Glen Millar
ex Glissando
Glen Millar is a wooden yacht built in 1951 by W A Clapham of Bangor, Co Down, to A. Mylne & Co. Design 400, the Glen Class. Originally named Glissando, the vessel was designed in 1945 and displaces approximately 18 feet on the waterline with a beam of 6.5 feet and draft of 4 feet. Her sail area is 267 square feet. The yacht remains extant.
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 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
Kingfisher
1951· Not Known
Glen Fern
1951
Unnamed (32
1951· No
Glen Cuan
1951
Glen Dora
1951
Glen Lena
1952· Not Known
Glen Lark
1952
Glen Luce
1965
Historical Context
The Glen Class was conceived by A. Mylne & Co. in 1945, a pivotal moment when the office was preparing designs for the post-war recreational boating market. Design 400 represented a pragmatic approach to small cruising yacht architecture, scaled and proportioned for the amateur owner. Glen Millar, completed in 1951 by W A Clapham, was built six years after the design's creation, during a period when many British and Irish builders were commissioning Mylne designs. This interval between design and construction was typical; designs held currency across multiple yards and years. The Glen Class sits within A. Mylne & Co.'s broader catalogue of inter-war and post-war cruising designs, a body of work that emphasised seaworthiness, moderate cost, and practical construction in wood. The survival of Glen Millar contributes to the historical record of Scottish yacht design practice applied in Irish shipbuilding yards.