Peggy Bawn
Peggy Bawn is a wooden yacht built in 1894 by Hilditch of Carrickfergus to design number 23 of A. Mylne & Co. With a waterline length of 23.2 feet and a beam of 13.3 feet, she carries 766 square feet of sail area. The vessel remains in existence. Design 23 was registered with A. Mylne & Co. in 1898, placing this build within the office's formative years of yacht design practice in Scotland.
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Design Archive
Sail PlanDesign No. 23
Peggy Bawn
Designed 1898
Historical Context
Peggy Bawn was built during the formative years of A. Mylne & Co., founded in 1896 by Alfred Mylne in Glasgow. The office's early catalogue included designs across a range of sizes and purposes, from small day-sailors to larger cruising yachts. The involvement of Hilditch of Carrickfergus—a respected builder in the Irish Sea region—reflects the wide geographic reach of Mylne's commission work even at this early stage. Design 23, formally registered in 1898, represents the office's systematic approach to recording and cataloguing vessels, a practice that would continue throughout the twentieth century. The preservation of Peggy Bawn provides evidence of the modest but seaworthy craft that sustained recreational sailing in coastal communities around the Irish Sea and western Scotland during the 1890s.