Troglodyte
Troglodyte was a wooden yacht built in 1937 by A M Dickies of Bangor, Wales, to A. Mylne & Co. design 370, known as the Meraquita class. At 18 feet on the waterline with a beam of 7 feet and draft of 3.25 feet, she carried 258 square feet of sail. The vessel is no longer in existence.
Ownership
No ownership records held for this vessel.
Crew
No crew records yet. If you've sailed on this yacht, claim your place in her history.
Specification
Details
Registry & Identity
Design Archive
StructureDesign No. 370
Meraquita
Designed 1934
Sister Yachts
21 other vessels built to the same design.
Historical Context
Design 370, the Meraquita class, was conceived in 1934 during a period when A. Mylne & Co. was producing a diverse range of small cruising and racing designs. The 1930s represented a significant chapter in the office's output, as amateur yachting expanded and designers responded with practical, well-proportioned small craft. Troglodyte's construction by a regional Welsh builder demonstrates the geographic spread of commissions for Mylne designs beyond the major Scottish and English yards. The wooden construction and modest dimensions were entirely typical of the era, before the widespread adoption of modern materials and techniques that would follow the Second World War.