Shamrock IV Poster

Another one of my husbands airbrush paintings. 1914 Shamrock IV is the first of four challengers designed and built by Charles E. Nicholson. The unconventional looking yacht is nicknamed “ugly duckling”, after the popular song. On July 18, under the charge of Captain Turner, Shamrock IV, leaves Portsmouth for the United States under tow by Lipton’s steam yacht, Erin. On August 7, Colonel Neil, in charge of Erin, receives a message announcing the start of hostilities between Germany and England. He is given an order to sail to the nearest British port, Saint George in Bermuda, where the two boats arrive on August 9. Shamrock IV reaches New York on August 13, but the America’s Cup is postponed. To fit the histrical yacht the painting was made to look like an old photograph.