There is something captivating about a boat that has spent more than ninety years at sea.
Designed by Alfred Mylne in 1934, Eileen II was created with an instinct for balance, performance and elegance. Nothing unnecessary, nothing without purpose. Today, sailing the waters around Norway, those lines feel every bit as relevant as they did when they were first drawn.
At Henri-Lloyd, we have always shared that belief in purposeful design. Since 1963, we have made clothing for life on and around the water, designed to perform, made to be worn and built with longevity in mind. Materials change and technology moves forward, but the principles of good design rarely do.
The sea has a way of telling you what works.
IAN NICHOLSON - Yacht Designer & Former Partner, A. Mylne & Co.
“We really did aim to build a boat of such quality that they would last a hundred years.”
David Gray - A. Mylne & Co. Archivist
" The astounding feature of Eileen II is her originality "
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