Amel Super Maramu
Masthead Ketch · Wing Keel · 1989–1998
A 16-metre masthead ketch replacing the Mango 52, featuring a wing keel and a versatile engine range for blue-water travel
Designed by Henry Amel, J. Carteau & Henri Amel.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Wing Keel
See her sail
The Amel Super Maramu, on the water
The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.
Footage from Sailing SV Delos
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 1.84Bluewater
LightD/L 223Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 19.4Powered-up
TenderBallast 34%Stiff
Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.
- Heavier than ~80% of boats her size on file
- Beamier than ~82% of boats her size on file
Compared with 1425 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
The living fleet
Sailed by the fleet
Where the fleet has filmed this boat.
Seen 6 times across 3 channels of the fleet.
On the water
The Amel Super Maramu on video
What they go for
Market signal
Where the fleet has seen this model for sale, and the asking prices that came with it.
1seen for sale
1seen sold
$200,000Median asking
For sale
The owners are selling Delos after 15 years of ownership, preparing her for future ownership by repowering and getting her ship shape
from Sailing SV Delosseen November 2025watch
Sold
The owners are selling their boat back to the original owners, Stephan and Christine, who bought it new in 2000; the sale is finalized after a passage from Australia to New Caledonia
from Sailing SV Delosseen January 20269:49
From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.
The record
Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
34.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Ketch
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.4
Displacement / length
222.9
Comfort ratio
32.9
Capsize screening
1.84
Hull speed
8.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2229
Hull
Hull type
Wing Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
1989–1998
Units built
237
Designer
Henry Amel, J. Carteau, Henri Amel
Builder
Amel
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Swan 5115.62 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterThe inaugural German Frers design for Swan, this masthead sloop balances a powerful 17.85 SA/D ratio with offshore comfort
Dufour Yachts 4815.29 mSame hull family0.7 m shorterA 15.29-metre performance cruiser with a 4.85-metre beam and a 2.35-metre draft for offshore stability
Bavaria Yachts 5115.60 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA 15.6-metre masthead sloop with a 2.4-metre draft, designed for high-volume cruising and steady offshore speed
Pearson Yachts 53016.15 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthThe largest yacht ever built by Pearson, this William Shaw-designed staysail ketch balances heavy-displacement comfort
Oyster Marine 54 (Humphreys)16.43 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA Rob Humphreys-designed bluewater cutter featuring a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio and versatile keel options
Hylas 5616.48 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA 2011 masthead sloop with a 21.51 sail area to displacement ratio, engineered for spirited offshore performance
The family
Related models
The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.
Amel Super Maramu 2000A robust masthead ketch designed for long-range cruising, featuring a wing keel and a powerful 100 HP engine standard.Amel Maramu 46A 13.8-metre ketch produced throughout the 1980s, balancing a moderate displacement with a stable, sea-kindly motionAmel Mango 52A robust masthead ketch designed for blue-water cruising, featuring a protected skeg-hung rudder and a stable hull formAmel 55A 17-metre staysail ketch built since 2010, balancing a powerful sail plan with a stable, skeg-hung hull for long-range voyaging
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