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keywords: america's cup yacht race, british yacht shamrock v, american yacht enterprise

Synopsis: British yacht Shamrock V had some hard-luck mishaps comes back in the finals to give the American yacht Enterprise a real battle but the Shamrock V succumbs in the end as the Enterprise finishes victoriously...(read more)

  • Date: 1930
  • Duration: 00:01:07
  • Sound: No
  • Color: Monochrome
  • Type: Public Domain
  • Language: English
  • Location: United States

America's Cup Yacht Race

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America's Cup Yacht Race

America's Cup race of sailing yachts. Shamrock V was the first British yacht to be built to the new J-Class rule for racing boats. Victim of misfortune in losing third race through collapse of mainsail, Shamrock V came back in the final to give Enterprise a real battle. The Enterprise J Class racing yacht won the America's Cup match race in 1930. Shamrock V was the loser. Images of a J Class racing yacht. Image of the America's Cup trophy.