Yvalda
Also known as: Ragnhild II
Yvalda is a wooden yacht built in 1901 by William Fife of Fairlie, Scotland, to A. Mylne & Co. Design 41, developed in 1899. The vessel measured 35 feet on the waterline with a beam of 11 feet and draft of 7.6 feet, carrying 1,700 square feet of sail. Current status of the yacht is not known. She represents the work of two significant Scottish maritime practitioners: the Mylne design office and the renowned Fife building yard.
Ownership
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Crew
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Specification
Details
Design Archive
Sail PlanDesign No. 41
Unnamed Design
Designed 1899
Sister Yachts
5 other vessels built to the same design.
Historical Context
A. Mylne & Co. was founded in 1896 and became one of Scotland's principal yacht design offices over the following decades. Design 41, created in 1899, falls within the office's early period, when it was developing the clientele and reputation that would sustain it until around 1980. The choice of William Fife as builder underscores Mylne's standing: Fife's Fairlie yard (established 1817) was renowned for craftsmanship and had built yachts for prominent owners. The early 1900s saw a flourishing of yacht design in Scotland, with Mylne, Fife, and other practitioners responding to demand from a growing leisure class and competitive racing fleet. Yvalda's moderate size and specifications suggest a vessel aimed at the owner-managed cruising market rather than elite racing, typical of much Mylne work from this period.