Name Mignon
Yard No. 427
Year 1898
Type 21ft Linear R.
Rig Gaff Sloop
Designer William Fife III
Builder William Fife & Son, Fairlie
LOA 30′ 8″ — 9.35 m
LOD 27′ 2″ — 8.30 m
LWL 16′ 2″ — 5.10 m
Beam 6′ 9″ — 2.00 m
Draft 4′ — 1.20 m
Displacement 3 t
Construction Wood
Sail No. /
Engine None
Ex-name /
First Owner Nelson Mitchell
Location Italy
Web /
Last restoration In progress, Officine Nautiche Verbano, Lago Maggiore, Italy
Information & History
The hull plank was built in yellow pine on rock elm. The frames are alternately placed: oak structural frames and steam folded black locust frames. The flush deck was planked in white pine, while the lugger rigg is in douglas and pitch-pine.
Three sisterships were built to the same design, Mignon (1898 n°427), Yvette (1899 n°449) and Pierette (1899 n°450). The design is believed to be inspired by Sir Thomas Lipton’s commission for his 1899 America’s Cup challenger Shamrock. Mignon was a one fifth scale model built to test the lines for Shamrock I. She was originally lug rigged but Fife changed her to Bermudan rigged in 1917 and provided her with a 5-Meter rig.
Last update: May 2020
