Alinda V
ex Fiumara
Alinda V, originally named Fiumara, is an auxiliary ketch built in 1934 to design 351 by A. Mylne & Co. She was constructed by Alexander Stephen & Sons in Glasgow. The vessel measures 55.6 feet on the waterline with a beam of 17 feet and a draft of 10.2 feet, carrying 3,070 square feet of sail. The design reflects the practice of A. Mylne & Co. during the interwar period, when auxiliary power was becoming standard for cruising yachts of her size and type.
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Design 351 belongs to A. Mylne & Co.'s prolific period in the 1930s, when the practice was producing auxiliary cruising yachts for an international clientele. The auxiliary ketch type was particularly fashionable among experienced cruising owners during this decade, balancing traditional sailing qualities with the reliability of diesel or petrol propulsion. Alexander Stephen & Sons was among the most capable builders willing to undertake bespoke yacht commissions to designer specifications. The partnership between Mylne and Stephen represented the best of Scottish yacht-building tradition. The 1934 build date coincides with relative prosperity before the economic constraints and then disruptions of the late 1930s and World War II, which would impact both the design office and the shipyard.