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.
Her moderate displacement on a narrow beam gives 33 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.
1.84 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.
223 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.
19.4 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.
34% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.
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 9 times across 6 channels of the fleet.
On the water
The Amel Super Maramu on video
What broke, what changed
Gear aboard, as the crews told it
Moments from individual boats of this model that the fleet has filmed — one crew, one piece of kit, one day on the water. Not a review of the class, and not a count of anything.
ComparedPredictWindweighed against Windy
The speaker mentions having used PredictWind in the past, acknowledging its quality but preferring Windy due to its lower cost.
aboard Sailing Learning By Doingseen March 20232:46
WorkingIncogni
The speaker thanks Incogni for helping reduce spam emails and calls by removing personal details from data broker lists.
aboard Sailing SV Delosseen November 20252:45
WorkingNo Foreign Land
The crew uses this app for information but avoids posting their location to prevent attracting other boats.
aboard Vagabond Voyagesseen October 20256:13
WorkingStarlink
The marine monitoring system uses Starlink for internet connectivity.
aboard Huub Vlogsseen April 20259:18
WorkingWindy
The speaker uses the Windy app for weather forecasting and passage planning, noting its accuracy and the benefits of a paid subscription.
aboard Sailing Learning By Doingseen March 20230:24
Each line is one crew's account of their own boat. Another Amel Super Maramu may be fitted out entirely differently.
What they go for
Market signal
Where the fleet has seen this model for sale, and the asking prices that came with it.
For sale
1997 Amel Super Maramu listed for $157,000 in Jamaica, considered a great price for a highly regarded cruising boat
from Be The Captainseen April 202511:50
The owners are preparing her for her next owners after 15 years of cruising
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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Boats like this, on the water
More boats like her, on the water
Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.
The family
Boats like this
Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.
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The fleet has more to say
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