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Amel Copain

Masthead Sloop · Keel/centreboard · 1968–1970

A lightweight masthead sloop from Henri Amel, featuring a centerboard for shoal water versatility.

Designed by Amel & Henri Amel.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.

Is it for you?

Character

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

Ramp-launchableAbout 480 kg of hull, with a keel that raises or a draught shallow enough to float off a trailer — she can go back on the trailer at the ramp, not only into the water.Shoal draughtDraws 0.56 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 beamy beam gives 3 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 3
CoastalBluewater

At 6.19 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 6.19
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 115
EasygoingPowered-up

19.9 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 19.9
TenderStiff

38% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 38%

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

  • Draws less than ~79% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~100% of boats her size on file

Compared with 313 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
37.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.9
Displacement / length
115.1
Comfort ratio
2.5
Capsize screening
6.19
Hull speed
5.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
901
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1968–1970
Units built
50
Designer
Amel, Henri Amel
Builder
Amel

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Dufour Yachts T66.15 mSame hull family0.9 m longerA lightweight 800kg fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited performance in light air
Drascombe Dabber4.72 mSame hull family0.5 m shorterA John Watkinson-designed sprit-rigged daysailer with a centreboard, built since 1970 for shallow-water versatility
RS Quest4.29 mSame hull family1.0 m shorterA 140kg fractional sloop with a centerboard trunk designed for stable, versatile training and family sailing
Marshall Marine Corporation Sanderling5.54 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA gaff-rigged catboat based on a 1941 design, featuring a shallow-draft keel-centerboard hull for versatile day sailing

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