BoatsAmel 60

Amel 60

Cutter · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2019

A modern cutter-rigged bluewater cruiser from Berret-Racoupeau, designed for high-latitude comfort and long-range stability

Designed by Amel & Berret-Racoupeau.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder

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The Amel 60, 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.

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a narrow beam gives 34 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 34
CoastalBluewater

1.82 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.82
LightHeavy

151 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 151
EasygoingPowered-up

19.8 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 19.8
TenderStiff

28% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 28%

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

  • Heavier than ~85% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~93% of boats her size on file

Compared with 579 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Amel 60, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Amel 60 is a 19.0-meter cutter-rigged cruising sailboat, designed by Amel and Berret-Racoupeau, built by Amel since 2019, featuring a fin keel with a bulb and spade rudder. It displaces 25,999 kg and has a draft of 2.4 meters. The Amel 60 is characterized by a center cockpit with an integrated pilothouse, enabling single-handed operation and protection from weather, with all control lines and engine interfaces routed to the helm. Aboard *Sailing Mirage*, Vlad sailed his Amel 60 from St. Lucia to Martinique in 25-knot winds and significant swell, maintaining 7 knots and noting the protected cockpit kept him dry despite heavy motion.15:17 The boat's design includes a watertight, full-height engine room that isolates mechanical systems.1:33 The Amel 60's main sail is 78 m², the genoa is 92 m², and an optional staysail is 36 m². Vlad rigged a new inner staysail on his Amel 60, requiring running backstays to support the mast.4:35 The Amel 60's automated mainsheet traveler car is an upgrade over the Amel 50's manual system.0:48

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen 3 times across 3 channels of the fleet.

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On the water

The Amel 60 on video

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
27.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.8
Displacement / length
151.5
Comfort ratio
34.0
Capsize screening
1.82
Hull speed
10.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
3467
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2019
Designer
Amel, Berret-Racoupeau
Builder
Amel

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Solaris 6018.97 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA versatile cruiser offered with shallow draft or lifting keel options, featuring a powerful 25.43 SA/displacement ratio
Hanse Yachts 630E19.00 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 19-meter performance cruiser with a 24.3 sail-area-to-displacement ratio built for high-speed, long-waterline sailing
Beneteau Oceanis 6018.24 mSame hull family0.8 m shorterA 18-metre fractional sloop with a 2.7-metre bulb keel, optimized for high-speed passage making
Moody 6419.33 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA Bill Dixon-designed cutter with a high comfort ratio, built for long-range cruising with a stable, heavy-displacement hull
Swan 60 (1994-2003)18.85 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA German Frers-designed performance cruiser featuring a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio and versatile rig options

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