Glen Gesh

Also known as: G8

Built 1948W A Clapham

Glen Gesh is a wooden sailing yacht built in 1948 by W A Clapham of Bangor, Co Down, to design 400 of the Glen Class, developed by A. Mylne & Co. in 1945. 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

LOA (spar)7.6 m · 25 ft

LWL5.5 m · 18 ft

Beam2.0 m · 7 ft

Draft1.2 m · 4 ft

Sail area267 sq ft

TM tonnage3.5

Details

Built1948

Yard number8

BuilderW A Clapham, Bangor, Co Down

ConstructionWood

Current locationDublin Bay

Registry & Identity

Sail numberG61

Design Archive

Misc

Design No. 400

Glen Class

Designed 1945

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Sister Yachts

37 other vessels built to the same design.

Historical Context

The Glen Class emerged from A. Mylne & Co.'s design office in 1945, a year when the firm was beginning to re-establish its civilian yacht design practice following the Second World War. The series occupied an important middle ground in the Scottish yacht market: larger and more capable than small open boats, yet affordable and manageable compared to larger cruising designs. Glen Gesh, built three years after the design's introduction, belongs to the group of Glen Class vessels constructed during the late 1940s, when demand for modest cruising yachts was recovering. The Bangor builder W A Clapham was among several regional boatbuilders who executed Mylne designs during this period, extending the reach of the office's work beyond major centres.

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