Glenariff
Also known as: G13
Glenariff is a wooden sailing yacht of the Glen Class design, built in 1949 by W A Clapham in Bangor, County Down. The vessel measures 18 feet on the waterline with a beam of 6.5 feet and draft of 4 feet, with a sail area of 267 square feet. She was constructed to design number 400, developed by A. Mylne & Co. in 1945. The Glen Class represented a practical small cruising and day-sailing type suited to British waters.
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Specification
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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
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 Millar
1951
Glen Dora
1951
Glen Lena
1952· Not Known
Glen Lark
1952
Glen Luce
1965
Historical Context
The Glen Class design emerged in 1945, during the final year of the Second World War, when yacht design offices were beginning to consider peacetime production. A. Mylne & Co., established in 1896, maintained a substantial portfolio of cruising and day-sailing designs throughout its long practice. The Glen Class was one of several compact designs intended for builders and owners seeking practical, economical vessels for coastal recreation in the post-war period. Clapham's construction of Glenariff in 1949 occurred as British yacht building was resuming after wartime interruption. The choice of timber construction and modest dimensions reflected both continuity with pre-war practice and the economic constraints of early post-war Britain. The Glen Class, with designs numbered in the 400s, represented A. Mylne & Co.'s engagement with small-yacht markets beyond the specialist racing and large-cruiser sectors for which the office was widely known.