Pandora of Rhu
ex Pandora
Also known as: Pandora of Rhu, Raven
Pandora is a sailing yacht designed by A. Mylne & Co. as design number 393 in 1938 and built that year by Bute Slip Dock on the Isle of Bute. The vessel measures 31.63 feet on the waterline with a beam of 8.4 feet and a draft of 6.66 feet, carrying 807 square feet of sail. Originally named Pandora, the yacht is recorded as Pandora of Rhu. The vessel remains in existence.
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Keel SectionsDesign No. 393
Pandora
Designed 1938
Historical Context
By 1938, A. Mylne & Co. had established itself as a leading force in Scottish yacht design, operating from the mid-1890s through to around 1980. Design 393 falls within the firm's mature period, when the office was producing cruising yachts suited to Scottish waters and beyond. The late 1930s saw a particular emphasis on modest, seaworthy designs capable of sustained sailing. Bute Slip Dock, the builder, was one of several established yards in Scottish shipbuilding regions. Pandora's survival represents continuity of the small-craft tradition that Mylne championed, distinct from the grand racing and cruising yachts that dominated contemporary maritime attention.