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Zapican

Zapican was built to A. Mylne & Co. Design 166, which also encompassed the yachts Aurora and Brisa. The design dates to 1909 and specifies a vessel of modest dimensions: 20 feet on the waterline, 7 feet beam, and 3 feet draft, with a sail area of 320 square feet. The current status of Zapican is not known. Builder details, construction specifications, engine type, and year of build remain unrecorded in the register.

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Specification

LOA (spar)8.3 m · 27 ft

LWL6.1 m · 20 ft

Beam2.1 m · 7 ft

Draft0.9 m · 3 ft

Depth1.0 m · 3 ft

Sail area320 sq ft

TM tonnage5

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Design No. 166

Aurora & Brisa

Designed 1909

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Sister Yachts

54 other vessels built to the same design.

Historical Context

Design 166 dates to 1909, a period of sustained activity at A. Mylne & Co. The office, established in 1896 by Alfred Mylne and based in Glasgow, had by this date become known for varied work across cruising yachts, racing designs, and small commercial craft. The modest dimensions and shallow draft of Design 166 reflect practical concerns of the era: suitability for Scottish waters, ease of handling, and economy of construction. The proliferation of similar small designs under a single number (Aurora, Brisa, and Zapican) was consistent with Mylne's approach to offering stock designs alongside bespoke commissions. The fate of many such vessels from this era remains uncertain, as systematic records of smaller craft were often not preserved.

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