Sealark
Sealark is a wooden sailing yacht built in 1902 by Hilditch of Carrickfergus to A. Mylne & Co. design number 48, the Corona class. At 20 feet on the waterline with a beam of 7.5 feet and draft of 5 feet, she carried 600 square feet of sail. The vessel remains in existence. Sealark represents the smaller cruising and day-sailing commissions that formed part of A. Mylne & Co.'s portfolio during the early 20th century, a period of expanding leisure sailing in the Irish Sea region.
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Specification
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Design Archive
Sail PlanDesign No. 48
Corona
Designed 1900
Sister Yachts
11 other vessels built to the same design.
Historical Context
By 1900, when the Corona design was created, A. Mylne & Co. had established itself as a leading yacht design practice in Glasgow. The office drew commissions from a wide geographical range, including Irish builders such as Hilditch. Design 48 exemplifies Mylne's capacity to produce practical small cruising yachts suited to amateur sailors, alongside his more celebrated larger racing and cruising commissions. The Carrickfergus builder's engagement with Mylne designs situates Sealark within the network of maritime activity around the Irish Sea—a region of considerable yacht building and racing activity in the Edwardian period. Wooden yachts of this modest size were typically day-sailers or weekend cruisers rather than ocean-going vessels, reflecting the leisure patterns of middle-class boat owners of the era.