Glen Fern
Also known as: G35
Glen Fern is a wooden yacht built in 1951 by W A Clapham of Bangor, Co Down, to design number 400 of the Glen Class, developed by A. Mylne & Co. in 1945. At 18 feet on the waterline with a beam of 6.5 feet and draft of 4 feet, she carries 267 square feet of sail. The Glen Class represents a significant chapter in Mylne's smaller craft designs of the immediate post-war period.
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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 Elg
1950
Glen Cree
1950
Glen Cona
1951
Pterodactyl
1951
Glen Dora
1951
Kingfisher
1951· Not Known
Unnamed (32
1951· No
Glen Cuan
1951
Glen Millar
1951
Glen Lena
1952· Not Known
Glen Lark
1952
Glen Luce
1965
Historical Context
The Glen Class was introduced by A. Mylne & Co. in 1945, during a period when the design office was transitioning from wartime constraints towards a renewed commercial practice. The class represented an economical response to post-war demand for modest, seaworthy sailing craft. Glen Fern, built six years after the design's introduction, reflects the continued viability and uptake of the type during the early 1950s. Her construction in Northern Ireland by Clapham indicates the wider geographical adoption of Mylne designs beyond the firm's Scottish base, a pattern consistent with the office's reputation and influence throughout the United Kingdom.