Design No. 148
Nargie
Design 148 represents one of Alfred Mylne's yacht designs from the Edwardian era. The design was realised in the yacht Nargie, built in 1908. The archive holds 29 drawings related to this design, providing substantial documentation of Mylne's design process and technical specifications for this vessel. Further details regarding the design's specifications, builder, and subsequent history remain to be confirmed.
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courtessy of http://www.12mrclass.com Built according to the International First Rule 1908 - 1911 Jack Little - name: NARGIE - home port: Glasgow She was the first Twelve designed by A. Mylne (drawing no. 148). The total cost of 1850 representing 1850 for the boat and 250 for the sails. The fee for the design was of 15 guineas. She had main frames of natural oak with two sub-frames between each 2x13/4 inches main frame, the latter being steam bent. Topside planking: 26 mm. mahogany with 25 mm. pitch pine from one foot below the water line. The decks were of yellow pine 31 mm. The floors were galvanised wrought iron, the stern post and radder oak. The keel timber was 19mm American elm thick (Freer, Twelve-Metre Yacht). Of the three Twelves built by the McAlister yard in the same year, Nargie was the heaviest with a displacement of 27 tons. She competed without success at the English trials for the 1908 Olympic Games. She was not very successful in regatta. In the 1910 racing season, she had a total of 28 entries and won 3 firsts, 3 seconds and 5 thirds 1912 - 1913 Richard G. Allan - new name: MALVA (1913) 1914 - 1915 John A. Dunlop 1916 - 1918 ?? 1918 - 1923 B.A. Butensch'n - home port: Christiania (Oslo) 1924 - 1946 P.H. Matthiessen In 1931 disappeared from Lloyd's Register 1947 - 1952 Sigurd Herlofson 1952 - 1959 A.B. Oweson - new name: ARROW XVI
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Historical Context
Alfred Mylne was a prominent Scottish yacht designer whose career spanned from the late nineteenth century through the early twentieth century. Design 148, culminating in the 1908 launch of Nargie, falls within the heart of the Edwardian yacht-building era. This period witnessed significant developments in yacht design, as designers responded to evolving racing rules, construction techniques, and client requirements. Mylne's designs from this era reflect the transition between Victorian and modern approaches to yacht design. The documentation of Design 148 through 29 drawings demonstrates the professional standards and technical rigour that characterised Mylne's practice.