Marletta
Marletta was was designed by David Boyd and was one of three yachts (one of two Sixes – Marylette was the other) built by Alexander Robertson & Sons for Lt Col J E Harrison who lived at Marwell Hall, Owslebury from 1932.
Marletta was built for the sailing events in the Olympics held at Torbay in 1948 but was not selected to race.
Her original Sail Number was K70. Swiss Sail No SUI 70.
She was owned by a resident of Cowes in 1960 and sold to a resident of Marseilles in 1965. She then went to Versoix, Switzerland 1969 and her name was changed to Clapotis III. In 1973 she was owned in Rolle, Switzerland and re-named Caprice.
In 1975 she was owned in Genève, Switzerland and named Jabaclao. Here she received a complete remodeling of the hull in the Egger boatyard (Lake of Neuchâtel). In 1981 the boat was sold again, but stayed on Lake Geneva. She was named Duclop II.
In 1992, she was sold and changed the name to ‘Belanea’ and sailed in Lake Thoune.
She was restored at Fowey, Cornwall in 2020.
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