Olga

Historical Context

Alfred Mylne (1870–1960) was a Scottish naval architect whose practice spanned more than half a century. His designs encompassed racing yachts, cruising vessels, and motor yachts, many of which were built by established British and Continental yards. The auxiliary yawl configuration—a fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel with an engine—gained prominence in the early twentieth century as owners sought vessels capable of reliable passage-making without complete dependence on wind conditions. Design 1118 belongs to this tradition, though the specific circumstances of its conception and any vessels built to this design are not documented in the available archive materials.