Glen Luce

Historical Context

The Glen Class emerged from A. Mylne & Co.'s design practice in 1945, a period when the office was adapting to post-war conditions and rethinking the market for small cruising vessels. Though developed during wartime constraints, the design proved durable enough to see multiple builds in the following two decades. Glen Luce, built by W A Clapham in 1965, testifies to the geographical reach of Mylne designs beyond Scotland into Northern Ireland, where a skilled boatbuilding tradition sustained wooden yacht construction. The twenty-year interval between design and build reflects the gradual recovery of leisure boating in the 1960s, as coastal communities re-engaged with recreational sailing after the austerity of the 1940s and 1950s.