golden V'S club shamrock

[CT 249]

As Conundrum says, the bow looks Shamrock-style, but not the stern. It's possible that someone took a Shamrock hull, cut the transom off and modified the stern to what seems to be a wider, fairer shape - such things were far from uncommon in earlier years. There were half tonners modified to be quarter tonners, three-quarter tonners modified into half tonners, etc.

[Conundrum]

Any photos of the stern?

[Patience]

I'll try and get some

[Patience]

Hope this is of some help ....



Note that outboard is back up only - it is fitted with a single pot Bukh on board

[Conundrum]

I would suggest that this is too full bodied aft (under the water) even to be a heavily modified Golden/Silver/Club Shamrock. No idea what it is, though. Sorry.

[Patience]

Well thanks for looking anyway - your advice is appreciated.

[CT 249]

I'm thinking perhaps Parker 27 - Ron Holland design, looks pretty close, and there was one called Nos Na Gaoithe

http://www.parkerseal.org.uk/bbs/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=865

But the standard Parkers were lift keelers - maybe this was modified by an owner?

[Patience]

That sounds promising - I will take a look over there - thanks very much.

[Patience]

Having had a quick look I can see from the year of the post that this must be a different Nos Na Gaoithe (this one was under different ownership at that time) - but I'll see if anything else comes of it -thanks again.

[Crag Cay]

There were a few fin keel Superseal 26 / Parker 27s built. But I've never seen a bilge keeler.

If it's a converted Superseal the entire space under the sole (floorboards) would be solid ballast. Is it?

[Patience]

No it's not.

[FOX1]

Hey. My ship was detached from the matrix obtained from the "Silver Shamrock", winner of the Half Ton Cup World Championship in Trieste, Italy early 1976.

I have some photos. Regards.

Pd. I have no precise knowledge of Golden Shamrock, but I'm sure the Silver Sharmrock, destroys it hehe

[Conundrum]

Hello Fox1. She looks very nice. Do you have any photos from astern? What sort of rig do you have? (Masthead, like Silver Shamrock; or fractional?). Where do you keep her? Are you still winning?

[FOX1]

Condrum later step you more pictures. The boat has a KEMP mast, imported from england in the 80s, tapered, fractional with long top mast, and 2 running backstays (as we say in English) . Incredible and very entertaining lol.

The ship is unbeatable in PHRF. But in the ORC rule, punish us very much and am considering some changes RCEHA. Any recommendation?

You've got a similar one? Greetings. Fox1.

[Amokura]

That is no Shamrock, stern, keel, bow, deck all wrong.

My parents owned a Shamrock Club Racer in the 1980's which we cruised the Med with. Sailed it hard. Excellent boat, beautiful upwind (especially with Solent jib!) but a handful 'surfing' downwind in a blow under spinney! Main boom in water one moment, spin boom in the next!