Waterwitch
Also known as: GKSS 1913, Svea
Waterwitch is a wooden sailing yacht of 23.4 ft waterline, designed by A. Mylne & Co. as Design 227 in 1913 and built that same year by G.R. Liljegren of Gothenburg. The vessel represents a compact cruising or day-sailing design from the early 20th-century output of the Scottish design office. With a beam of 6.2 ft, draft of 4.75 ft, and sail area of 790 sq ft, Waterwitch was conceived for modest coastal or inland waters work.
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StructureDesign No. 227
Waterwitch
Designed 1913
Historical Context
In 1913, A. Mylne & Co. was approaching the peak of its pre-war influence. The firm, founded by Alfred Mylne in 1896, had established itself among Scotland's most prolific yacht design offices, producing designs ranging from large racing cutters to small cruising auxiliaries. The commissioning of Waterwitch by a Swedish client, built in Gothenburg, reflects the international reputation Mylne had earned by the second decade of the 20th century. The First World War would temporarily curtail new yacht construction; Design 227 thus belongs to the final years of the Edwardian yacht-building boom. Post-war, Mylne's practice would shift toward motor yachts and smaller designs, but vessels like Waterwitch document the firm's craftsmanship in the purely sailing era.