Design No. 85
Unnamed Design
Design 85 represents a prolific design from Alfred Mylne's practice, with eight yachts constructed to this specification in 1903. The vessels built from this design were Heroine, Jean, Eilun, Harmony, Kelpie, Gracie, Caprice, and L'Amoureuse. The design archive contains 82 drawings relating to this design. Further details regarding the original specifications, rig configuration, and dimensions are not currently available in the archive records.
Original Drawings · 82 sheets
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Yachts in the Register · 8
Historical Context
The year 1903 occupied a distinctive moment in British yacht design and construction. The Edwardian period witnessed sustained interest in offshore and cruising yachts among private owners, and Mylne's practice benefited from this demand. The multiplication of a single design across eight separate builds suggests either a particularly successful formula or the presence of a specific market requirement that the design addressed. The names assigned to the eight yachts—predominantly Scottish or romantic appellations—reflect naming conventions common among yacht owners of the period. Without access to builder records or original correspondence, the circumstances of this design's distribution and the relationships between the various owners remain undocumented.