Trout
Trout is a wooden yacht of 18 ft waterline length, built in 1937 by A M Dickies of Bangor, Wales, to A. Mylne & Co. design number 370, known as Meraquita. The design was developed in 1934. With a beam of 7 ft and draft of 3.25 ft, Trout carries 258 sq ft of sail. The yacht remains in existence.
Ownership
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Crew
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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 (Meraquita) was established in 1934, placing it in A. Mylne & Co.'s mature period during the 1930s. This decade saw the firm consolidate its reputation with a broad portfolio of cruising and racing designs suited to different budgets and waters. The Meraquita class represents Mylne's approach to small-to-medium cruising yachts—practical, seaworthy craft without elaborate fittings. A M Dickies of Bangor was among the regional builders engaged to execute Mylne designs, reflecting the distributed manufacturing network that characterised British yacht building. The survival of Trout makes it one of relatively few pre-war Mylne designs still extant, offering potential insight into construction methods and specification practice of the 1930s.