Gracie
Gracie was a wooden yacht built in 1903 by Forrestt & Co. of Wivenhoe to A. Mylne & Co. design number 85. She measured 38 feet on the waterline, with a beam of 11 feet and draft of 7.5 feet, carrying 2,000 square feet of sail. As one of the early designs produced by the Glasgow-based office, Gracie represents the work of Mylne during the firm's formative decade. Her current status is not known.
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Specification
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Design Archive
Sail PlanDesign No. 85
Unnamed Design
Designed 1903
Sister Yachts
7 other vessels built to the same design.
Historical Context
Gracie was designed and built during A. Mylne & Co.'s early decade of operation. Alfred Mylne and his collaborators, working from Glasgow, were developing a recognisable house style of practical, cruising-oriented sailing yachts during this period. Design 85, produced in 1903, represents the firm's work at a time when the office was expanding its client base and building its reputation among yacht owners and builders alike. The Wivenhoe builders had experience with designs from several Scottish and English offices, positioning them as a reliable contractor for designs from emerging practices such as Mylne's. The yacht belongs to a generation of wooden cruisers built in the opening years of the twentieth century, before motor auxiliaries became standard.