Bernera
Bernera is a motor sailer built in 1929 by McGruers at their Clyde yard to A. Mylne & Co. Design 324, drawn in 1928. The vessel measures 20 feet on the waterline with a beam of 7 feet and draft of 4.6 feet, carrying 418 square feet of sail. She was fitted with a 2-cylinder 8 horsepower Coventry Victor petrol motor, later updated in 1958. The yacht remains in existence and represents a small, practical cruising design from Mylne's office during the interwar period.
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Registry & Identity
Design Archive
MiscDesign No. 324
Unnamed Design
Designed 1928
Sister Yachts
11 other vessels built to the same design.
Historical Context
Design 324, created in 1928, belongs to A. Mylne & Co.'s productive interwar period, when the office was designing a diverse range of vessels from racing yachts to practical cruising craft. The late 1920s saw a particular emphasis on economical, owner-friendly motor sailers—a market segment responding to changing leisure patterns and the growing reliability of small petrol engines. McGruers of the Clyde was one of several Scottish builders with whom Mylne's office maintained working relationships. The Clyde yards, centred on Dumbarton and nearby locations, represented Scotland's foremost concentration of yacht construction expertise. Bernera's modest size and practical specification reflect the commercial realities of the era: quality small cruising yachts for private owners with modest budgets. The 1958 engine replacement indicates Bernera's continued active use through the mid-twentieth century, consistent with the long working lives typical of well-built Mylne designs.