Amels 272
| Longueur hors tout | 83 m (272 ft) |
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| Largeur | 14,54 m |
| Jauge brute | environ 2 827 GT |
| Ponts | 6 |
| Design extérieur | Tim Heywood |
| Design intérieur | Winch Design |
| Pont propriétaire | environ 43 m de long, environ 300 m² |
| Livraison | 1 coque (HERE COMES THE SUN, 2017) |
Le vaisseau amiral des classiques
Le 272 occupait le sommet des Limited Editions classiques, plateforme la plus grande et la plus ambitieuse de la gamme nommée en pieds. À 83 mètres et environ 2 827 GT, il offrait l'échelle d'un vaisseau amiral custom sur la formule semi-custom. Répartis sur six ponts, ses volumes donnaient aux propriétaires l'espace et les prestations d'une construction entièrement sur mesure. Il représentait le plafond de ce que le programme classique pouvait produire. Rien d'autre dans la gamme nommée en pieds n'a approché cette échelle.
La rareté le définit. Une seule coque a été achevée, le très remarqué HERE COMES THE SUN, livré en 2017. Cette exclusivité met le 272 à part, y compris au sein du catalogue Amels. En tant que vaisseau amiral, il a montré jusqu'où la logique de plateforme pouvait être poussée. Une coque unique de cette taille est une rareté même parmi les plus grands yachts custom du monde, à plus forte raison sur un semi-custom.
Le plus grand Amels de Heywood
Tim Heywood a dessiné le 272 comme l'expression la plus ample de son travail pour le chantier. La longue étrave et la superstructure basse et étirée donnent à cette coque de 83 mètres une autorité tranquille. L'échelle permet une enfilade de ponts extérieurs généreux, de l'avant à l'arrière. Il se lit comme un vaisseau amiral sans jamais tomber dans l'excès visuel. Heywood a traité ce navire amiral avec la retenue qu'il apportait aux plus petits bateaux.
Les aménagements extérieurs sont dimensionnés à la mesure de la longueur. Un sundeck d'environ 26 mètres porte un spa de huit places, et un beach club d'environ 87 mètres carrés ouvre l'arrière sur la mer. Un hélipont certifié pour une masse maximale au décollage de 3 000 kilogrammes s'inscrit dans l'aménagement. Les espaces de pont offrent aux invités un choix inhabituellement large. Les prestations tiennent à l'aise dans la longueur au lieu de l'encombrer.
Une coque unique de 83 mètres, HERE COMES THE SUN, a fait de l'Amels 272 le vaisseau amiral des classiques.
Trois cents mètres carrés pour le propriétaire
Winch Design a construit l'intérieur autour de tons et de matières naturelles, contrepoint chaleureux et détendu à l'échelle du yacht. Un volume intérieur d'environ 2 827 GT se répartit sur six ponts. La pièce maîtresse est un pont propriétaire dédié d'environ 43 mètres, qui offre près de 300 mètres carrés d'espace privé. Le yacht accueille 12 invités en dix cabines. Winch a résisté à la tentation de remplir le volume de grandeur pour la grandeur.
Le domaine du propriétaire rivalise avec les appartements privés de yachts custom bien plus grands. Les espaces invités et de réception situés plus bas profitent des proportions généreuses de la plateforme. Les quartiers d'équipage accueillent une équipe d'environ 25 personnes plus le commandant, ce qui convient à un vaisseau amiral de cette taille. L'intérieur tient la promesse que l'extérieur installe. Peu de yachts, custom ou semi-custom, offrent à un propriétaire autant d'espace privé dédié.
Une autonomie et un rythme à la hauteur
Le 272 repose sur une coque acier à déplacement surmontée d'une superstructure aluminium, étudiée pour les longues traversées océaniques. La vitesse de pointe atteint environ 17,5 noeuds, ce qui est vif pour un yacht de ce volume. La machinerie applique la philosophie de composants éprouvés de la gamme, à plus grande échelle. Il a été construit pour porter un programme de propriétaire complet à travers les océans. Ce rythme est réellement inhabituel pour une unité à déplacement intégral de ce tonnage et de ce volume.
À une croisière de 15 noeuds, l'autonomie s'étend à environ 5 500 milles nautiques, les plus longues étapes de la gamme classique. Cette allonge ouvre de véritables itinéraires transocéaniques sans planification anxieuse du carburant. La largeur d'environ 14,5 mètres apporte à parts égales de la stabilité et de la largeur intérieure. L'ingénierie est à la hauteur de l'ambition de vaisseau amiral du dessin. La longue allonge met une grande partie du monde à portée d'un itinéraire réaliste pour une saison entière.
À qui s'adresse un 272
Le 272 a été construit pour un propriétaire qui voulait l'échelle d'un vaisseau amiral custom sur la plateforme Limited Editions. Son statut de coque unique en fait l'un des yachts les plus rares de l'histoire d'Amels. L'immense pont propriétaire convient à un acheteur qui place l'espace privé au coeur du cahier des charges. C'est un bateau pour une propriété sérieuse et itinérante. Le cahier des charges tournait manifestement d'abord autour du monde privé du propriétaire, et l'aménagement traduit cette priorité de bout en bout.
Les rares fois où un Amels de 83 mètres de ce type arrive sur le marché, il attire l'attention comme une valeur connue et admirée. HERE COMES THE SUN s'est bâti une solide réputation en service comme en charter. L'échelle et les prestations le placent parmi les semi-custom les plus complets jamais construits. Vaisseau amiral des classiques, le 272 reste un jalon pour le chantier. Il demeure le point culminant de l'histoire des Limited Editions classiques.
Motorisation et systèmes
| 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). |
Ce que rapportent propriétaires et équipages
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
Les points forts et les points de vigilance
Points forts
- 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.
Points de vigilance
- 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.
Informations pratiques
| 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
| Design extérieur | Tim Heywood |
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| Design intérieur | Winch Design |
| Architecture navale | Amels / Damen Yachting (in-house) |
Pour qui: Un propriétaire qui veut l'échelle d'un vaisseau amiral custom, un immense pont propriétaire et une autonomie transocéanique sur la plateforme semi-custom Limited Editions.