Design No. 244
Piet Heyn
Design 244 represents an auxiliary ketch from the Alfred Mylne drawing office. The design produced at least one known vessel, Piet Heyn, which was built in 1916. The archive contains 15 drawings associated with this design, preserving Mylne's technical approach to auxiliary ketch development during the early twentieth century. Further details regarding dimensions, rig configuration, builder, and original client remain incomplete in the current archive record.
Original Drawings · 15 sheets
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Historical Context
Alfred Mylne's design practice flourished in the early twentieth century, a period when auxiliary power began transforming sailing yacht design. The auxiliary ketch configuration offered advantages for cruising vessels, combining the sailing qualities of traditional fore-and-aft rigging with mechanical reliability. Design 244 emerges from this transitional era in yacht development. The survival of 15 original drawings suggests this was a design of some significance to the office. Whether Design 244 was a bespoke commission or a standard offering is not documented in the available archive material. The single identified built example, Piet Heyn (1916), places the design within Mylne's established body of work during the mid-1910s.