| A BRIEF HISTORY Designed by Alfred Mylne and built in 1929 by The Bute Slip Dock Co. in Port Bannatyne, Scotland, Mingary was commissioned and originally owned by John and Alan McKean. She spent her initial cruising years around the West Coast of Scotland. Currently we do not know much more about her early history but we do know that in 1953 she was owned by Lt-Col. DAF Home and that her home port was still Greenock. By 1971 Mingary was in the ownership of Baron and Baroness De Heeckeren d'Anthes and she was based in Palma. In 1986 Mingary was thoroughly overhauled. She was given a new mainmast, a lot of new rigging and a number of sails. On completion, Mingary crossed the water to Bermuda in the summer of 1987. Unfortunately her time there turned into a series of disasters, beginning with damage caused by Hurricane Emily in autumn 1987 and ending with more storm related damage that left her holed on the port side amidships and swamped. She was nearly written off at this time but her owner could not bear to see this splendid boat meet such a fate. Instead, she was completely rebuilt into the boat we know today.
In 1990 Mingary set sail on her second 'maiden voyage' - a three week trip from Cornwall to Mallorca - and performed impeccably without a creak or groan to be heard.
Throughout her history she has proved remarkably manageable and solid on even the toughest passages and she is a pure joy to sail short handed or in company. | 
Having spent several years in Sweden around the Archipelago, we brought her back across the North Sea in September 2002, visiting her Port Bannatyne birthplace on the way to her winter mooring.
We were amazed at the reception we received in Scotland - although perhaps we should not have been so surprised when you consider that we were taking one of the finest Mylne yachts home for the first time in at least forty years!
During 2004 Mingary underwent an extensive refit, including a full new rig, new sails and brand new instrumentation - she is now looking fantastic and sailing beautifully. She has a permanent mooring on the river Dart and was the venue for the owners' wedding and family commitment celebration on 10th September 2004. It rained constantly but we did manage to get over 50 poeple down below for the proceedings.
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