Geoff Holmes - SL Shamrock - an Edwardian Gentleman's steam launch.

The Edwardian Gentleman’s Launch was the Rolls-Royce of steamboat luxury. But as the Edwardian Era faded, the boats had to earn their living in other ways. Few of them survived long enough to be caught and rescued by the heritage movement from the 1970s onward. This is the story of SL Shamrock – where she came from and where she is now, and the issues of restoring, maintaining and operating her.