Bint
Bint is a wooden centre board yacht of 27.5 feet length on the waterline, designed by A. Mylne & Co. under design number 300 and built in 1925 by Brunton & Co at Cochin, India. The vessel was drawn to the centre board type, a design particularly suited to shallow-draught cruising. Her dimensions—9.6 feet beam and 1.25 feet draft with 506 square feet of sail area—reflect the practical requirements of her era. Current status and location are not known.
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Historical Context
During the 1920s, A. Mylne & Co. maintained a broad design practice encompassing cruising yachts, racing craft, and working vessels suited to diverse waters and purposes. The centre board type, though less prominent than the deep-keeled yacht in Mylne's catalogue, represented an important niche for practical sailing craft. Cochin, as a colonial port and established shipbuilding centre, was one of several locations where Mylne designs were executed outside the United Kingdom. The construction of wooden yachts at Indian yards during this period reflected both the availability of skilled labour and the demand for sea-going vessels in imperial trading networks. Bint's modest dimensions and shallow draft aligned with practical cruising requirements of the interwar period, when such vessels served both private owners and commercial functions.