Dolphin
Dolphin is a sailing yacht of 27 feet waterline length, designed by A. Mylne & Co. as Design No. 42 and built in 1899 by P R Maclean at Rosneath. The vessel remains in existence. With a beam of 9.25 feet and draft of 6.25 feet, Dolphin carried 890 square feet of sail. She represents A. Mylne & Co.'s output during the office's formative years, when Scottish yacht design was responding to evolving recreational sailing demands.
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Design Archive
Lines PlanDesign No. 42
Dolphin
Designed 1899
Historical Context
Design No. 42 was created during A. Mylne & Co.'s early phase, in the last year of the nineteenth century. The office, established in 1896, was still consolidating its reputation among Scottish yacht owners. The 1890s and early 1900s saw strong demand for moderate-sized cruising yachts suited to Scottish coastal waters. Builders such as P R Maclean at Rosneath maintained close working relationships with designers, translating designs into craft that balanced seaworthiness with modest running costs. Dolphin exemplifies the type of design that formed the bread-and-butter output of the office during this foundational period.