Lapwing

Also known as: Cailin

Built 1948W A Clapham

Lapwing is a wooden yacht of 18 feet on the waterline, built in 1948 by W A Clapham of Bangor, Co Down to A. Mylne & Co. Design 400, the Glen Class. The design was created in 1945 and represents the practice of A. Mylne & Co. in producing compact, efficient cruising yachts for British and Irish builders in the post-war period. With a beam of 6.5 feet and draft of 4 feet, Lapwing carries 267 square feet of sail.

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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

Built1948

Yard number6

BuilderW A Clapham, Bangor, Co Down

ConstructionWood

Current locationStrangford Lough

Registry & Identity

Sail numberG6

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 (Design 400) was conceived by A. Mylne & Co. in 1945, during a period when British yacht design was preparing for the resumption of leisure sailing after wartime restrictions. The design emerged during the office's most productive decades, when Alfred Mylne and his successors were creating a diverse range of cruising and racing yachts for clients throughout Scotland, England, and Ireland. The class reflected contemporary thinking about small-craft efficiency and the practical needs of post-war yacht owners. Lapwing, built three years after the design's conception, exemplifies how Mylne designs were executed by independent builders across the United Kingdom and Ireland, establishing the practice's reach and influence beyond its Scottish base.

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