Ailsa
Ailsa is a motor vessel recorded in the A. Mylne & Co. yacht design register. The yacht was fitted with an Ailsa RA/4 25BHP engine and measured 29 feet on the waterline with a beam of 8.3 feet and draft of 2.7 feet. Builder details and year of construction are not currently recorded. The current whereabouts and status of the vessel remain unknown.
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Historical Context
A. Mylne & Co. designed vessels across a wide range of types and sizes throughout its long practice. While the office is celebrated for its racing and cruising yachts, it also produced designs for motor cruisers and working craft. Ailsa represents a modest motor-powered example from the register, a category of design that became increasingly common from the 1920s onward as internal combustion engines became reliable and affordable. The Ailsa RA/4 engine was produced by the Ailsa Car and Motor Engineering Company, based in Ayrshire, and reflected Scotland's broader engineering prowess in the period.