Novena
Also known as: Drache III
Novena was a sailing yacht of 27 feet designed by A. Mylne & Co. under design number 157. She was built in 1908 by A. Robertson & Sons at Sandbank. The yacht measured 27.1 feet on the waterline, with a beam of 7.64 feet and draft of 5.33 feet. The current status and location of the vessel are not known.
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Design Archive
MiscDesign No. 157
Novena
Designed 1909
Historical Context
Novena was designed during the early period of A. Mylne & Co.'s practice, when the office was establishing itself as a leading Scottish yacht design practice. Design 157 dates to 1909, placing Novena within the firm's formative decade. A. Robertson & Sons of Sandbank was among the Clyde's respected builders, reflecting the region's prominence in small-craft construction. The Clyde remained a centre of yacht building activity through the early twentieth century, though detailed records of many individual vessels from this period have not survived. Novena's modest size and A. Mylne design suggest she served as a private cruising or racing yacht for an owner on the west coast of Scotland.