Designed by Cees van Lent and launched in 1956, the 9,50-metre Marco was (re)discovered on the Dutch online marketplace Marktplaats in 2016, hiding in a yachting enthusiast’s shed as a fixer-upper. Purchased by Jolande van Lent, who had just joined Feadship Heritage Fleet’s research committee and felt she needed a boat to match, she approached designer Willem Nieland to restore her by staying true to her great grandfather’s original lines but adding an open cockpit. A year later, in 2017, Marco was back in the water and rechristened Margo in honour of Jolande's grandmother Margo Akerboom.
Designed by Cees van Lent and launched in 1956, the 9,50-metre Marco was (re)discovered on the Dutch online marketplace Marktplaats in 2016, hiding in a yachting enthusiast’s shed as a fixer-upper. Purchased by Jolande van Lent, who had just joined Feadship Heritage Fleet’s research committee and felt she needed a boat to match, she approached designer Willem Nieland to restore her by staying true to her great grandfather’s original lines but adding an open cockpit. A year later, in 2017, Marco was back in the water and rechristened Margo in honour of Jolande's grandmother Margo Akerboom.