Amel 50

See her sail

The Amel 50, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from Sailing Mirage

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelyComfort 33Sea-kindly

CoastalCapsize 1.82Bluewater

LightD/L 171Heavy

EasygoingSA/D 18.2Powered-up

TenderBallast 29%Stiff

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

Heavier than ~85% of boats her size on file
Beamier than ~84% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1228 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

The channels sailing this model, and where they were last seen.

Sailing MirageVlad documents his solo voyages and life aboard the Amel 50 Mirage, navigating passages and remote anchorages throughout the Caribbean and beyond.

Seen 42 times across 2 channels of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

On the water

The Amel 50 on video

When things go wrong. Broken Rigging in the Gulf Stream - 450 NM from Florida to MoreHead City, NCA broken mainsail clew attachment was repaired at sea using soft shackles and secondary safety lines.Sailing Mirage

Full Moon Overnight Sail from Fort Pierce to Ponce de Leon Inlet | Downwind Sailing Florida Coast.An Amel 50 completes an overnight coastal passage from Fort Pierce to Ponce de Leon Inlet, Florida.Sailing Mirage

Crossing the Gulf Stream: Sailing from West End, Bahamas to Fort Pierce, Florida on "Mirage"An 85-mile Gulf Stream crossing from West End to Fort Pierce in 14 hours on an Amel 50.Sailing Mirage

Fast Sail to West End, Grand Bahamas From Mangrove Cay | Last Stop Before Crossing the Gulf StreamEasterly wind shift removes the north component before a Gulf Stream crossing from West End, Grand Bahama.Sailing Mirage

My Best Sailing Day in the Bahamas | Downwind Across Little Bahama Bank to Mangrove Cay, Grand BahamaCharted 3.5-meter anchorage proved only 2.2 meters deep; a neighboring boat touched bottom first.Sailing Mirage

From Great Guana Cay, Exumas to Cape Eleuthera, Eleuthera Island. Fast sailing and my new hobby!An Amel 50 navigates a 42-mile passage from the Exumas to Cape Eleuthera against strong adverse currents.Sailing Mirage

Ella is back - our Happy Days in the Exumas - Full-Time Cruising, ATV Ride, Fishing, and Sunset SailThe crew of an Amel 50 catches and prepares a Wahoo while cruising through the Exumas.Sailing Mirage

From Windsurfer to Solo Sailor | 50 Miles in 30 Knots Across the Bahamas - Cat Island to Georgetown.Solo Amel 50 completes 50 miles from Cat Island to Georgetown in 6 hours 15 minutes in 30 knots.Sailing Mirage

From Rum Cay to Cat Island, Bahamas on Mirage | Solo Sailing 70 Miles, Big Waves and Fast CruisingA solo sailor completes a 67-mile Bahamas passage in an Amel 50, navigating 7-meter swells comfortably.Sailing Mirage

Beautiful Solo Sailing Alone to Columbus’ First Islands | Exumas to Conception & Rum CayVlad anchors solo at Conception Island, where Columbus's ships sheltered in 1492, on a two-day Exumas passage.Sailing Mirage

The Mirage Martini - I share the recipe of my invention. Anchored in paradise and a martini at sunset.Vlad mixes a Mirage Martini using London dry gin and Blue Curaçao aboard his Amel 50.Sailing Mirage

From Clarence Town to Calabash Bay - 45 Nautical Miles Along Long Island, Bahamas. Wind & Waypoints!Amel 50 runs 45 miles downwind along Long Island at 8.9 knots, anchoring 25 miles from Georgetown.Sailing Mirage

Also on YouTube

What broke, what changed

Gear aboard, as the crews told it

Moments from individual boats of this model that the fleet has filmed — one crew, one piece of kit, one day on the water. Not a review of the class, and not a count of anything.

ComparedHarkenweighed against original part
The speaker replaced a shackle with a Harken brand shackle, noting it was the closest match in strength rating to the original.
aboard Sailing Mirageseen July 20260:52
ComparedSimradweighed against Unix
The speaker compared chart data from a Simrad system with a Unix-based system due to discrepancies.
aboard Sailing Mirageseen February 2026watch
WorkingNavionicsalongside the chart
The speaker trusted Navionics for accurate depth readings over the boats chart.
aboard Sailing Mirageseen June 202614:10
WorkingStarlink
The speaker credits Starlink with enabling full-time remote work and liveaboard life.
aboard Sailing Mirageseen April 202611:31

Each line is one crew's account of their own boat. Another Amel 50 may be fitted out entirely differently.

Who's been looking

Market signal

Crews the fleet has filmed weighing this model up — no sale seen, and no asking price.

1channel looked into buying

Inspected this specific boat at a dealership before placing a deposit on his own Amel 50
from Sailing Mirageseen April 2026watch

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

28.6%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Masthead Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

18.2

Displacement / length

171.4

Comfort ratio

32.9

Capsize screening

1.82

Hull speed

9.2 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

2672

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/bulb & dual rudders

Construction

Resin infused GRP

Production

Years built

First built 2017

Designer

Berret-Racoupeau

Builder

Amel

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The family

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