Fidra
Fidra is a motor sailer of 20 feet on the waterline, built in 1930 by Bute Slip Dock on the Isle of Bute to A. Mylne & Co. Design 324, conceived in 1928. She is powered by a Coventry Victor two-cylinder petrol motor of 4 brake horsepower and carries 418 square feet of sail. With a beam of 7 feet and draft of 4.6 feet, Fidra represents the practical, owner-friendly cruising craft that formed a significant part of A. Mylne's output during the interwar period.
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Specification
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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
The late 1920s represented a mature phase in A. Mylne & Co.'s design practice. Following the office's establishment in 1896, Alfred Mylne had built a substantial reputation for yacht design of all classes. By 1928, when Design 324 was drawn, the practice had refined its approach to the motor sailer—a craft type that gained traction as petrol engines became more reliable and affordable. Designs of this modest scale, typically 20–35 feet, formed the backbone of practical owner-operated yachts and were often built by provincial yards such as Bute Slip Dock rather than the larger, more celebrated constructors. The survival of Fidra into the modern era offers historical testimony to the durability and sound proportioning of Mylne's work across the full spectrum of yacht sizes.