Yachting World – 01.04.2018

LOA 16.50m 54ft 2in

LWL 14.50m 47ft 7in

Beam 4.79m 15ft 9in

Draught 2.15m 7ft 1in

Disp (light) 18,750kg 41,336lb

Ballast 5,360kg 11,817lb

Sail Area (100% foretriangle) 126m^2 1,360ft^2

Sail Area/displacement ratio 19.9

Displacement/LWL ratio 171

Berths 6

Engine 110hp shaftdrive

Water 600lt 132gal

Fuel 675lt 148gal

Price ex VAT €790,000

test boat €940,000

Design Berret Racoupeau Yacht Design

http://www.amel.fr

SPECIFICATIONS

I can’t sit on the fence about the

Amel 50; it is a brilliant boat. It’s

neither revolutionary nor showy,

and the unequivocal adherence to

making everything maintenance

light and easy-to-handle results in a

boat that is not at all svelte. I arrived

with some heavy preconceptions,

perhaps as much about the kind of

sailor I am as the kind of boat I would

be sailing. I was treated to the full

Amel 50 experience and my hosts did

everything possible to show this boat

in the best light. But if you take away

the fine food, endless espressos and

crisp white bed linen, the Amel 50 still

shines. It sails well, it is beautifully

built and it made me smile. I left

surprised and ever so slightly in love.

DATA AMEL 5O

Our verdict

Hallberg-Rassy 48

MKII A classic bluewater

cruiser, improved with

more natural light in 2014.

Price ex VAT: €693,804

hallberg-rassy.com

Discovery 48

The first six 48s have sold

with a swing keel, badged

as Southerly 480s.

Price ex VAT: £650,000

discoveryyachts.com

Garcia Exploration

52 An aluminium go-

anywhere design with

secure doghouse.

Price ex VAT: €725,000

garcia-yachting.com

Rivals

From the bathing

platform to the

bowsprit the

attention to detail

on this Amel 50 is

phenomenal

JS Evrard

JS Evrard

JS Evrard