Glen Shane

Built 1947W A Clapham

Glen Shane is a wooden sailing yacht built in 1947 by W A Clapham at Bangor, County Down, to design number 400 of A. Mylne & Co.'s Glen Class. With a waterline length of 18 feet and beam of 6.5 feet, she represents the smaller cruising and day-sailing vessels that formed an important part of Mylne's post-war design practice. The Glen Class design dates to 1945.

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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

Built1947

Yard number4

BuilderW A Clapham, Bangor, Co Down

ConstructionWood

Current locationDublin Bay

Registry & Identity

Sail numberG5

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 was developed by A. Mylne & Co. in 1945, as the design office began responding to post-war demand for small cruising yachts. The firm, established in 1896 and led by Alfred Mylne and his successors, had built a reputation for practical, well-proportioned sailing vessels across a wide range of sizes. The immediate post-war years saw renewed interest in amateur sailing and modest leisure craft, particularly in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Glen Shane, launched two years after the design's introduction, represents this phase of Mylne's practice when smaller designs complemented the office's broader portfolio.

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