The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-30
ENGLISH VIEWS or SHAMROCK
GATHERED FROM SIGHT or CHAL.
LENGER AFTER LAUNCHING.

-, stored With wheel and Ratchet
Introduced by American Builders.
The launching Of the Shamrock III. was
made feature In the English newspapers,
all giving full accounts Of the ceremony
and detailed descriptions Of the yacht.
This Ia rather remarkable, as these journals
rarely pay attention to yachting, leaving
that sport to the weeklies that make q
speciality OF yachting. They all, however,
refrain from giving opinions OF the boats
ability to "hft' the Cup. and say they will
wait until the yacht has shown what she
oen do in the trials to be sailed with the
Shamrock I. The dimensions OF the boat
caused some comment, particularly the
narrow beam and shortness OF the I'm, and
the experts seem pleased that Designer Fife
has gone back somewhat to first principles
by putting a short fin on a vessel with q
wholesome body. Referring to this the
Yachting World says:
In these respects we take 1t that the actual
mechanical details OF the construction OF
Shamrock III. will scarcely prove of so much
interest to yachtsmen as will the particulars
Of her lines. seeing that the former are OF
. special order. peculiar 70 the construction
of that limited class to which the latest chal-
lenger belongs. The question OF her lines
applicable. more or less. to racing craft In
general. And seeing that the racing for the
America Cup creates Q kind Of international
school Of design In which this principle or
that may be pushed even TO the point OF
exaggeration without restriction. and the
fullest liberty In given for the Introduction
NJ new ideas that may or may not revolution
ize existing theories in the design and con-
struction Of racing yachts, We cannot admit
for moment the contention OF the would
be omniscient school OF yachtsmen that tho
america Cup racing is vaiueiess to the sport
One or two instances may (suffice to show
the contrary to be the truth: the first OF these
being that Columbia proved beyond cavil-
with Independence as q perpetual foil to
her own racing aualities-that however
we'll the Boston tyne of oentreboard hull
with its light draueht, extreme beam. nat
floor, and hard bilgesJ may behave as such,
IL is a total failure. Ave days out Of six. when
Joined to deep-fxed Nm, ballasted with some
20 tons Of lead In fact. this mongrel COM
rendered Independence the champion Of the
With x her ansr. deeper '. entrance ' and under.
than than . I".'; wa. in her FIRST season. Surely
these results are not rltsOu. .SsiT value 10
feS FARO 70 ,ne uos La sard go an ss'.s,on
men aen. , wnn ar nes nS 20 tne ,. .s" on
Of tne 'erd 20 tine nn' r nna ., inc as.'es 20
i in the failure Of the original lead keel Of
shamrock l.. and the su ccess Of the method
Of internal carriage which was adopted in
her snSSsssor th:i TINS lafssTMnls own ide e.,
out Nth
=, oons.r,c,ion. snd .iso ,udcins nv a.
o. o Sons q, rue on,o, n' ,hs ,sS hnat
Visible that the deeper-Sodied hull permits
Of a longer and easier entrance which. on
account Of its depth. is none the less power
ful than that OF the oluner shamrock IL
So much does th: view appeal to u. that h..
:sme opinion when he decided ss!. 70 introduOs
ts cun dsssns Which
n IN. present chslleneer This IL the sbort-
.nins Of the An TO . bar. twenty feet from
heel to forefoot. Indeed. had his opinion
been otherwise We question whether he
enormous racing cutter p.ovins TOO au! =
W :rs CONF dent that MI; iiis has s.lnsd
n iSs :: y tSs .:s Will. Isslns nesS
e Is .S : .. S:.Dsf. s..IsS and ' more :AiSiif:
wa an Describing ssTs; 'ne 0'a' 'n' 1'e"""'
p.nernbs,,n, how mar m. wat.on cuts.r
snaHrock IL. came 10 s1ocess 70 .h nsf Did
Let Cup nonors. Eas 1890 mat NJ ~.
'MiInfm fme wouio. IN vne oeaRhn& OF tne
!stsst cnahenxer' proaqce IN taApseuo s OF
that boat. with possipiy tne 4es IeStufes
q ms own Cup cnahemeer, onamrScn -.
ssroSn 10, sesy cursSy ~ cnns,na
tne ne" , oca' ~. vas dsu1gnsr sS d a,,anS
rstbsr Than 't 10 tinker with the lines Of ~:
, "0 mi yh,ch IN ~ o,is,sodine ch.re cs
npqn nun wh,cn rn us Ia sirnxaS 49,
tierhsics, - en.nry sss,,ss ~ en
I'LL III u sh eanner n wSich tbs h,,ii 4.
Az spsI Ill ~; inc n MI d ~ IN an wi,h
nlea OUT sha ufsh Nv ~, M thndnd nr,ti.h
racing cutter than tha. q , tne "a, nat noored
'yp WHICH we nave soap'eo from the Ameri-
can cen,renoard Sos,s; .,a- .,a ,,. H..
drsasht O. the null sfocc.; ss
Z, tnf new cna'rniS S d:, 0 neh sn shas,rsss
q the an with Shich .,I she !: ntssd TIE
LeGuT .n o1s'q y ,hs .nmsn.r ,o on ons
which seIe placed one ;S En- either side q the
~ out 'ner .Sr e., ,pa idln M, enSom 20
nlssd scale Of messareme r 10 sns Indsr,
.ns-f '' ons II fi sse ebsf dicii',ss Which
M %nsth said b. well and soa,rs,sIv hi.
snced npon = IN and IeaI vsryins from