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Lot Essay
Candida, rated at '23 metres', was designed by Charles Nicholson and built by Camper & Nicholson at Gosport for Mr. H.A. Andrea in 1929. A magnificent Bermudian-rigged cutter of 95½ tons gross (174 Thames), she measured 117 feet in length overall with a 20½ foot beam and was completed principally as a response to a slight change in the International Rules in 1928.
White Heather (II), another of the '23 metre' creations but a very much older thoroughbred, was designed by the great William Fife (Jnr.) and built in his yard at Fairlie in 1907. An equally impressive big cutter registered at 90 tons gross (179 Thames), she measured 95½ feet in length overall with a 21 foot beam and proved a remarkably successful boat well into old age. Originally owned by Mr. Myles Kennedy, by 1930 she was in the possession of Lord Waring and still one of the fastest regular competitors at Cowes.
Shamrock (V) was the last of Sir Thomas Lipton's five Shamrocks, each of which had been created in the hope of winning back the America's Cup or, as he habitually referred to it, "the Auld Mug". Lipton's final Shamrock was designed and built for him by Camper & Nicholson in 1930, her appearance at Cowes that year marking her debut prior to trying for the America's Cup in September. Registered at 103½ tons gross (163 Thames) and measuring 120 feet in length with a 19½ foot beam, all three competitors in the race featured above were remarkably well-matched, with very similar spreads of canvas, and provided the crowds with excellent sport and the usual excitement as they raced to the finishing line.
White Heather (II), another of the '23 metre' creations but a very much older thoroughbred, was designed by the great William Fife (Jnr.) and built in his yard at Fairlie in 1907. An equally impressive big cutter registered at 90 tons gross (179 Thames), she measured 95½ feet in length overall with a 21 foot beam and proved a remarkably successful boat well into old age. Originally owned by Mr. Myles Kennedy, by 1930 she was in the possession of Lord Waring and still one of the fastest regular competitors at Cowes.
Shamrock (V) was the last of Sir Thomas Lipton's five Shamrocks, each of which had been created in the hope of winning back the America's Cup or, as he habitually referred to it, "the Auld Mug". Lipton's final Shamrock was designed and built for him by Camper & Nicholson in 1930, her appearance at Cowes that year marking her debut prior to trying for the America's Cup in September. Registered at 103½ tons gross (163 Thames) and measuring 120 feet in length with a 19½ foot beam, all three competitors in the race featured above were remarkably well-matched, with very similar spreads of canvas, and provided the crowds with excellent sport and the usual excitement as they raced to the finishing line.