Trefoil of Kames
Trefoil of Kames is a wooden auxiliary cutter built in 1950 by Bute Slip Dock, Bute, to Alfred Mylne Design No. 414. At 28.2 feet overall length with a waterline length of 23 feet, she was designed as a cruiser by Alfred Mylne I and II for owner Jean Keppie. The design was completed in 1948 and four vessels were built to this specification. Trefoil of Kames remains in existence and was fitted with a Yanmar 15 diesel engine. She displaces 5.6 tonnes and carries 400 square feet of sail.
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Design No.414 - Cruiser Designed by Alfred Mylne I & II for Jean Keppie GENERAL PARTICULARS Length over All - 28.2ft, Length Waterline - 23ft, Beam - 8ft, Draft - 4.75ft, Original Sail Area - 367ft², Designed - 1948, YACHTS BUILT Fraoich, ex-Flyaway, Sail No 149C - 1951 by Bute Slip Dock, Bute, Isla, ex-Fly Away, Tresta, Sail No 148C - 1948 by Bute Slip Dock, Bute, Trefoil of Kames., Sail No 5C - 1950 by Bute Slip Dock, Bute, Trondra, ex-Maranathea, Sail No 78C - 1949 by Bute Slip Dock, Bute Name Trefoil of Kames Design No 414(c) Builder Bute Slip Dock Year 1950 Length Overall 28.2ft / 8.6m Length on Deck 28.2ft / 8.6m Length Waterline 23ft / 7.01m Beam 8.1ft / 2.47m Draft 4.75ft / 1.45m Displacement 5.6 Tonnes Construction Wood Engine Inboard Diesel Price £50,000
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Sister Yachts
3 other vessels built to the same design.
Historical Context
Design No. 414 was developed during a formative period for Alfred Mylne & Co., in the immediate post-war years when demand for owner-cruising yachts of modest size increased substantially. The design emerged from the office's established reputation for seaworthy, economical cruisers suited to Scottish waters and the wider European cruising grounds. Bute Slip Dock, the builder, was one of the principal Scottish yards producing Mylne designs during the mid-20th century. The construction of four sister vessels to a single design reflects both the commercial confidence in the specification and the practical approach to wooden yacht building on the Isle of Bute. The 1948–1951 construction span places this series within the post-war revival of private yacht building, before the shift to fibreglass construction became widespread in the 1960s.