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 SeaTV Sailing Channel

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 sailboat, designed by Amel and Berret-Racoupeau, built by Amel since 2019. It features a fin keel with a bulb and spade rudder, displacing 25,999 kg. The Amel 60, like the Amel 50, incorporates a center cockpit with an integrated pilothouse, enabling single-handed operation and weather protection. All control lines, engine throttles, and machinery interfaces are routed to the helm station.0:55 The aft master cabin includes an en-suite head and shower with dual-side bed access.1:09 A watertight, full-height engine room isolates mechanical systems from the living quarters.1:33 The Amel 60's main sail is 78 m², its genoa is 92 m², and an optional staysail is 36 m². Aboard *Sailing Mirage*, the crew of an Amel 50 noted that the Amel 60 already features an automated mainsheet traveler car, a desired upgrade for their own boat.0:48

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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On the water

The Amel 60 on video

The record

Full specifications

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

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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The family

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Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.

Amel 50Amel's first sloop since 1997, this 16.5-metre masthead design features a fin keel with bulb and dual ruddersAmel 55A 17-metre staysail ketch built since 2010, balancing a powerful sail plan with a stable, skeg-hung hull for long-range voyagingAmel 54A robust staysail ketch designed for serious blue-water cruising with a high comfort ratio and stable skeg-hung rudderAmel Mango 52A robust masthead ketch designed for blue-water cruising, featuring a protected skeg-hung rudder and a stable hull formAmel Super MaramuA 16-metre masthead ketch replacing the Mango 52, featuring a wing keel and a versatile engine range for blue-water travel

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