Amels 272
| LOA | 83 m (272 ft) |
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| Manga | 14,54 m |
| Arqueo bruto | aprox. 2.827 GT |
| Cubiertas | 6 |
| Diseño exterior | Tim Heywood |
| Diseño interior | Winch Design |
| Cubierta del armador | aprox. 43 m de largo, aprox. 300 m2 |
| Entregados | 1 casco (HERE COMES THE SUN, 2017) |
El buque insignia de los clásicos
El 272 se situaba en lo más alto de las Limited Editions clásicas como la plataforma mayor y más ambiciosa de la gama nombrada en pies. Con 83 metros y unas 2.827 GT ofrecía escala de buque insignia a medida sobre la fórmula semipersonalizada. Repartido en seis cubiertas, daba al armador el espacio y los servicios de una construcción enteramente a medida. Representaba el techo de lo que el programa clásico podía dar. Nada más en la gama nombrada en pies se acercaba a su tamaño.
La rareza lo define. Se completó un solo casco, el muy elogiado HERE COMES THE SUN, entregado en 2017. Esa exclusividad separa al 272 incluso dentro del catálogo de Amels. Como buque insignia, demostró hasta dónde se podía llevar el pensamiento por plataformas. Un solo casco de este tamaño es una rareza incluso entre los mayores yates a medida del mundo, y más aún tratándose de uno semipersonalizado.
El mayor Amels de Heywood
Tim Heywood dibujó el 272 como la expresión más grande de su trabajo para el astillero. La proa larga y la superestructura baja y alargada dan al casco de 83 metros una sensación de autoridad tranquila. El tamaño permite una sucesión de amplias cubiertas exteriores de proa a popa. Se lee como un buque insignia sin recurrir al exceso visual. Heywood trató al buque insignia con la misma contención que aplicó a los barcos menores.
Los elementos exteriores están dimensionados para la eslora. Un sundeck de unos 26 metros lleva un jacuzzi para ocho personas, y un beach club de unos 87 metros cuadrados abre la popa al mar. Dentro de la distribución hay un helipuerto homologado para un peso máximo al despegue de 3.000 kilogramos. Los espacios de cubierta dan a los invitados una variedad poco común. Los servicios caben con holgura dentro de la eslora en lugar de saturarla.
Un único casco de 83 metros, el HERE COMES THE SUN, convirtió al Amels 272 en el buque insignia de los clásicos.
Trescientos metros cuadrados para el armador
Winch Design creó el interior en torno a tonos y materiales naturales, un contrapunto relajado y cálido a la escala del yate. El volumen interior, de unas 2.827 GT, se reparte en seis cubiertas. La pieza central es una cubierta del armador exclusiva de unos 43 metros que ofrece unos 300 metros cuadrados de espacio privado. El yate aloja a 12 invitados en diez camarotes. Winch resistió la tentación de llenar el volumen de grandeza por la grandeza misma.
El dominio del armador rivaliza con el alojamiento privado de yates a medida mucho mayores. Los espacios sociales y de invitados de las cubiertas inferiores se benefician de las proporciones generosas de la plataforma. El alojamiento de tripulación da cabida a un equipo de unas 25 personas más el capitán, en línea con un buque insignia de este tamaño. El interior cumple la promesa que plantea el exterior. Pocos yates de cualquier tipo, a medida o semipersonalizados, dan al armador tanto espacio privado propio.
Autonomía y ritmo a la altura
El 272 monta un casco de acero de desplazamiento con superestructura de aluminio, pensado para largas travesías oceánicas. La velocidad máxima llega a unos 17,5 nudos, ágil para un yate de este volumen. La maquinaria sigue la filosofía de componentes probados de la gama, a mayor escala. Se construyó para llevar un programa completo de armador a través de los océanos. El ritmo es realmente inusual en un yate de desplazamiento puro con este arqueo y este volumen.
A un crucero de 15 nudos la autonomía se extiende hasta unas 5.500 millas náuticas, las etapas más largas de la gama clásica. Ese alcance abre itinerarios transoceánicos reales sin planificar el combustible con angustia. La manga de unos 14,5 metros suma estabilidad y anchura interior a partes iguales. La ingeniería está a la altura de la ambición de buque insignia del diseño. El alcance pone buena parte del mundo dentro de una planificación realista para una temporada completa de navegación.
Quién compra un 272
El 272 se construyó para un armador que quería escala de buque insignia a medida sobre la plataforma Limited Editions. Su condición de casco único lo convierte en uno de los yates más raros de la historia de Amels. La enorme cubierta del armador encaja con un comprador que pone el espacio privado en el centro del encargo. Es un barco para una propiedad seria y de amplio radio. El encargo giró claramente en torno al mundo privado del armador por encima de todo, y la distribución refleja esa prioridad de principio a fin.
En la rara ocasión en que un Amels de 83 metros de este tipo llega al mercado, atrae atención como una cantidad conocida y admirada. El HERE COMES THE SUN se ha ganado una sólida reputación en servicio y en charter. La escala y los servicios lo colocan entre los yates semipersonalizados más completos jamás construidos. Como buque insignia de los clásicos, el 272 sigue siendo un hito para el astillero. Se mantiene como el punto álgido de la historia de las Limited Editions clásicas.
Motores y sistemas
| Engines | Twin Caterpillar 3516/3516C diesels. The most widely repeated figure - used by Boat International's own delivery report and by Wikipedia - is 3,150 hp (2,349 kW) each, 6,300 hp total. That figure carries the wider agreement. Some brokerage listings (Romeo United Yachts) quote a lower 2,600 hp per engine, and others round to 3,000 hp; post-2021-refit spec sheets (under the yacht's later name Mirage, from CharterWorld and YachtBuyer) list 3,151 hp/2,349 kW each - essentially the same figure as the pre-refit sources, suggesting the engines themselves were not changed in the rebuild. |
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| Speed | Maximum speed of 17-17.5 knots is consistent across nearly every source (Boat International, Wikipedia, CharterWorld, YachtCharterFleet, Romeo United Yachts). Cruising speed is less settled: 12.5 knots is the figure used by most brokerage listings both before and after the 2021 refit; post-refit spec sheets (YachtCharterFleet, YachtBuyer) give 13.5 knots; a single Boat International feature states 15 knots, an outlier not repeated elsewhere. The 12.5-13.5 knot range has the wider support. |
| Range | As originally built (83 m, 2017): approximately 5,500 nautical miles at cruising speed - the figure used by Romeo United Yachts and repeated in aggregated brokerage data. After the 2021 stern-extension refit (89 m): roughly 10,000-10,200 nautical miles at 13 knots, agreed independently by YachtCharterFleet and YachtBuyer's post-refit spec sheet. The large jump tracks the added fuel tankage from the stretch, not a claimed efficiency gain. |
| Fuel tankage | As built: 250,000 litres (Romeo United Yachts and general brokerage aggregation). Post-refit (89 m, from 2021): 263,360 litres, agreed independently by YachtCharterFleet and YachtBuyer. |
| Fresh water | One aggregated figure for the as-built 83 m yacht states 75,000 litres, but this was not independently corroborated by a second named source. Post-refit capacity of 92,870 litres is agreed independently by YachtCharterFleet and YachtBuyer. |
| Hull, superstructure and classification | Displacement steel hull, aluminium superstructure, teak decks - consistent across every source checked. Classed by Lloyd's Register, confirmed independently by YachtCharterFleet and YachtBuyer; one listing (YachtCharterFleet) gives the fuller class notation 100A1 SSC Yacht Mono G6 [+] LMC UMS, which could not be cross-checked against a second independent listing. |
| Stabilisers | Fitted with roll stabilisers effective both underway and at anchor - consistently reported across brokerage listings (CharterWorld, YachtCharterFleet, Romeo United Yachts, YachtBuyer). The manufacturer is not consistently disclosed; one aggregated web result names Quantum zero-speed stabilisers, but this could not be verified against a directly-fetched, named source, so it is reported here as unconfirmed. |
| Generators, thrusters and watermaker | Generators are reported only by Romeo United Yachts, as 4 x Caterpillar C18 totalling 416 kW - no second independent source was found to corroborate this, so treat it as single-sourced. Bow/stern thruster make and watermaker capacity are genuinely undisclosed - no source found (broker, yard, or press) publishes either figure, which is common for a fully custom flagship of this size. |
| Naval architecture and design | Naval architecture credited to Amels in-house (with Azure Yacht Design and Naval Architecture named on some listings in connection with the 2021 stretch/refit); exterior styling by Tim Heywood, interior by Winch Design (Andrew Winch) - consistent across all sources, including Amels' own build-era coverage via Boat International. |
| Dimensions and tonnage | As delivered in 2017: LOA 83.00 m, beam 14.54 m, draught 3.85 m, gross tonnage 2,827 GT - agreed across the original-build listings (Boat International's delivery article, Wikipedia, Romeo United Yachts). After the 2021 refit (six-metre stern extension): LOA 89 m, beam reported as either 14.54 m or 15.61 m depending on the listing, gross tonnage increased to approximately 2,955-3,000 GT (figures vary slightly by source, likely due to remeasurement after the rebuild). |
Lo que cuentan armadores y tripulaciones
Owner's representative praised the finished build quality on delivery
Speaking about this specific yacht at her 2017 delivery, Nenov called her a credit to the yard and to the craftsmen who built her.
Yavor Nenov, Owner's RepresentativeExterior designer explained the brief behind her scaled-up proportions
Heywood said Amels wanted a larger boat that amplified the qualities he felt the brand's yachts had always had - large open spaces and generous deck areas - and described her outdoor areas as designed for grand conversation and well-serviced dining.
Tim Heywood, Exterior Designer, Tim Heywood Design
Lo bueno y lo que conviene vigilar
Puntos fuertes
- Flagship scale within her rangeAt delivery in January 2017 she was the largest yacht Amels had ever built, and the largest Limited Editions 272 hull built - reported consistently by Boat International and Wikipedia.
- Independently recognised rebuildThe 2021 stretch and refit (Savannah Yacht Center per Superyachts.com, with Azure Yacht Design and Naval Architecture credited on the naval-architecture side) won the Neptune Award for Best Rebuilt Yacht at the 2022 World Superyacht Awards - an industry-panel judged award, not a yard or broker's own claim.
- Genuine long-range capability post-refitIndependently agreed range figures of roughly 10,000-10,200 nm at 13 knots (YachtCharterFleet, YachtBuyer) put her in genuine long-distance/explorer territory for an 89 m displacement yacht, a real step up from her as-built ~5,500 nm.
- Large dedicated owner's areasA dedicated owner's deck reported at roughly 42-43 m / around 300 sq m, plus an 87 sq m beach club, are repeated consistently across Boat International's delivery coverage and multiple brokerage listings - a genuine differentiator versus peers of similar length.
A tener en cuenta
- Thin, inconsistent public technical disclosureBasic figures that are normally standardised on a spec sheet - engine horsepower, cruising speed, generator make - disagree meaningfully across named brokerage sources (engine power cited anywhere from 2,600 to 3,150 hp; cruise speed from 12.5 to 15 knots), and generator, thruster, and watermaker details are effectively undisclosed anywhere. For a flagship-tier yacht this is unusually thin compared with peers that publish a reconciled builder spec sheet.
- Slow resale despite an expensive rebuildEven after a 16-month, award-winning rebuild, she sat listed on the market from 2023 and needed roughly a EUR 20 million (about 10-11 percent) asking-price cut before a buyer was found in January 2026, per Burgess's own reported price-reduction news and sale announcement.
- No independent in-service feedbackNo evidence was found that she has ever been chartered, so there is no independent guest, charter-broker, or crew feedback about how she performs in service - all available commentary traces back to build-era yard/designer/owner's-representative statements or brokerage sale copy.
- Sale terms opaqueBurgess's own January 2026 sale announcement discloses neither the final price nor the buyer or seller, so - unlike some comparable sales - there is no confirmed transaction figure to benchmark against the last asking price.
Información práctica
| New-build price (2017) | Not published. No source found - including Amels/Damen's own materials - discloses an original contract price, typical for a semi-custom Limited Editions build of this scale. |
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| Resale evidence | Publicly listed for sale from 2023, with press coverage citing an initial asking price around $195 million. Burgess's own reporting (via Boat International and YachtBuyer coverage of the listing) confirms a subsequent price cut of about EUR 20 million, to a last asking price of EUR 165,000,000 VAT paid. A sale closed in January 2026, brokered jointly by Burgess and Y.CO with Robert Allen Law advising the buyer - confirmed directly by Burgess's own sale announcement - but Burgess's release explicitly does not disclose the final price or the buyer/seller identities. Some yachting-press and social outlets have since named a buyer, but that identification is not confirmed by Burgess or by Boat International's own sale report, so it is treated here as unconfirmed. |
| Charter history | No evidence found that the yacht was ever actively offered for or engaged in commercial charter. She appears on some charter-listing sites (CharterWorld, YachtCharterFleet) as a profile entry, and post-refit broker listings under the name Mirage explicitly mark her as not available for charter and not for sale (prior to the 2026 transaction). No charter rate was found published anywhere. |
| Running costs | Not published by any source found. No yacht-specific annual running-cost or refit-cost figure was located; industry rule-of-thumb estimates (commonly cited as roughly 10 percent of build or asking value per year for yachts this size) were not applied here because no outlet published a figure specific to this vessel. |
| Not published | Original 2017 build price, the 2026 sale price, buyer and seller identity in that sale, any charter day-rate, watermaker capacity, and thruster manufacturer - none of these were found in any source checked. |
Design
| Diseño exterior | Tim Heywood |
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| Interiorismo | Winch Design |
| Arquitectura naval | Amels / Damen Yachting (in-house) |
Para quién es: El armador que quiere escala de buque insignia a medida, una cubierta del armador enorme y autonomía transoceánica sobre la plataforma semipersonalizada Limited Editions.