Valdai
Also known as: Mameno, Rowan III
Valdai is a 22-foot sailing yacht designed by A. Mylne & Co. as Design 330 and built in 1930 by Bute Slip Dock on the Isle of Bute. She was fitted with a single-cylinder 5 bhp Petter oil engine. The yacht measures 22 feet on the waterline with a beam of 6.5 feet and draft of 5 feet, and carried 400 square feet of sail. The vessel remains in existence.
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MiscDesign No. 330
Valdai
Designed 1930
Historical Context
During the 1920s and 1930s, A. Mylne & Co. produced numerous designs for modest cruising yachts and working craft, reflecting both recreational demand and commercial necessity in Scottish waters. Design 330, delivered as Valdai in 1930, exemplifies the office's approach to small-craft design: economical construction, practical seakeeping qualities, and reliable auxiliary power. The choice of Petter engines was widespread among British builders of the period, offering durability and low maintenance. Bute Slip Dock's involvement in constructing Mylne designs underscores the interconnected network of Clyde-based yards and designers that sustained Scottish yacht building through the inter-war era and into the mid-twentieth century.