Design No. 391
Morva
Design 391 represents one of Alfred Mylne's yacht designs from his extensive practice. The design was realised in the yacht Morva, launched in 1938. The archive preserves eleven drawings relating to this design, providing a record of Mylne's work during this period of his career. Further details concerning the yacht's specifications and the circumstances of her commission remain to be documented.
Original Drawings · 11 sheets
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Participant in numerous RORC off-shore events. 4th in the Cowes to Dinard race, Winner of the 1950 Falmouth to Belle Ile race, 4th in the Plymouth to LaRochelle race, and 16th in the 1953 Fastnet race. Winner of the 1954 Brixham to Belle Ile race as well as the winner of the 1947 Solent to Falmouth race.
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Historical Context
Alfred Mylne maintained an active design practice throughout the early and mid-twentieth century. The year 1938 places Morva's construction in the final years before the Second World War, a period during which private yacht building continued in British yards, albeit increasingly constrained by economic and political circumstances. The survival of design drawings from commissions of this era depends upon archival practice and the retention of office records. The eleven drawings preserved for Design 391 form part of the larger corpus of Mylne's work, which is maintained and made accessible through the archive.