Design No. 395
Jenetta
Design 395 represents one entry in Alfred Mylne's substantial body of work. A yacht bearing the name Jenetta was built to this design in 1939. The design is documented by 62 drawings held within the Mylne archive. Further details regarding the vessel's specifications, rig configuration, construction, and subsequent history are not currently available in the archive record.
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Courtessy of http://www.12mrclass.com Built according to the International Third Rule 1939 - ? Sir William P. Burton - name: Jenetta - home port: Ipswich (Great Britain). Rig: bermudan sloop. She was the fourth and last Twelve to be owned by Sir William Burton after Noresca, Veronica and Marina. 1939 was Vim's season and it is difficult to say how Jenetta was performing. Around mid season she was considered, together with Tomahawk to be part of the best English pair. In the season she entered 38 races and won 1 first, 9 seconds and 10 thirds. 1946 - 1947 L.J. Clements. Converted to auxiliary Bermudan sloop as engine installed in 1947. 1948 - 1952 A.W. Steven. She entered the handicap races successfully. Her owner was more than 80 years old. 1953 Estate of the late A.W. Steven. 1953 - 1958 F.W., D.P. Mrs. & V.M. Urry - home port: Vancouver, BC (Canada). In 1957 rig altered to auxiliary ketch, sail area 159 sq.m. Re-powered in 1959. Yacht may have used Sail number KC 1 (probably, although not officially issued). 1959 - 1962 F.W. Urry. 1963 - 1971 F.W. Urry & V.M. (Mrs.) Urry. 1972 - 1975 Mrs. V.W.M. Urry. 1976 Disappeared from the Lloyd's Register. 1985 - 2009 Tom Holmes - home port South Burnaby, BC (Canada). Jenetta is moored at Lake Pitt, close to Vancouver, floating but in very bad condition; she is for sale since a few years. 2009 (November) Oliver Berking - the yacht was found submerged in Pitt Lake, Vancouver, BC. Sections of the yacht have been shipped to Flensburg (Germany) at the Robbe & Berking Classic Shipyard where she will be rebuilt.
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Historical Context
Alfred Mylne's design office was active throughout the 1930s and into the early war years. Design 395, with its 1939 build date, falls within this productive period. The year 1939 marked the outbreak of the Second World War in September; whether Jenetta's construction was completed before or after this date, or how wartime circumstances may have affected the vessel, remains unrecorded. Mylne's designs from this era encompassed diverse vessel types and sizes, serving clients across the British Isles and beyond.