The Scottish firm of metre-class yachts, in operation since 1896
From Glasgow to today
Alfred Mylne (1872–1951) founded A. Mylne & Co. in Glasgow in 1896 at age 24, after an apprenticeship at Napier, Shanks and Bell and a stint as a draughtsman at George Lennox Watson — architect of the royal yachtBritannia. The firm is the oldest continuously operating yacht naval architecture office. Leadership passed to Alfred Mylne II (senior partner from 1945), then to Ian Nicolson (partner in 1959). Today the office operates under the name Mylne Yacht Design (Marine Design International Ltd).
Metre-class and international rating
Mylne helped establish the International Metre Rule in 1906 and designed several generations of metre-class yachts: four 15-Metre, the 12-MetreCyra, the 19-MetreOctavia (1911), the 12-MetreMarina (1935), the 8-MetreRaven. At the 1908 Olympic Games — the only edition held in Scotland before 2012 — Mylne raced the 12-MetreMouchette; his apprentice Thomas Glen-Coats won gold onHera.
