Alfred Mylne The Leading Yacht Designer, 9781445646336
Paperback
Discover timeless yachts and the man behind the elegant designs.

Alfred Mylne The Leading Yacht Designer

1896-1920

$54.95

  • Paperback

    160 pages

  • Release Date

    14 June 2015

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Summary

In 1896, Alfred Mylne founded his yacht design company, now one of the oldest British yacht design firms in existence. Between 1896 and 1920, he designed several beautiful, race-winning yachts. In this book, Ian Nicolson uses original plans to demonstrate the beauty of the earliest Mylne yachts, and tells the story of Mylne the man.

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781445646336
ISBN-10:1445646331
Author:Ian Nicolson
Publisher:Amberley Publishing
Imprint:Amberley Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:160
Release Date:14 June 2015
Weight:538g
Dimensions:20mm x 247mm x 169mm
About The Author

Ian Nicolson

Ian Nicolson joined Alfred Mylne the Second as a full design partner at the age of 31. These two very different personalities worked together for 20 years to produce a variety of craft. At the same time, Nicolson set up a boat survey organisation which became the most successful in Scotland, so that he went all over the world doing surveys. Ian has had 23 books published and many hundreds of technical articles. He has had his own magazine column since 1955.

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