Amel 55
Sailboat
56′ 10″
Monohull
Since 2012
Overview
- Builder
- Amel
- Model
- 55
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 2012–2018
- Designer
- Berret Racoupeau Yachts Design
- Hull material
- Hull and deck: GRP (glass reinforced polyester)
- Rig
- Ketch Marconi (in-mast furling mainsail) masthead
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 56′ 10″ (17.32 m)
- Waterline length
- 48′ 8″ (14.83 m)
- Beam
- 16′ 5″ (5.00 m)
- Draft
- 7′ 2″ (2.19 m)
- Displacement
- 48,061 lb (21,800 kg)
- Ballast
- 13,007 lb (5,900 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- 1 inboard engine
- Power
- 110 hp
- Fuel
- 238 gal (901 L)
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 1,625 sq ft (151.0 m²)
Accommodation
- Cabins
- 2
- Berths
- 5
- Heads
- 2
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 19.7
- Displacement / length
- 186
- Ballast ratio
- 27%
- Capsize screening
- 1.81
Power from the sails for the boat's weight. Under 16 is modest, 16–20 a typical cruiser, over 20 lively.
How heavy the boat is for its waterline. Under 200 is light, 200–300 moderate, over 300 heavy.
Share of the weight that is ballast. Higher generally means stiffer in a breeze.
Under 2 is generally considered better for offshore use.
More details
- Appendages
- Keel : L-shaped keel (with bulb)
- Ballast ratio
- 27 %
- Capacity
- 10362 lb
- Cockpit
- Center cockpit
- Code 0 area
- 1615 ft²
- Construction
- Hull and deck: GRP (glass reinforced polyester)
- Country
- France
- EC design category
- A
- Gennaker area
- 1345 ft²
- Genoa area
- 807 ft²
- Helm
- Single helm wheel
- Mast configuration
- Deck stepped mast
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 2
- Rigging type
- Ketch Marconi (in-mast furling mainsail) masthead
- Rotating spars
- No
- Rudder
- Single rudder on skeg
- Spars construction
- Aluminum spars
- Spreaders angle
- Swept-back
- Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
- About 980 000 € (2017)
- Trailerable
- No
- Unsinkable
- No
Data from boat-specs.com. Check details with the builder before relying on them.