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Historical Context

Design 166 was conceived in 1909, during the formative years of A. Mylne & Co. This was a period when the Glasgow-based office was developing its characteristic design philosophy, balancing seaworthiness with economy of construction. The commissioning of this design by a Buenos Aires builder reflects the international market for British yacht designs in the early twentieth century. Small cruising yachts of this type were sought by amateur owners and charter operators in South America, where Mylne's reputation for practical, robust designs had begun to circulate. The survival and subsequent history of vessels built to Mylne designs by overseas builders often remain fragmentary; records were not consistently maintained, and such yachts frequently underwent significant modifications or passed into local ownership without documented provenance.