Amel 55
Sailboat specifications
The Amel 55 is a 54’11” (16.72m) cruising sailboat designed by Berret Racoupeau Yachts Design (France). She was built between 2012 and 2018 by Amel (France).
Amel 55's main features
- Model
- Amel 55
- Hull type
- Monohull
- Category
- Offshore cruising sailboat
- Sailboat builder
- Sailboat designer
- Country
- France
- Construction
- Hull and deck: GRP (glass reinforced polyester)
- First built hull
- 2012
- Last built hull
- 2018
- Appendages
- Keel : L-shaped keel (with bulb)
- Helm
- Single helm wheel
- Rudder
- Single rudder on skeg
- Unsinkable
- No
- Trailerable
- No
- EC design categoryiThe CE design category indicates the ability to cope with certain weather conditions (the sailboat is designed for these conditions)
A: Wind < force 9, Waves < 10m
B: Wind < force 8, Waves < 8m
C: Wind < force 6, Waves < 4m
D: Wind < force 4, Waves < 0,5m - A
- Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
- About980 000 €(2017)
Amel 55's main dimensions
- Overall length
- 56’ 10”17.3 m
- Hull length
- 54’ 11”16.72 m
- Waterline length
- 48’ 8”14.85 m
- Beam (width)
- 16’ 5”4.99 m
- Waterline beam (width)
- 13’ 7”4.14 m
- Draft
- 7’ 2”2.2 m
- Mast height from DWL
- 69’ 11”21.3 m
- Light displacement (MLC)
- 48061 lb21800 kg
- Maximum displacement (MLDC)
- 58422 lb26500 kg
- Capacity
- 10362 lb4700 kg
- Ballast weight
- 13007 lb5900 kg
Amel 55's rig and sails
- Upwind sail area
- 1625 ft²151 m²
- Downwind sail area
- 2433 ft²226 m²
- Mainsail area
- 506 ft²47 m²
- Mizzen sail area
- 312 ft²29 m²
- Genoa area
- 807 ft²75 m²
- Gennaker area
- 1345 ft²125 m²
- Code 0 area
- 1615 ft²150 m²
- Rigging type
- Ketch Marconi (in-mast furling mainsail) masthead
- Mast configuration
- Deck stepped mast
- Rotating spars
- No
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 2
- Spreaders angle
- Swept-back
- Spars construction
- Aluminum spars
Amel 55's performances
- Upwind sail area to displacementiThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds.
The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.
Upwind: under 18 the ratio indicates a cruise oriented sailboat with limited performances especially in light wind, while over 25 it indicates a fast sailboat. - 208 ft²/T19.35 m²/T
- Downwind sail area to displacementiThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds.
The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size. - 312 ft²/T28.96 m²/T
- Displacement-length ratio (DLR)iThe Displacement Length Ratio (DLR) is a figure that points out the boat's weight compared to its waterline length. The DLR is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement in tons by the cube of one one-hundredth of the waterline length (in feet).
The DLR can be used to compare the relative mass of different sailboats no matter what their length:
a DLR less than 180 is indicative of a really light sailboat (race boat made for planning), while a DLR greater than 300 is indicative of a heavy cruising sailboat. - 189
- Ballast ratioiThe Ballast ratio is an indicator of stability; it is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement by the mass of the ballast. Since the stability depends also of the hull shapes and the position of the center of gravity, only the boats with similar ballast arrangements and hull shapes should be compared.
The higher the ballast ratio is, the greater is the stability. - 27 %
- Critical hull speediAs a ship moves in the water, it creates standing waves that oppose its movement. This effect increases dramatically the resistance when the boat reaches a speed-length ratio (speed-length ratio is the ratio between the speed in knots and the square root of the waterline length in feet) of about 1.2 (corresponding to a Froude Number of 0.35) . This very sharp rise in resistance, between speed-length ratio of 1.2 to 1.5, is insurmountable for heavy sailboats and so becomes an apparent barrier. This leads to the concept of "hull speed".
The hull speed is obtained by multiplying the square root of the waterline length (in feet) by 1.34. - 9.35 knots
Amel 55's auxiliary engine
- Engine(s)
- 1 inboard engine
- Engine(s) power
- 110 HP
- Fuel type
- Diesel
- Fuel tank capacity
- 237.8 gal900 liters
Amel 55's accommodations and layout
- Cockpit
- Center cockpit
- Cabin(s) (min./max.)
- 2 / 3
- Berth(s) (min./max.)
- 5 / 7
- Head(s)
- 2
- Freshwater tank capacity
- 211.3 gal800 liters
- Maximum headroom
- 6’ 5”1.95 m
Amel 55 interior and accommodations - - 10/14
Picture extracted from the commercial documentation © Amel
Picture extracted from the commercial documentation © Amel
Amel 55 interior and accommodations - - 11/14
Picture extracted from the commercial documentation © Amel
Picture extracted from the commercial documentation © Amel
Amel 55 interior and accommodations - - 12/14
Picture extracted from the commercial documentation © Amel
Picture extracted from the commercial documentation © Amel
Amel 55 interior and accommodations - - 13/14
Picture extracted from the commercial documentation © Amel
Picture extracted from the commercial documentation © Amel
Amel 55 interior and accommodations - - 14/14
Picture extracted from the commercial documentation © Amel
Picture extracted from the commercial documentation © Amel
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