Erika of Caladan
ex Erika
Erika of Caladan (originally Erika) was built in 1952 to A. Mylne & Co. design number 424 by Bute Slip Dock on the Isle of Bute. The vessel measures 30.5 feet on the waterline with a beam of 10.5 feet and a draft of 6 feet. She was powered by a four-cylinder Ajax oil engine of 44 horsepower, installed in 1962. The design produced a yacht with 724 square feet of sail area, typical of the cruising vessels favoured by A. Mylne in the post-war period.
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Lines PlanDesign No. 424
Erika
Designed 1952
Historical Context
The early 1950s represented a formative period for A. Mylne & Co. following the Second World War. The design office, established in 1896, had survived wartime disruption and resumed commercial yacht design in the late 1940s. During this decade, Mylne produced designs across a range of sizes and types—from small motor cruisers to larger sailing yachts—reflecting the diverse demands of a recovering British leisure boating market. Bute Slip Dock, located in Rothesay on the Isle of Bute, was among the Scottish yards maintaining traditional wooden construction and repair work during the 1950s. The choice of this builder for design 424 reflects Mylne's continued engagement with established Scottish boatyards, a pattern evident throughout the office's operational history.