nough has probably been said about the memories of memories and the vicissitudes of reputations through history, but it’s always. Mylne, 1872-1951, was one of a trio of yacht designers that included GL Watson and William Fife III, who made the Clyde on Scotland’s west coast one of the epicentres of the sailing world in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Mylne, we learn in part one of a two-part series published in this issue, was perhaps held back by the fine quality of his modesty. This is also our Awards 2023 shortlist issue. More than anything else we publish, it shows the breadth of designs that owners and boatbuilders have spent blood, sweat, tears and – let’s not be coy – frightening amounts of money to save. We have wooden boats old and new, steel ones, a smattering of vintage and modern GRP, sail and power, slow and fast. At least one of them deserves your vote after all that work, surely?
