Deva
Deva is a wooden yacht of 17 ft length on the waterline, designed by A. Mylne & Co. as Design 364 in 1934. Built by N. Shepherd & Sons of Bowness, Windermere, she measured 5.9 ft beam and 4 ft draft, with a sail area of 300 square feet. The current status and location of this vessel are not known.
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Design Archive
Sail PlanDesign No. 364
Deva
Designed 1934
Historical Context
Design 364 falls within A. Mylne & Co.'s productive period of the 1930s, when the firm regularly produced designs for small cruising yachts and day boats. The collaboration with N. Shepherd & Sons reflects the established network of builders to whom Mylne released designs throughout Britain. Windermere, as a centre of wooden boat construction, was home to several reputable yards. The modest scale of Deva—a 17 ft waterline design—was typical of the accessible cruising boats marketed during the interwar period, when leisure sailing was becoming more widely available. Mylne's output during this decade encompassed a broad range of vessel types and sizes, and Design 364 represents the firm's work in the small-craft market.