BoatsAmel Pampero

Amel Pampero

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1963–1968

A 1960s micro-cruiser with a 40% ballast ratio, offering a nimble and stiff platform for coastal exploration

Designed by Henri Amel.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.00 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 580 kg of hull, so roughly 1,200 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draftDraws 1.00 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 9 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 9
CoastalBluewater

At 2.42 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.42
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 129
EasygoingPowered-up

13.6 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 13.6
TenderStiff

40% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 40%

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

  • Lighter than ~88% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~88% of boats her size on file

Compared with 375 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
39.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
13.6
Displacement / length
129.4
Comfort ratio
9.4
Capsize screening
2.42
Hull speed
5.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
384
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
1963–1968
Designer
Henri Amel
Builder
Amel

Boats like this, on the water

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Santana 206.16 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA high-performance fractional sloop with a 1996 deck redesign that added an open transom and a roomier cockpit
J Boats Tillotson Pearson J/226.86 mSame hull family1.1 m longerA high-performance fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio designed for competitive one-design racing
J Boats J/706.93 mSame hull family1.2 m longerA high-performance fractional sloop designed by Alan Johnstone, with over 1,100 units delivered for one-design racing
J J/77.04 mSame hull family1.3 m longerA 2024 fractional sloop with a shallow 1.16m draft and a high 23.55 sail-area-to-displacement ratio for responsive daysailing
Borge Bringsvaerd Bb116.18 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA Norwegian-built classic with an active class association that has raced continuously since the 1960s
Bavaria Yachts 6066.50 mSame hull family0.8 m longerA lightweight 6.5-meter fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited coastal sailing

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