Day 392

The mast of Shamrock IV

January 25th, 2013



Standing near the guns mentioned in the previous post is this mast from Shamrock IV, the unsuccessful British challenger in the 1920 America's Cup held in and around Lower New York Bay.


One Comment

  1. Steve says:

    Nice dig on the Brits! You lost the Revolutionary War, we bailed you out in 1917 and now, 3 years after half of your young men were killed in the war, we win the Cup again. Whoohoo! And here’s the mast to prove it,

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