Gweebarra
Gweebarra is a sailing vessel built in 1921 to A. Mylne & Co. design 274, known as 'Glynn'. Constructed in pitch pine on oak by Bute Slip Dock at Bute, she measures 18 feet on the waterline with a beam of 7 feet and draft of 3.5 feet. Her sail area is 340 square feet. The vessel remains in existence.
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Registry & Identity
Design Archive
StructureDesign No. 274
Glynn
Designed 1920
Sister Yachts
11 other vessels built to the same design.
Historical Context
Design 274, 'Glynn', was developed in 1920, a year when A. Mylne & Co. was well established in its role as one of Scotland's leading yacht design offices. The design was realised by Bute Slip Dock, a respected builder on the Isle of Bute, itself a centre of Scottish yacht construction. This small cruising vessel exemplifies the pragmatic, seaworthy designs that Mylne produced for the domestic Scottish market. Construction in pitch pine and oak reflects the material and method traditions of British wooden-boat building in the early twentieth century. The survival of Gweebarra offers historical evidence of both the durability of Mylne's designs and the quality of Bute-built construction.