StarMinx
StarMinx is a wooden cruiser of 35.25 feet overall length, designed by Alfred Mylne II and completed in 1954 by Bute Slip Dock, Bute. She represents Mylne design practice in the post-war period, when the office continued to produce cruising yachts for private owners. The vessel displaces 7.5 tonnes and carries 487 square feet of sail. StarMinx was powered by an inboard diesel engine and remains in existence.
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Design No.427 - Cruiser Designed by Alfred Mylne II for R. Craig Wood GENERAL PARTICULARS Length over All - 35.25ft, Length over Deck - 35.25ft, Length Waterline - 26.666ft, Beam - 9.5ft, Draft - 6.25ft, Original Sail Area - 528ft², Designed - 1954, YACHTS BUILT StarMinx - 1954 by Bute Slip Dock, Bute Name Starminx Design No 427 Builder Bute Slip Dock Year 1954 Length Overall 35.25ft / 10.74m Length on Deck 35.25ft / 10.74m Length Waterline 26.7ft / 8.13m Beam 9.5ft / 2.9m Draft 6.25ft / 1.9m Displacement 7.5 Tonnes Construction Wood Engine Inboard Diesel Price POA
Design Archive
Lines PlanDesign No. 427
StarMinx
Designed 1954
Historical Context
Design No. 427 was created during Alfred Mylne II's tenure at the design office in the early 1950s, a decade that saw A. Mylne & Co. shift increasingly toward modest, owner-built cruising yachts as the market for larger vessels contracted. The post-war period saw steady demand for seaworthy coastal and cruising designs suited to amateur ownership. Bute Slip Dock, the builder, was a long-established yard on the Isle of Bute and had constructed several Mylne designs. StarMinx's wooden construction and traditional layout reflect standard practice for British yacht building at the time, before the gradual industry shift towards fibreglass construction in the 1960s.