A Shamrock for St. Patrick’s Day

[T-Schwan]

We've all heard of the "Luck of the Irish"... do you believe you're a "lucky" sailor or is it all about skill?

Read an interesting story of nautical luck here:

The Lucky History of J Class Yacht Shamrock

The J Class yacht Shamrock V has a fascinating - and lucky - history.

12degreeswest.com

 

[Rick Webb]

One of my first IPs in flight school described the idea saying: " You start out with a whole bunch of luck and zero wisdom. The trick is to gain wisdom at least as quickly as you run out of luck."

 

[jssailem]

Nice story. Some "Lucky" history.
Here is a video of her in Bermuda again racing with 6 other J Class boats.

Sailing one of those boats would be a Bucket List opportunity.