Design No. 52
Sapphire
Design 52 represents one of Alfred Mylne's yacht designs, originally designated as Sapphire. The archive holds four drawings for this design. At least one vessel was built to this design: Windhover II, constructed in 1900. The design records remain part of the comprehensive Mylne archive, preserving details of the designer's work from this period.
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Historical Context
Alfred Mylne was a Scottish naval architect whose design practice spanned the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Design 52, known as Sapphire, is one of numerous designs preserved in the archive. The construction of Windhover II in 1900 places this design within the broader context of yacht design during the Edwardian era. The archive of Mylne's designs represents a significant record of yacht design practice during a period of considerable evolution in sailing vessel design and construction methods.