Glen Elg
Also known as: G20
Glen Elg is a wooden yacht built in 1950 by W A Clapham of Bangor, Co Down, to A. Mylne & Co. design number 400, the Glen Class. The vessel measures 18 feet on the waterline with a beam of 6.5 feet and draft of 4 feet, carrying 267 square feet of sail. The yacht remains in existence.
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Specification
Details
Registry & Identity
Design Archive
MiscDesign No. 400
Glen Class
Designed 1945
Sister Yachts
37 other vessels built to the same design.
Glen Shesk
1946
Glen Correl
1947
Glen Shane
1947
Glen Shiel
1947
Glenaan
1947
Glen Gesh
1948
Lapwing
1948
Glen
1948· Not Known
Glen Roan
1948
Glen Helen
1949
Glen Dun
1949
Glen Oe
1949
Glen Iris
1949
Osiris
1949· afloat
Glenariff
1949
Glen Roy
1949· No
Glen Moyle
1949
Glen Isla
1949
Dorinda
1950· No
Margaret
1950
Glen Orchy
1950
Glen Coe
1950
Glendhu
1950
Glen Reagh
1950
Glen May
1950
Glen Cree
1950
Unnamed (32
1951· No
Kingfisher
1951· Not Known
Glen Fern
1951
Glen Cona
1951
Pterodactyl
1951
Glen Cuan
1951
Glen Millar
1951
Glen Dora
1951
Glen Lark
1952
Glen Lena
1952· Not Known
Glen Luce
1965
Historical Context
The Glen Class design was established in 1945, emerging during the final year of the Second World War when yacht design was beginning to anticipate peacetime leisure sailing. A. Mylne & Co., founded in 1896 and based in Scotland, maintained substantial influence across Britain and Ireland through the twentieth century. The period 1945–1950 saw renewed construction activity as boat builders returned to civilian work. W A Clapham's construction of Glen Elg in Bangor reflects the distributed network of builders who worked to Mylne designs, extending the firm's presence into Northern Ireland. The Glen Class represented a modest, practical design suitable for small-craft sailing in the post-war era.