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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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LivelyComfort 32Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 1.82Bluewater
LightD/L 250Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 17.8Powered-up
TenderBallast 35%Stiff

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

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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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