Marletta

Marletta was was designed by David Boyd and was one of three yachts (one of two Sixes – Marylette being the other) built by Alexander Robertson & Sons for Lt Col J E Harrison, who lived at Marwell Hall in Hampshire in the UK from 1932.

Marletta was built for the sailing events in the Olympics held at Torbay in 1948, but she was not selected to race.

She was owned by a resident of Cowes in 1960 and sold to a resident of Marseilles in 1965. She then went to Versoix in Switzerland in 1969 and her name was changed to Clapotis III. In 1973, she was owned in Rolle in Switzerland and re-named Caprice.

In 1975, she was owned in Geneva, Switzerland, and re-named Jabado. Here she received a complete remodeling of her hull in the Egger boatyard (Lake of Neuchâtel). In 1981 the boat was sold again, but stayed on Lake Geneva and was re-named Duclop II.

In 1992, she was sold once more and her name was changed to Belanea.

In 2016, the boat was returned to her original name Marletta, and in 2020 was restored by Tom Owen in Fowey in the UK.

Boat ID

1947UK02

Boat Names

Original name: Marletta Other names: Clapotis III (name changed in 1969) Caprice (name changed in 1973) Jabadao (name changed in 1975) Duclop II (name changed in 1981) Belanea (name changed in 1992) Last name recorded: Marletta (name changed in May 2016)

Build Year

1947

Build Country

UK

Sail Numbers

First number recorded: K70 (1949) Other numbers: Z70 Last number reported: SUI70

Designers

David Boyd

Builders

Alex Robertson & Sons

Restored or rebuilt

Chantiers Herman Egger (1975) Remodeling of the hull Tom Owen (2020) Restoration

Significant Dates

Boat Measurements

Rule Number

Rule 3

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