This page is an index to all the published yachting designs of Dr Harrison Butler, known to the Association. It is arranged in chronological order by earliest identified date of publication. That publication source with date is given but, to reduce clutter, an 'obvious' code has been employed where, for example, YM represents Yachting Monthly magazine. The following links may be used to quickly scroll down to the year of interest;
1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909
1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919
1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929
1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945
In February 2015 the HBA had many of Harrison Butler's popular design drawings professionally digitised at high resolution. The resulting images are of the quality necessary for new-built construction or rennovation work by a boatyard or an individual. These are available to buy from our Chairman, John-Henry Bowden at a cost of £30 a drawing, £20 to members. The number of drawings for any given design varies. As an example, if next to a design is HQ - Yes, 3 then three High Quality drawings of that design are available. Typically these might be a sail plan, the elevations, and the lay out of the accommodation. HQ - No indicates that we only have the drawing as published in the named source. In February 2016 the HBA started a three year program to place all of the designs online, at the low resolution appropriate to a page on a website. A PDF of Mark Miller's Catalogue of Harrison Butler designs is available is our resources section of the website. Drawings of many designs are also to be found in the recently published 5th Edition of Harrison Butler's book “Cruising Yachts; Design and Performance”.
Sources are coded as follows;
YM, m, p = Yachting Monthly Magazine, month, page
TY, m, p = The Yachtsman Magazine, month, page
YW, m, p = Yachting World Magazine, month, page
YS&C, m, p = Yacht Sales & Charters Magazine, month, page
CB, m, p = Classic Boat Magazine, month, page
TJOTLSC, m, p = The Journal of the Little Ship Club, month, page
RCCJ, p = Royal Cruising Club Journal, page
MM, p = Mark Miller's Catalogue of Harrison Butler Designs, page
(A PDF of MM is available in Resources)
CH, p = Cruising Hints by Francis B Cooke published by Lodestar in 2011, page
CYDAP, p = Cruising Yachts; Design & Performance (5th Edition)
by Harrison Butler published by Lodestar in 2015, page
SOAMI, p = Sailing On A Modest Income by Maurice Griffiths published 1996, page
NKS = No Known Source
1904
Sirocco : HQ - No
TY, Jun supplement
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1907
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1908
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1909
Hong Kong : HQ - No
YM, Jun, page 119 : MM, 32-33
• Brenda • Erin • Evadne • Isis • Mist •
1910
Poole Pilot : HQ - No
YM, Mar, 332 : NEW for 2016 => Poole Pilot on-line
1911
Leamington Spa : HQ - No
YM, Jan, 268 : NEW for 2016 => Leamington Spa online
Memory : HQ - No
YM, May, 53 : MM, 40-41
• Avocet (ex Wee Bess) • Memory (ex Coverly) • Memory (NZ) •
1912
Seagull : HQ - No
YM, Apr, 463 : MM, 52-53
• Fleetwing (ex Seagull) •
Helaneh : HQ - No
Die Yacht, Jul, 138-140 : YM, Sep, 399 & 418 : : NEW for 2016 => Helaneh online
Seagull II : HQ - No
YM, Oct, 491
Fatmeh Dinghy (Claymore 10' Dinghy) : HQ - No
RCCJ 1912, 146-164
• Fatmeh •
Fatima Pram Dinghy : HQ - No
NKS: Possibly in the Royal Cruising Club Archives
1913
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1914
Argo : HQ - No
NKS
• Argo •
1915
Seagull III : HQ - No
YM, Jun, 125
Single Handed Cruiser : HQ - No
YM, Nov, 49 : CH, 37-41
1916
West Wind : HQ - No
MM, 60-61
• Darling* • Imke (ex West Wind*) •
1917
Unknown : 24' LOA sloop : HQ - No
YM, Jan, 149
Unknown : 26' LOA sloop : HQ - No
YM, Apr, 370
Russia : HQ - Yes, 1
YM, Oct, 347 : MM, 39
• Freiga •
Nursary Class (La Bonne) : HQ - No
YM, Nov, 51 : MM, 38
• La Bonne •
1918
Unknown : 22' LOA yawl : HQ - No
YM, Jun, 112
Unknown : Dinghy : HQ - No
YM, Jun, 123
1919
Jerusalem : HQ - No
YM, Mar, 328
Cyclone : HQ - Yes, 1
MM, 16-17 : YM 1925, May, 49 : CYDAP, 143
• Crusader* • Cyclone • Diana • Hobby* • Ibis • Kandoo (ex Possum) • Little Kingfisher (ex Kingfisher) • Mouette • Resolution •
1920
Chloe : HQ - Yes, 4
MM, 14-15 : YM, Jan, 210 : (Also BMn 1993, Jun, 45)
• Chloe •
Unknown : 21' LOA sloop : HQ - No
YM, Jun, 270
1921
Try Again (18' Sailing Dinghy) : HQ - No
YM, Apr, 412
Bon Marche : HQ - Yes, 4
YM, Apr, 405 : MM, 10-11
• Faoileag* •
Cyclone 20ft wl : HQ - No
NKS
1922
Firefly (With Albert Strange) : HQ - No : New for 2017 ==> Firefly online
YM, Dec, 119
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1925
Davinka/Vindilis : HQ - Yes, 3
YS&C, Dec, -- : MM, 22-23
Motorboat and Yachting, 1935, May, page 502 (May be Vindilis design of 1931)
• Lindy II • Vindilis • Yoldia •
Design N°24 : HQ - No
YS&C, Dec, -- : SOAMI, 165-166
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1928
Cyclone II : HQ - Yes, 2
CH, 191-196 & 278-279 : MM, 18-19 : CYDAP, 145
• Ard Chuan* • Ardglass • Cruinneag • Dindy (ex Beau Gest) • Greylag (ex Solo) • Minion • Senorita (ex Cyclone) •
Unknown : 31' LOA cutter : HQ - No
YM, Feb, 265
Fastnet : HQ - No
YM, Jun, 107 : MM, 30-31
• Fastnet • Galatea • Sea Salter (ex Seasalter) •
No 16 Tabloid : HQ - Yes, 3
MM, 68-69
• Ballerina* • Elgris (ex Zoe, ex Ariel) • Va Danser (ex Bonveen)
Moyezerka (21' Solent X class) : HQ - No
YM, Sept, 301
1929
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1930
Solitaire : HQ - No
YM, Jul, 222
1931
Khamseen : HQ -Yes, 4
YM, Jan, 228 : YW 1944, Jul, 221 : MM, 34-35
• Dorothea* • Kapoeas* • Mat Ali • New Build 2015 •
Yonne : HQ - Yes, 2
MM, 62-63 : YW 1932, ---, -- : CYDAP, 147-148 : Updated for 2018 => Yonne Design online
• Destina (ex Phoebe) • Hallowe'en* • Mischief III • Prunella • Sabrina • Thalia • Thalamege • Thule • Yarinya* (ex Sea Rider*, ex Pride II) • Yonne •
Vindilis : HQ - Yes, 4
YM, Dec, 126 : YM 1935, Apr, 435 : YM 1941, ---, -- : CH, 218-221 & 301-303 : MM, 58-59
• Dilys • Quest of Sydney •
1932
Marita : HQ - Yes, 3
YM, Sep, 370
Englyn : HQ - Yes, 3
CH, 205-208 & 290-291 : YM 1936, May, 26 : YM 1937, Jan, 202 : CBoat 1988, Jul, -- : CB 1989, Jul, -- : MM, 28-29
• Almonde • Cora A • Dorado of Keyhaven • Englyn I (ex Englyn) • Faraway * • Fiddler's Green • Naiad • Othona * • Peradventure •
1933
Sabot : HQ - Yes, 2
YM, Aug, 208 : MM, 50-51
• Rama II (ex Ethelinda) •
Pepin : HQ - Yes, 5
TJOTLSC 1934, Jan, -- : MM, 21
• Ara* • Mayfly •
Cayuca : HQ - Yes, 3
YM, Dec, 132 : MM, 12-13
• Tramontana (ex Morena) •
Aristene : HQ - Yes, 2
CH, 212 & 294 : MM, 4-5
• Seasalter •
1934
Askadil : HQ - Yes, 3
YM, Jun, 200 : YM 1937, Jan, 202 : YW 1943, Sep, -- : MM, 6-7 : CYDAP 149
• Alexa (ex Envys) • Askadil • Naida • Wendy • Zingara (ex Sea Saga) •
Cyclone II A : HQ - Yes, 2
MM, 20
• Talofa •
Afreet : HQ - Yes, 2
YW, Oct, 288
Bogle : HQ - Yes, 3
YW, Oct, 288 : MM, 8-9
• Caracole • Davinka • Fairwind of Kinsale (ex Fairwind) • Jane (ex Arbrook, ex Fieber) • Myfanwy* (ex Cariad) • Trade Wind •
1935
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1937
Edith Rose : HQ - Yes, 3
YM, Mar, 436 : MM, 26-27 : CYDAP, 157-158
• Edith Rose • Keepsake • The Lady Mary of Woodbridge (ex Tofana, ex Wildflower) •
Zyklon : HQ - Yes, 3
YM, Jul, 256 : YW 1941, Dec, 294 : CB 1996, Jan, -- : CH, 226-228 & 309-310 : MM, 64-65 : CYDAP, 142
• Andiron* • Ballerina* • Bismillah (ex Leueen) • Bolduster • Chiquita (ex Selma IV) • Clare* (ex Norah II) • Cobber (ex Wraith) • Constar • Coot* (ex Clio II) • Garleffan* • Grey Owl* • Hurricane* • Igor* • Jacaranda • June (ex Here Now, ex Tuskar) • Kastag • Kelana • Little Wych* • Little Zahry* • Marieux* (ex St Julian) • Mary Gray • Mary Niven • Merrythought* • Muircaidh (ex Rohaneen) • Nunki* • Saltwind* • Sara • Sorella* (ex Sister) • Suzanna II • Svalen* (ex Memory, ex Helen Jane) • Treize • Witte Walvis • Zair • Zante • Zebedee (ex Curlew, ex Allegro) • Zellée • Zemmery • Zenocrate • Zephir • Zephon • Zest • Zeta • Zingaro • Zircon • Zoraida • Zyclon* •
The 'Z' Cruiser : HQ - No
CH, 229-231
Unknown : 26' sloop : HQ - No
YW, Dec, 577
1938
Rose of Arden : HQ - Yes, 4
YM, Aug, 352 : MM, 48-49 : CYDAP, 159-160
• Romadi • Rose of Arden • Watermaiden (ex Magellan Cloud, ex Water Wraith II) •
Maid of Arden : HQ - Yes, 4
YM, Oct, 515 : CYDAP, 161-162
Omega : HQ - Yes, 4
YW, Oct, 360 : Bmn 1995, Sep, 22 : MM, 42-43 : CYDAP, 152-154
• Isabella* • Jaslia • Jolanda • Omega Breeze • Omega of Broome (ex Omega) • Sofia • Trana* •
Prima (by Joan Jardine Brown) : HQ - Yes, 2
HBA Archive, Roll 37 : CYDAP, 138-140
• Prima •
1939
Evoline : HQ - Yes, 3
HBA Archive, Roll 50
Zyklon 6-ton : HQ - Yes, 2
HBA Archive, Roll 49
1940
Dimise III : HQ - No
YM, Jul, 175
Omicron : HQ - Yes, 3
YM, Aug, 175 : MM, 44-45
• Omicron •
1941
Duclair (modified by D Birt) : HQ - No : New for 2018 ==> Duclair online
TY, Jun, 167
Paida : HQ - Yes, 3
TY, Jun, 149 : YW 1944, Jul, 219 : CYDAP, 40, 58, 77 : YM, ---, --
• Mytica •
Khamseen A : HQ - Yes, 3
YM, Sep, 332 : MM, 36-37 : CYDAP, 136-137
• Astrophel • Jardine • Sage •
Philesia : HQ - Yes, 3
MM, 46-47
• Free Spirit •
1942
Tina : HQ - No
YM, Mar, 324
Trutina : HQ - Yes, 3
YW, Jun, 128
1943
Sinah : HQ - Yes, 6
YW, Apr, 100 : MM, 54-55
• Amiri • Erla • Winnibelle (provisional)
Irmiger : HQ - Yes, 2
YW, Sep, 251 : CB 1994, Aug, 50 : CYDAP, 150
1944
Aella : HQ - Yes, 3
TY, Winter, 184-188 : MM, 2-3 : CYDAP, 122-123
• Catriona* •
Thuella : HQ - Yes, 3
YM, Apr, 358 : YW 1944, Jul, 220 : CH, 238-241 & 317-318 : MM, 56-57 : CYDAP, 126-127
• Aurora • Cimba * • Tamaroa • Thuella • Vagabond* • Wanda
1945
Queen of Arden : HQ - Yes, 3
YW, Jan, 12 : CYDAP, 163-164
Dream of Arden : HQ - Yes, 1
YM, Feb, 220 : CB 1999, Nov, 26 : MM, 24-25 : CYDAP, 132-133
• Cautious Clara* • Chencharu (ex Pegasus of Penang) • D'Vara* • Dream of Arden (ex Ardene) • Selamat • Seven Seas •
Sylph of Arden : HQ - Yes, 3
YW, Jul, 223 : CYDAP, 165-166
Awaiting design Information
• Eenhoorn (ex Tukker III) • Fleetwing • Firefly • Gadfly • Ganga Devi • Græalan (ex Swan Song, ex Laughing Water) • Ipora • Itek Itam • Lierka* (ex Thema II) • Magic • Mai Star II • Pengüino • Py * • Quest * • Sea Falconet * (ex Onoma) • Stormalong* (ex Jarbrück*) • Water Rat (ex Ishbel) •
Odds & Ends : Unauthenticated designs...
• Fantasy • Sandook • Spindle • Stormcock* (ex Remembrance) • Winterwind •
The Waterbug One Design (Designed by JW & A Upham Ltd)
Arlyn • Ballon • Cockatoo • Felicity Al • Frangipani • Friar Tuck • Grakle • Kara Third • Mowa • Melissa B • Night Wind • Rondelle • Sionnachan (ex Caprice II) • Uldra • Veritia (ex Barbara of Polvarth, ex Harry B) • Whimsical •
Albert Strange Designed
• Ariel • Charm • Charm II • Charmina • Cherub II • Emerald • Galatea • Imogen (ex Imogen II) • Leona (ex Lalage) Nirvana Of Arklow • Ortegal • Redwing (ex Cherub III) • Sea Harmony • Sheila • Shulah (ex Norma) • Tally Ho (ex Alciope, Betty, Escape) • Venture •
George Holmes Designed
• Snippet •
The Berthon Boat Co Ltd Designed
• Greengage •
Laurent Giles & Partners Ltd Designed
• Cetewayo •
James McGruer Designed
• Nan of Kames •
JE Powell Designed
• Matanga •
Kim Holman Designed
• Ellen Grace •
Sidney Burnett Designed
• Iseult •
William Fife Designed
• Maud •
This page last updated, 27th January 2020
( Fastnet, Winnibelle, Duclair design, Prunella, Aurora, recently added )
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