History

During the 1970s Endeavour’s hull was sold for £10 and restoration was started. Quadrifoglio (Shamrock V) arrived from Italy and was refitted at Camper & Nicholson’s yard, and the large holes in Endeavour’s hull were plugged and she was towed to the old seaplane base at Calshot Spit on the Solent to start restoration.

During the 1980's, Velsheda was rescued from her Hamble mud berth and given enough of a refit to get her chartering and, occasionally, racing. Elizabeth Meyer acquired the very dilapidated hull of Endeavour and took on the immense challenge of rebuilding the hull in situ at Calshot, while Quadrifoglio (Shamrock V) was purchased in 1986 by the Thomas Lipton Company, and given back her original name of Shamrock V.

in 1997 Velsheda was purchased from a bankrupt C&N boatyard and brought to Southampton Yacht Services to start her rebuild. She was relaunched in 1998 and started her programme of racing and cruising around the World. That same year, Velsheda, Shamrock V and Endeavour raced against each other in Antigua Classic Week.