Ptarmigan
ex Ptarmigan of Glenshee
Ptarmigan was built in 1963 to A. Mylne & Co. design number 449, which was drawn in 1962. The yacht was constructed by McKellar's Slipway Ltd at Kilcreggan. She measured 20 feet on the waterline with a beam of 8 feet and a draft of 4.66 feet, carrying 364 square feet of sail. She was powered by a 10 BHP Albin petrol motor. Originally registered as Ptarmigan of Glenshee, the vessel is no longer in existence.
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Design No. 449
Ptarmigan
Designed 1962
Historical Context
A. Mylne & Co. operated from 1896 to circa 1980, establishing itself as one of Scotland's foremost yacht design offices. Design 449, drawn in 1962, falls within the practice's mature period, by which time Mylne had produced designs across a broad spectrum from racing craft to cruising yachts and motor vessels. The early 1960s saw continued demand for small cruising yachts in Scotland, and the Ptarmigan design reflects this market. McKellar's Slipway Ltd at Kilcreggan was among the regional builders executing Mylne designs, part of the network of Clyde and West Coast yards that sustained yacht building in Scotland during the post-war era.