People – Marco Croci​

Marco Croci, known as “Crus,” the creative maker behind Crus Yacht.​

After graduating in naval engineering, he learned traditional and composite construction in France, spending his days shaping wood and laminates and his nights sketching hulls, lines, and ideas.​

In 2005 he built the first Truc 12 — one trunk of cedar, some fiberglass, and a stubborn belief that small boats could still be beautiful, simple, and true.​
That small wooden boat became a cult object and marked the beginning of his journey.​

«A boat must first be something you fall in love with. Everything else comes after.»​

After the 2008 crisis, Marco stepped into marketing and communication companies for
over a decade — learning how to build brands, teams, and products — but never stopped
sketching boats.​

In 2024 he returned to his true element: a workshop, some tools, and the freedom to create.​

Today he oversees production, design, and every boat that leaves the yard — one at a time, with the same care of the very first.​