Feral Lass
ex Etive
Feral Lass, originally named Etive, is a single screw motor yacht built in 1912 to A. Mylne & Co. Design 217. Constructed by A. Robertson & Sons at Sandbank, she measures 44.25 ft on the waterline with a beam of 9.5 ft and draft of 3.75 ft. Originally powered by a 40 BHP Bolinder engine, the vessel remains in existence. The yacht represents the motor yacht designs produced during A. Mylne & Co.'s early period of development.
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Since Jul 2001
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Historical Context
Design 217 dates from 1912, a pivotal moment in yacht design history when the motor yacht was transitioning from novelty to practical necessity. A. Mylne & Co., established in 1896, was well positioned to serve this emerging market. The firm's early motor designs balanced traditional yacht-building principles with the spatial and weight requirements of internal combustion engines. A. Robertson & Sons of Sandbank, the builders, operated during the heyday of Clyde yacht construction. The firm worked with several contemporary designers and was known for solid, workmanlike vessels. The choice of a Bolinder semi-diesel engine reflects the practical preferences of Scottish yacht owners and builders; Bolinder units were economical to run and maintain, qualities valued in commercial and private vessels alike. Etive's survival into the modern era makes her a material witness to early 20th-century Scottish yacht-building practice and to A. Mylne & Co.'s design philosophy during the motor age.