Mercator
Mercator is a GRP yacht completed in 1984 by Marlow Marine of England. She was built to design 370, the Meraquita class, which A. Mylne & Co. developed in 1934. At 18 feet on the waterline with a beam of 7 feet and draft of 3.25 feet, Mercator carries 258 square feet of sail. The vessel remains in existence.
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Registry & Identity
Design Archive
StructureDesign No. 370
Meraquita
Designed 1934
Sister Yachts
21 other vessels built to the same design.
Historical Context
Design 370, the Meraquita class, emerged from A. Mylne & Co. during the interwar period—a significant era for the Glasgow-based practice. The 1934 design reflected the office's long experience in small craft and their commitment to proportioned, seaworthy hull forms. The fifty-year span between the design's creation and Mercator's completion in 1984 indicates the durability of Mylne's approach to yacht design. By the 1980s, A. Mylne & Co. was in its final decade of active operation. The construction of Mercator in GRP by a specialist builder marked a continuity of design philosophy whilst adapting to contemporary materials and manufacturing practices.