Aurora

Built 1909Hilditch

Aurora was a small sailing yacht built in 1909 by Hilditch of Carrickfergus to design 166 from A. Mylne & Co., the Glasgow-based naval architects. The vessel measured 20 ft on the waterline with a beam of 7 ft and draft of 3 ft, carrying 320 sq ft of sail. No record of her current status survives; the yacht is no longer in existence.

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Specification

LOA (spar)8.3 m · 27 ft

LWL6.1 m · 20 ft

Beam2.1 m · 7 ft

Draft0.9 m · 3 ft

Depth1.0 m · 3 ft

Sail area320 sq ft

TM tonnage5

Details

Built1909

BuilderHilditch, Carrickfergus

Current locationArgentina

Registry & Identity

Sail number8

LR number419

Design Archive

Misc

Design No. 166

Aurora & Brisa

Designed 1909

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Sister Yachts

54 other vessels built to the same design.

Historical Context

Design 166 dates from 1909, a year of steady output for A. Mylne & Co. The Glasgow office, established in 1896, had by this period developed a substantial reputation for racing yachts and cruising auxiliaries. Small day-sailers and modest cruising vessels such as Aurora and her sister Brisa, built by provincial yards including Hilditch, demonstrate the breadth of the practice and the reach of Mylne designs into regional boatyards across the Irish Sea. Hilditch of Carrickfergus, though less documented than major Scottish yards, was one of several Northern Irish builders working to Clyde-based designs during this era.

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