BoatsAmel Santorin 46

Amel Santorin 46

Masthead Ketch · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1989–1997

A 14-metre blue-water cruiser built from 1989 to 1997 as the successor to the Maramu 46

Designed by H. Amel, J. Carteau & Henri Amel.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

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The Amel Santorin 46, on the water

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Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a narrow beam gives 32 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 32
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.82
LightHeavy

250 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 250
EasygoingPowered-up

17.8 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 17.8
TenderStiff

35% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 35%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

What the fleet has seen

The Amel Santorin 46, as the fleet has seen it

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The Amel Santorin 46 is a masthead ketch designed by H. Amel, J. Carteau, and Henri Amel, built by Amel from 1989 to 1997 as a replacement for the Amel Maramu 46. It measures 14.0 meters LOA with a 4.0-meter beam, a 1.9-meter draft, and displaces 11,000 kg. The hull features a fin keel with a rudder on a skeg. Aboard *Velero Regina*, the crew spotted an Amel Santorin 46 during a passage from Dominica to Les Saintes, noting its rarity compared to the Maramu.2:56 James Evenson, in a review, estimated the cost of an Amel Santorin 46 at $175,000, advising new owners to budget 25% of the purchase price for the first year's expenses and sail the boat for six months before spending the reserve.25:09

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Sailed by the fleet

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Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
35.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Ketch
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.8
Displacement / length
250.4
Comfort ratio
31.7
Capsize screening
1.82
Hull speed
7.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1645
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1989–1997
Units built
150
Designer
H. Amel, J. Carteau, Henri Amel
Builder
Amel

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Related models

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