Lounge boat Costa Rica and Lounge boat Frederika
Sally was built about 110 years ago by WF Stoel & Son at the Nicolaas Witsen shipyard in Alkmaar. The construction contract came from a member of a prominent family behind a Dutch supermarket chain. He named the boat after his daughter. The family sailed the Sally for some 50 years before it was sold to its second owner. The ship has also been given a new name: Costa Rica.
About ten years later, it was sold to a new family (in 1971). Once again, the boat has been renamed. For four years she was called Frederika. In 1975, owned by a shipyard in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Sally returned to her original name. It fell into the hands of a restaurant owner who used the boat for commercial tours of Amsterdam.
From exhibition boat to wedding boat
Good maintenance is the secret of the Sally. However, this boat has not always looked like it does today. In the 1990s, the founder of a well-known sailmaker took over the boat show. Sally had not been used for six years. The lounge boat was used again as a family boat and was sometimes used for a friends’ wedding. Thanks to a family friend, the boat ended up with a charterer who rented the boat commercially. The condition of the boat has deteriorated significantly. In 2015, the famous sailor repossessed the boat; determined to restore her. He made a plan with the designer Olivier van Meer.
A two-year renovation
Everything except the superstructure of the boat was dismantled. The saloon roof was sheared off in glass and epoxy, the original teak deck was refinished and she got a new traditional skylight for the forward cabin. The entire interior has been redesigned and even the engine compartment layout has been redesigned.
The Sally has regained its integrity. All in the traditional style that matches the boat. The renovation work lasted almost two years (2015-2017).
