G'day Lesley, > Does anyone on the list know when this yacht was moored at Roseneath or what > year the "Shamrock" challenged for the Cup (it lost of course). I presume it > would be somewhere around 1900, and that Granddad would have been in his > late teens or perhaps early 20s. There were unfortunately 5 Shamrocks, the first challenge being 1899. Providing it did not have a II to V after its name it would have been this one. You might find out more on the web site www.americascup.com HURU Mike CALDER (Sydney, Australia) Main Research: CALDER, DIXON, GRACIE, TUSON http://www.zipworld.com.au/~mcalder