restoration by Elizabeth Meyer in 1989.

The America’s Cup, originally known as the RYS £100 Cup, is the oldest international yacht race in the world, dating back to 1851. The J Class yachts, including Shamrock V, symbolize a significant era in the evolution of yacht design and racing. Shamrock V’s participation in the America’s Cup and other prestigious regattas has solidified her status as an enduring icon of yachting excellence.

Preparing for Future Endeavors

With her relaunch, Shamrock V will undergo re-masting, sea trials, commissioning, sail testing, and race training in the Solent waters until July. She will then move to the Mediterranean to participate in informal J Class events, culminating in the America’s Cup J Class regatta in Barcelona in October. The team anticipates it could take up to three years to optimize Shamrock V for racing, with a focus on fine-tuning her sail plan and crew performance.

The America’s Cup : Shamrock V was built for the America’s Cup, the world’s oldest international yacht race. The J Class yachts were created under the Universal Rule adopted by the New York Yacht Club in 1903, with Class ‘J’ signifying single-masted yachts with a rating of 65-76 feet.

The Restoration : The extensive restoration of Shamrock V involved stripping the vessel to her core, addressing structural damage, and meticulously refurbishing her to concour condition. The project has not only preserved a vital piece of yachting history but also set a new standard for yacht restoration worldwide.

(Legendary J Class Yacht Shamrock V Relaunched After Historic Restoration – barchemagazine.com – May 2024)

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Shamrock V Relaunch: Sole Wooden J Restoration Complete

The comprehensive two-year restoration of the 1930 America’s Cup challenger Shamrock V is complete, with an average of 30 skilled craftsmen on site. She’s relaunched and getting ready for the 37th America’s Cup!

Shamrock v’s restoration in southampton, hampshire.

Following significant repairs to the steel framework, almost all of Shamrock V’s 1970s teak planking has been carefully salvaged, reconditioned and refitted. Just a single plank needed to be replaced, and only the next plank down from the sheer strake remains to be put back.

That has to wait for the bulwarks to be bolted down through the top strake, and before that can be done the teak around the perimeter of the deck – which was taken up to allow repairs to the steel beam shelf – has to be made good.

All 6,500 bronze fastenings have been replaced as many were decayed beyond use.

Throughout most of the boat, the joinery originally fitted at Pendennis Shipyard in 2000 has been refurbished and is now going back, while the saloon is being rebuilt with new mahogany to give a new style and layout.

All systems and rigging have been overhauled and where necessary renewed, bringing the vessel up to modern classification.

Shamrock V’s Relauch

This iconic racing super yacht has now returned to the water after a comprehensive restoration and rebuild. The timeless Shamrock V was relaunched on 20th May 2024, 94 years after her original launch.

Paul Spooner , who led the project team alongside Feargus Bryan, commented: ‘It has been a massive undertaking and a huge privilege to unite extraordinary talents across the Classic and Superyacht communities. We were very fortunate to have a committed and knowledgeable owner who enabled us to fully and correctly restore this vital part of yachting history and prepare her for her next 100 years’.

Chief Shipwright, Giles Brotherton, a veteran of some of the world’s most storied classic restorations added: ‘It is very rare to be able to work on a revival of this scale and ambition. Some of our artisans were using hand tools that were used on Shamrock’s original build. It is without doubt the biggest and arguably the most important yacht restoration in the world today.’

Following the launch, Shamrock V will undergo re-masting, sea trials, commissioning, sail testing and race training. This means she’ll be in our beloved Solent waters until July, from which she’ll head to the Med to take part in a few informal J Class events, preparing for October’s J Class 37th America’s Cup regatta in Barcelona… Shamrock V is back!

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36.58m  /  120' | camper & nicholsons | 1930 / 2024.

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• Epic Race History
• First UK Yacht Built to J-Class Rule
• Only J-Class Yacht Built in Wood, with Mahogany Superstructures
• Interior Featuring Birdseye Maple
• Built for Sir Thomas Lipton’s Final America’s Cup Challenge

The 36.58m/120' classic yacht 'Shamrock V' (ex. Quadrifoglio) was built by Camper & Nicholsons in the United Kingdom at their Gosport shipyard. Her interior is styled by design house Dykstra & Partners and she was completed in 1930. This luxury vessel's exterior design is the work of Charles E. Nicholson and she was last refitted in 2024.

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Shamrock V has been designed to comfortably accommodate up to 8 guests in 4 suites. She is also capable of carrying up to 9 crew onboard to ensure a relaxed luxury yacht experience.

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Her features include satellite communications and air conditioning.

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Shamrock V is built with a wood hull and teak superstructure, with teak decks. Powered by twin diesel Caterpillar (3116TAB) 205hp engines, she comfortably cruises at 9 knots, reaches a maximum speed of 11 knots with a range of up to 1,300 nautical miles from her 7,571 litre fuel tanks at 9 knots. Her water tanks store around 3,785 Litres of fresh water. She was built to ABS (American Bureau of Shipping) A1, Commercial Yachting Service classification society rules, and is MCA Compliant.

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SHAMROCK V is a living sailing legend being the only wooden J Class classic sailing yacht ever built (by Camper & Nicholsons with naval architecture by Charles E Nicholson). This rare world class classic yacht has been extensively refurbished and refitted over the years (including one in 2014).

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A sailing machine which is traditional and graceful SHAMROCK V is an experience an unusual thrill under sail. Her interior is sumptuously finished in bird’s eye maple wood. S/Y SHAMROCK is not only a great performer in regattas but she is the perfect yacht for relaxed leisure sailing in style.

Some of the history of the classic yacht: Built for Sir Thomas Lipton's fifth and last America's Cup challenge Shamrock V was Designed by Nicholson and launched in 1930. She was the first British yacht to be built to the new J Class Rule and is the only remaining J class yacht to have been built in wood. After her launch has been continually upgraded including some changes to her hull shape and rudder. Her rig has also been modified to create the most effective racing sail plan but she was no match for the faster US design "Enterprise".

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Camper & Nicholsons became known for its fast, wooden racing sailing yachts, which included the famed J-Class sloops that competed in the America’s Cup Races of the early 20th century, including two J-Class boats commissioned by Sir Thomas Sopwith, Endeavour and Endeavour II.

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The J-Class sailing yacht Shamrock V was built in 1930 for Sir Thomas Lipton’s fifth and final America’s Cup challenge. Designed by Camper & Nicholsons, she was the first British yacht to be built to the new J Class Rule and is the only remaining J Class to have been built in wood.

Shamrock V arrived for a one-year restoration at Pendennis in 1999. The comprehensive works were planned to improve the yacht’s ballast ratio and with the addition of a new rig and sails, performance was dramatically enhanced without compromising historical authenticity. Leading naval architect Gerard Dykstra was a major influence on the successful completion of the project, which began with a massive programme of refurbishment including the returning of her deck structures and rig to their original 1930s configuration and improvements to the interior layout.

BUILDER Camper & Nicholsons

YEAR OF BUILD 1930

TYPE Sailing Yacht: J Class

NAVAL ARCHITECT Dykstra Naval Architects (Refit)

CONSTRUCTION Teak planking on steel frames

LOA 36.58m (120.01ft)

BEAM 5.85m (19.19ft)

DRAFT 4.81m (15.78ft)

PENDENNIS REFIT YEAR 2001

PENDENNIS REFIT LOCATION Pendennis Falmouth

Shamrock V at sea

Moving out of Pendennis' main shed during the 1999 restoration

At Pendennis during the 1999 restoration

All decks underwent a full restoration in 1999

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The ultimate J Class yachtspotter’s guide

The J Class is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful and powerful classes of sailing yacht in the world. An original fleet of 10 was constructed in the 1930s for the purpose of competing in the America’s Cup, but in a sad twist of fate, only a few were able to survive the cull for metal during World War II. Some were later salvaged from the scrapheap and rebuilt as modern-day racers while others were constructed as replicas by owners who admired their classic lines and racing credentials. Nine J Class sailing yachts race today but could you tell an original from a replica? Could you identify which J Class yacht is which by its sail number? Here's an essential guide to the J Class fleet... 

Sail number : JK3 Length : 36.5m Year of build : 1929

With more than 80 years under her keel, Shamrock V is one of the most historic sailing yachts still afloat today having been built by Camper & Nicholsons in 1929. Her current owner bought Shamrock V in March 2016 and in the process inherited a legacy. This 36.58 metre is the original J Class yacht and the only one with a wooden hull to have survived to the present day. Her original owner Sir Thomas Lipton is remembered as the lovable loser of the America’s Cup , having unsuccessfully challenged on five separate occasions between 1899 and 1930, taking each defeat with characteristic good grace.

Sail number : JK4 Length : 39.56m Year of build : 1934

Endeavour was launched by Camper & Nicholsons in 1934 and is hailed as one of the most iconic sailing yachts in the world . Commissioned by Sir Thomas Sopwith, this 39.56 metre design was a highly rated contender heading into the 16th America’s Cup, but ended up losing 4-2 to Harold S. Vanderbilt's Rainbow . However, this is widely acknowledged to have been more down to tactics than design or performance. After spending the better part of 50 years languishing in obscurity, she was meticulously restored by Dutch yard Royal Huisman in 1989 and was most recently refitted in 2011 by New Zealand yard Yachting Developments . 

Sail number : JK7 Length : 38.5m Year of build : 1933/2016

Velsheda was built in steel in 1933 for WL Stephenson, the chairman of Woolworths in Britain, and named after his three daughters Velma, Sheila and Daphne. This 38.5 metre yacht is the only original J Class not to have been built for the America's Cup . Between 1937 and 1984 she languished in a mud berth on the Hamble River before scrap-metal merchant Terry Brabant rescued her and chartered her on a shoestring budget with no engine, mostly in the Solent but also in the Caribbean. In 1996 she was purchased by Dutch fashion entrepreneur Ronald de Waal who commissioned Southampton Yacht Services to rebuild her. Since then de Waal has raced her extensively .

Sail number : J5 Length : 41.55m Year of build : 2003

Ranger is a 41.55 metre replica of the J Class yacht of the same name, which was built for the 1937 America’s Cup by a syndicate led by railroad heir Harold Vanderbilt. Starling Burgess and Olin Stephens had been asked to produce eight sets of lines and the one selected as most suitable for the conditions expected off Newport, Rhode Island — design number 77C — was one of Burgess', although Stephens later helped with some refinements. Known as 'The Super J', the original  Ranger comprehensively beat Endeavour II in the Cup and won all but two of the other 33 races in which she competed that year. She never sailed after that and was broken up in 1941. With the design optimised by Reichel-Pugh , the new Ranger was built in steel — true to the original but unlike the subsequent modern Js — by Danish Yachts in 2003 for an American owner. 

Sail number : JK6 Length : 42.1m Year of build : 2009

The reincarnation of the 1937 launch Endeavour II , Hanuman was launched in 2009 by Dutch shipyard Royal Huisman . This 42.1 metre yacht features her predecessor’s original Charles E. Nicholson design, while the underwater geometry is courtesy of Dykstra Naval Architects . After completing the rebuilds of Endeavour , Shamrock V and Velsheda , Hanuman was Dykstra's first J Class new build project. Commissioned by serial yacht owner Jim Clark , Hanuman is named after the son of the Hindu wind god, which it flies on its spinnaker, and her regatta performances have backed up this name. She took first place at the 2017 St Barths Bucket , which saw six J Class yachts battling it out on the high seas.

Sail number : JH1 Length : 43.4m Year of build : 2010

Lionheart is based on Burgess and Stephens design number 77F, which was one of those rejected in favour of 77C for the 1937 America’s Cup. However, after extensive research by Hoek Design Naval Architects , 77F was considered to be the best set of lines for the variety of racing conditions likely to be encountered at regattas around the world today. Lionheart was built in aluminium by Bloemsma and Claasen Jachtbouw in Holland, and was launched in the summer of 2010. Her first owner's business commitments forced him to sell her and she was purchased in mid-2011 by Dutchman Harold Goddijn, the founder of Tom Tom. At 43.4 metres overall and with a stunning 17 metre overhang, she is the second longest J afloat. Lionheart became the first Hoek-designed J to hit the race course and made its debut at the Superyacht Cup in Palma.

Sail number : JH2 Length : 39.96m Year of build : 2012

The original Rainbow was launched in 1934 at the Herreshoff yard in New England after a mere 100 days under construction and went on to win the America’s Cup in the same year. However, she was requisitioned during World War II and eventually scrapped. The modern Rainbow  is an altogether more high-tech affair — built at Holland Jachtbouw in 2012 as the fourth of the new generation Js. She was built for an experienced sailing yacht owner to a design by Dykstra Naval Architects and is the first J to be fitted with a hybrid propulsion and power system. Rainbow is currently listed for sale . When heeled over, its red underside is a dead giveaway for yachtspotters out there.

Sail number: J8 Length : 42.62m Year of build : 2015

Topaz is based on an unbuilt 1938 design by Frank C Paine, the son of the three-time America’s Cup winner General Charles J Paine. Her modern aluminium incarnation measures 42.62 metres and was launched by Dutch yard Holland Jachtbouw  in 2015. Hoek Design Naval Architects, who styled Topaz inside and out, describe her as “a good all-round performer”. She was the longest J by waterline length at the time of her launch but was later dethroned by Svea .

Sail number : JS1 Length : 43.6m Year of build : 2017

The newest and longest member of the J Class fleet, Svea was launched by Dutch yard Vitters in February 2017 measuring 43.6 metres. Her design by Hoek Design Naval Architects incorporates an integrated traditional long keel from the original 1937 drawings by Swedish designer Thore Holm, which were unearthed by yachting historian John Lammerts van Beuren. However, the designers have brought the 75-year-old design right up-to-date with an aluminium hull and 53.75 metre carbon fibre main mast. As a result, Svea displaces just 182 tonnes — two tonnes less than Hanuman and six tonnes less than Ranger .

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