Fraoich
Also known as: Flyaway
Fraoich was a 24-foot auxiliary cutter built in 1951 to design 414 (Trondra) by A. Mylne & Co., constructed at Bute Slip Dock on the Isle of Bute. She was powered by a two-cylinder Stuart Turner petrol motor of 8 bhp. With a beam of 8.2 feet and draft of 4.7 feet, she carried 360 square feet of sail. The vessel is no longer in existence.
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Historical Context
Design 414, named Trondra, emerged from A. Mylne & Co.'s portfolio in 1948, during the post-war reconstruction period when British yacht design was adapting to changing economic conditions and the renewal of recreational sailing. The Trondra class auxiliary cutter represented a pragmatic evolution: a modest but seaworthy cruising yacht combining sail and engine power. Bute Slip Dock, where Fraoich was built, had a long tradition of quality small-craft construction. The commissioning of Fraoich in 1951 places her in the early phase of post-war yacht building, when A. Mylne & Co. continued to develop designs for the recovering leisure sailing market. The use of Stuart Turner engines was standard practice among British yacht builders of the period.