Yawl Yacht No.174

Historical Context

Alfred Mylne's design practice spanned several decades and encompassed a wide range of vessel types. The auxiliary yawl configuration represented a functional compromise between sailing efficiency and the growing availability of mechanical propulsion. Mylne's catalogue system, evident in the numbered designation of individual designs, demonstrates a methodical approach to recording his work. Design numbering does not necessarily correlate with chronological sequence, reflecting instead the archival organisation of drawings as they were received, catalogued, or cross-referenced. The survival of individual designs without corresponding built records is not uncommon in early twentieth-century naval architecture, when drawing practices varied and commissioning records were sometimes dispersed or lost.