Kitty
Kitty is a sailing yacht of 32.5 feet waterline length, designed by A. Mylne & Co. as design number 199 and built in 1911 by Åbo Båtvarf in Åbo, Finland. The vessel remains in existence. With a beam of 9.4 feet and draft of 6.5 feet, Kitty carried 1,873 square feet of sail area. She represents the design office's output during the Edwardian period, when Mylne was establishing his reputation among owners seeking quality cruising and racing craft.
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Design No. 199
Kitty
Designed 1911
Historical Context
Design 199 was produced during A. Mylne & Co.'s early maturity as a practice. The firm, established in 1896, had by 1911 secured commissions across the British Isles and beyond. Work placed with foreign builders such as Åbo Båtvarf reflects the international scope of Mylne's practice and the reputation Scottish yacht design had acquired in Northern Europe. The 1910s represented a transitional moment: the extreme racing types of the 1900s were yielding to designs offering better sea-keeping and accommodation. Kitty's moderate dimensions and substantial sail area suggest a design positioned between pure racing and comfortable cruising—a market segment increasingly important as leisure sailing broadened beyond professional racing circles.