Glen Isla
Also known as: G17
Glen Isla is a wooden yacht of the Glen Class, designed by A. Mylne & Co. in 1945 and built by W A Clapham of Bangor, Co Down in 1949. She 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 and forms part of the historical record of Mylne designs built during the post-war period.
Ownership
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Crew
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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 Roan
1948
Glen Gesh
1948
Lapwing
1948
Glen
1948· Not Known
Glen Moyle
1949
Glen Oe
1949
Glen Iris
1949
Glen Helen
1949
Glenariff
1949
Glen Dun
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 was conceived during the Second World War (design year 1945) and Glen Isla represents an early realisation of this design type in 1949. This period marked the beginning of renewed activity in British yacht building following wartime suspension of civilian construction. W A Clapham of Bangor was among regional builders who resumed small-craft production, often employing Mylne designs that had been catalogued or distributed before 1939. The Glen Class reflects Mylne's approach to accessible, owner-built or semi-professional construction during an era when wooden boats remained the established norm and amateur sailing was gradually reviving across Britain and Ireland.