This is Marco
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.
Specifications
Hull | 555 |
Year | 1956 |
Length | 9.50m / 31′2″ |
Beam | 2.75m / 9′0″ |
Draught | 0.70m / 2′3″ |
Launch name | Marco |
Previous names | Margo |
Current name | Aagje |
Design
Naval architect | C. van Lent en Zonen |
Exteriordesign | C. van Lent en Zonen |