1984 - 1989

1984

Terry Brabant rescued Velsheda from her Hamble mud berth and gave her enough of a refit to get her chartering and, occasionally, racing again in events like the annual Round the Island Race, hosted by the Island Sailing Club in Cowes. Despite being in rather poor condition she still acquitted herself well and looked magnificent from a distance. Swiss plans to restore her came to nought and the old racing yacht was eventually laid up afloat in Gosport. Elizabeth Meyer acquired the very dilapidated hull of Endeavour and took on the immense challenge of rebuilding the hull in situ at Calshot.

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1986

Quadrifoglio (Shamrock V) was purchased in 1986 by the Thomas Lipton Company, and given back her original name of Shamrock V, when she became the property of the Newport Museum of Yachting. At the time she had a shortened rig, high bulwarks and an enormous deckhouse. Elizabeth Meyer took on the task of restoring her. Meanwhile her Endeavour was relaunched at Calshot and taken to the Royal Huisman Shipyard in Holland to continue and complete the rebuild.

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1989

Endeavour was relaunched in Holland and Shamrock in Rhode Island. In the Solent Endeavour met with Velsheda whilst in Newport, Rhode Island  Endeavour and Shamrock V raced in the Return of the Legends Regatta, the first J Class racing since 1937. Subsequently the two J’s raced in Marblehead and New York.