Glen Iris
ex Elinor
Also known as: G18
Glen Iris, originally named Elinor, is a wooden yacht built in 1949 to design 400 of the Glen Class, created by A. Mylne & Co. in 1945. Constructed by W A Clapham at Bangor, Co Down, the vessel measures 18 feet on the waterline with a beam of 6.5 feet and a draft of 4 feet. With a sail area of 267 square feet, Glen Iris represents the small cruising yacht tradition that characterised Mylne's design output in the 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 Shiel
1947
Glenaan
1947
Glen Correl
1947
Glen Shane
1947
Glen
1948· Not Known
Glen Gesh
1948
Lapwing
1948
Glen Roan
1948
Glen Moyle
1949
Glen Dun
1949
Glen Oe
1949
Glen Helen
1949
Glenariff
1949
Glen Isla
1949
Osiris
1949· afloat
Glen Roy
1949· No
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
Kingfisher
1951· Not Known
Glen Fern
1951
Unnamed (32
1951· No
Glen Cuan
1951
Glen Millar
1951
Glen Dora
1951
Glen Lena
1952· Not Known
Glen Lark
1952
Glen Luce
1965
Historical Context
The Glen Class design was created in 1945, at a significant moment in A. Mylne & Co.'s history. The Second World War had halted recreational yacht building, and the design emerged as the design office began to anticipate a return to peacetime sailing. The Glen Class represented a practical, economical approach to small yacht design—vessels suitable for amateur owners with modest budgets and available time for maintenance. Glen Iris was built four years after the design was released, when W A Clapham's yard at Bangor was actively engaged in wooden boat construction. The Irish Sea region had a long tradition of yacht building and sailing, and Clapham's work contributed to that continuity. Mylne designs built in Northern Ireland were less commonly recorded than those from Scottish builders, making Glen Iris a valuable record of the geographic reach of the Mylne office's influence.