Cara
Cara is a motor yacht built in 1929 by McGruers on the Clyde to Design 324 by A. Mylne & Co., completed in 1928. The vessel measures 20 feet on the waterline with a beam of 7 feet and draft of 4.6 feet. She was powered by a Coventry Victor petrol motor of 2 cylinders and 8 brake horsepower. With a sail area of 418 square feet, Cara represents the modest, practical craft favoured for coastal cruising during the interwar period.
Ownership
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Crew
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Specification
Details
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 was produced in 1928, a year when A. Mylne & Co. maintained an active design office producing vessels across multiple categories. The late 1920s marked a transitional phase in small yacht design, with petrol engines becoming standard rather than auxiliary. McGruers, based on the Clyde near Glasgow, was among Scotland's most prolific yacht builders and a frequent collaborator with Mylne's office. The combination of Mylne design and McGruers construction represented solid, unpretentious craftsmanship suited to working owners and modest amateur cruising. Cara's survival into the modern era reflects the durability of vessels from this era, though her detailed service history remains unrecorded in the available archive.