John Leather considered Arthur Payne to be second-to-none in the design of fast cruising and racing yachts - the equal of William Fife and GL Watson and ahead of Joseph Soper, JAVELIN rightly fits into this category.
IRINA VII, this beautiful Alfred Mylne designed Fife yard built cutter is pedigree indeed. At 54 ft with a Marconi rig to the original plans, she also has enough accommodation to cruise in comfort...
John Leather noted naval architect and prolific writer on marine matters considered Arthur Payne to be second to none in the design of fast cruising and racing yachts - the equal of William Fife and GL Watson and ahead of Joseph Soper in this regard - and JAVELIN rightly fits into this category. Leather went on to say how pleased their owners and crews were to be sailing such seaworthy yachts - often with ketch or yawl rigs designed for easy handling. He noted, too, that the Payne yard had designed and built some of the most beautiful yachts ever to grace the Solent.
At 73ft on deck and with her divided ketch rig JAVELIN can indeed be easily sailed for a vintage yacht of this size. Assiduously restored in 2006, she is hard to tell apart from the Beken pictures taken a hundred years ago.
Indeed her teak and pitch pine hull planking is the original and testament to the quality of design, materials and workmanship of that era. Notwithstanding; modern systems have been discreetly fitted to make her luxurious to live on and a wonderful family boat. More than a century on; with that Beken picture in mind she is moreover haunting to behold.
Designer Arthur E Payne
Builder Summers & Payne Northam
Date 1897
Length overall 85 ft 0 in / 25.9 m
Length deck 73 ft 4 in / 22.35 m
Length waterline 57 ft 5 in / 17.5 m
Beam 14 ft 4 in / 4.36 m
Draft 9 ft 6 in / 2.9 m
Displacement 50 Tonnes
Construction Teak and pitch pine planking on chestnut oak frames
Engine 2 x Steyr 166 HP @ 2600 rpm
Location Italy
Price EUR 1,500,000
When Classic Yacht TV visited JAVELIN to shoot the video, the owner offered some photos of historical documents he found in Cannes and Monaco and has some further information on this.
View JAVELIN’s impeccable Victorian, original, interior on the video below to fully enjoy and gauge how rare a classic yacht of this kind really is.
This beautiful Alfred Mylne designed Fife yard built cutter is pedigree indeed. At 54 ft, with a Marconi rig to the original plans, she has enough accommodation to cruise in comfort.
IRINA VII seems to hit a sweet spot among vintage yachts; striking - indeed memorable whether seen under sail or alongside showing her characteristic Mylne forward sloping doghouse set in wide uncluttered decks. Both cruising and racing she is a yacht for the connoisseur most certainly.
Designer Alfred Mylne
Builder William Fife & Son Fairlie
Date 1935
Length overall 54 ft 2 in / 16.5 m
Length deck 54 ft 2 in / 16.5 m
Length waterline 37 ft 5 in / 11.4 m
Beam 11 ft 10 in / 3.6 m
Draft 6 ft 11 in / 2.1 m
Displacement 20 Tonnes
Construction Composite
Engine Lombardini 2204 M 59 HP / 44 kW new 2014
Location France
Price EUR 625,000
We highly recommend watching our video featuring IRINA VII, narrated by Tom Cunliffe, to get the full experience of this Fife built, Mylne designed pedigree yacht that’s well known in the Mediterranean, as you’ll see as she graces the waters off Cap d’Antibes.
