Oola
Oola is a yacht of 21 feet waterline length, built in 1903 to design number 80 by A. Mylne & Co. — the Zanetta design. She was constructed by J. Kelly at Portrush. The vessel survives to the present day. With a beam of 7.4 feet and draft of 4.9 feet, she carries 630 square feet of sail. Her design dates to 1903, a prolific period in the early years of the Mylne office.
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Registry & Identity
Design Archive
MiscDesign No. 80
Zanetta
Designed 1903
Sister Yachts
7 other vessels built to the same design.
Historical Context
Oola was designed in 1903, a year of considerable activity in A. Mylne & Co.'s design office. By this date, Alfred Mylne had established himself as a significant figure in British yacht design, following the office's foundation in 1896. The early years of the practice saw the production of numerous designs ranging from small cruising vessels to larger racing yachts. Design number 80 (Zanetta) sits within this output, serving the market for modest, seaworthy craft. Portrush, on the north Antrim coast, was an active boat-building centre, and J. Kelly's involvement indicates the geographic range of builders using Mylne designs. Yachts of this size and type were built in considerable numbers during the Edwardian period, though few survive with documented provenance.