The J-class yacht Velsheda was designed by Charles Ernest Nicholson and built in 1933 by Camper and Nicholsons at Gosport; Hampshire. She was built for businessman William Lawrence Stephenson and named after his three daughters; Velma; Sheila and Daphne. Between 1933 and 1936; she won many races and competed with other great yachts such as Britannia; Endeavour and Shamrock V. Bay of Saint Malo. Ille-et-Vilaine department. Brittany region. France.