Trasnagh
Trasnagh is an auxiliary yawl built in 1913 by Hilditch of Carrickfergus to design 193, named Vaila, prepared by A. Mylne & Co. in 1911. The vessel measures 27 feet on the waterline with a beam of 9.1 feet and draft of 5.3 feet, carrying 680 square feet of sail. She was fitted with an oil engine—a single-cylinder 12 BHP Yanmar installation added in 1973. The yacht remains in existence.
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Historical Context
Design 193, Vaila, was developed in 1911 during A. Mylne & Co.'s foundational decade. The firm, established in 1896 by Alfred Mylne in Glasgow, had by this date secured a reputation for practical cruising designs and small racing craft. The auxiliary yawl was a favoured configuration in the early 1900s, offering advantages for both sailing and motor-assisted cruising. Trasnagh's construction by a Northern Irish builder reflects the broad geographic reach of Mylne designs; the firm's work was adopted by builders throughout the British Isles and beyond. The Yanmar engine installation of 1973 is typical of mid-century modernisation, when many older sailing yachts received small auxiliary diesel engines.