Jancy of Kames
ex Jancy
Jancy of Kames is a 24-foot sailing yacht built in 1956 at Bute Slip Dock to A. Mylne & Co. Design 429. The vessel was originally named Jancy. She is fitted with a 2-cylinder 10 BHP Albin petrol motor installed in 1962, and carries 471 square feet of sail. With a beam of 8.8 feet and draft of 5.8 feet, she represents the practical cruising craft characteristic of Mylne's post-war output.
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Lines PlanDesign No. 429
Jancy
Designed 1956
Historical Context
Design 429 was produced by A. Mylne & Co. in 1956, during the office's established period following the Second World War. The post-war era saw Mylne designing numerous practical cruising vessels suited to the British maritime climate and the economic circumstances of recreational yachtsmen of the period. Bute Slip Dock, located on the Isle of Bute in the Firth of Clyde, was a significant building centre for small craft in Scotland during this era. The choice of auxiliary power—a modest Albin engine of modest horsepower—was typical of small sailing yachts of this generation, where the engine was regarded as an aid to navigation in calms rather than as a primary means of propulsion.