Amels 272
| LOA | 83 m (272 ft) |
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| Baglio | 14,54 m |
| Stazza lorda | circa 2.827 GT |
| Ponti | 6 |
| Design esterni | Tim Heywood |
| Design interni | Winch Design |
| Ponte armatoriale | circa 43 m di lunghezza, circa 300 mq |
| Consegnati | 1 scafo (HERE COMES THE SUN, 2017) |
L'ammiraglia delle classiche
Il 272 stava al vertice delle Limited Editions classiche come piattaforma più grande e più ambiziosa della gamma battezzata in piedi. Con 83 metri e circa 2.827 GT offriva la scala di un'ammiraglia custom sulla formula semi-custom. Distribuito su sei ponti, dava agli armatori lo spazio e le dotazioni di una costruzione interamente su misura. Rappresentava il tetto di quanto il programma classico potesse offrire. Nella gamma battezzata in piedi nulla si avvicinava alle sue dimensioni.
La rarità lo definisce. È stato completato un solo scafo, l'apprezzatissimo HERE COMES THE SUN, consegnato nel 2017. Quell'esclusività distingue il 272 anche all'interno del catalogo Amels. Come ammiraglia, ha mostrato fino a che punto si potesse spingere il ragionamento sulle piattaforme. Uno scafo unico di queste dimensioni è una rarità perfino tra i più grandi yacht custom del mondo, tanto più su un semi-custom.
Il più grande Amels di Heywood
Tim Heywood ha disegnato il 272 come l'espressione più imponente del suo lavoro per il cantiere. La prua lunga e la sovrastruttura bassa ed estesa danno allo scafo di 83 metri un'autorevolezza tranquilla. Le dimensioni sostengono una successione di ampi ponti esterni da prua a poppa. Si legge come un'ammiraglia senza ricorrere all'eccesso visivo. Heywood ha trattato l'ammiraglia con lo stesso ritegno che ha portato sulle barche più piccole.
Le dotazioni esterne sono dimensionate sulla lunghezza. Un sun deck di circa 26 metri ospita una vasca idromassaggio da otto posti, e un beach club di circa 87 metri quadrati apre la poppa sul mare. Nel layout trova posto un'elisuperficie omologata per un peso massimo al decollo di 3.000 chilogrammi. Gli spazi esterni offrono agli ospiti una scelta insolitamente ampia. Le dotazioni stanno comodamente dentro la lunghezza invece di affollarla.
Un unico scafo di 83 metri, HERE COMES THE SUN, ha reso l'Amels 272 l'ammiraglia delle classiche.
Trecento metri quadrati per l'armatore
Winch Design ha costruito gli interni intorno a toni e materiali naturali, un contrappunto rilassato e caldo alla scala dello yacht. Un volume interno di circa 2.827 GT si distribuisce su sei ponti. Il fulcro è un ponte armatoriale dedicato di circa 43 metri che offre intorno ai 300 metri quadrati di spazio privato. Lo yacht ospita 12 ospiti in dieci cabine. Winch ha resistito alla tentazione di riempire il volume di magnificenza fine a sé stessa.
Il dominio dell'armatore rivaleggia con gli alloggi privati di yacht custom ben più grandi. Gli spazi ospiti e conviviali sottostanti beneficiano delle proporzioni generose della piattaforma. Gli alloggi equipaggio sostengono una squadra di circa 25 persone più il comandante, come si conviene a un'ammiraglia di queste dimensioni. Gli interni mantengono la promessa che gli esterni preparano. Pochi yacht di qualunque tipo, custom o semi-custom, danno a un armatore tanto spazio privato dedicato.
Autonomia e passo all'altezza
Il 272 poggia su uno scafo dislocante in acciaio con sovrastruttura in alluminio, progettato per lunghe traversate oceaniche. La velocità massima raggiunge circa 17,5 nodi, briosa per uno yacht di questo volume. La meccanica segue la filosofia dei componenti collaudati della gamma, su scala maggiore. È stato costruito per portare un intero programma armatoriale attraverso gli oceani. Il passo è davvero insolito per un dislocante puro di questa stazza e di questo volume.
A una crociera di 15 nodi l'autonomia arriva a circa 5.500 miglia nautiche, le tratte più lunghe della gamma classica. Quel raggio apre itinerari transoceanici veri senza pianificazioni ansiose del carburante. Il baglio di circa 14,5 metri aggiunge in parti uguali stabilità e larghezza interna. L'ingegneria è all'altezza dell'ambizione da ammiraglia del progetto. Il lungo raggio mette buona parte del mondo alla portata di una pianificazione realistica per un'intera stagione di navigazione.
Chi compra un 272
Il 272 è stato costruito per un armatore che voleva la scala di un'ammiraglia custom sulla piattaforma Limited Editions. Il suo status di scafo unico ne fa uno degli yacht più rari della storia Amels. L'immenso ponte armatoriale si adatta a un acquirente che mette lo spazio privato al centro del brief. È una barca per una proprietà seria e di ampio raggio. Il brief ruotava chiaramente attorno al mondo privato dell'armatore prima di tutto, e il layout riflette quella priorità dall'inizio alla fine.
Nella rara occasione in cui un Amels di 83 metri di questo tipo arriva sul mercato, attira attenzione come quantità nota e ammirata. HERE COMES THE SUN si è costruito una solida reputazione in servizio e a charter. Le dimensioni e le dotazioni lo collocano tra i semi-custom più completi mai costruiti. Come ammiraglia della gamma classica, il 272 resta una pietra miliare per il cantiere. È il punto più alto della storia delle Limited Editions classiche.
Motori e impianti
| 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). |
Cosa riferiscono armatori ed equipaggi
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
Cosa convince e cosa va valutato
Punti di forza
- 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.
Da valutare
- 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.
Informazioni pratiche
| 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
| Esterni | Tim Heywood |
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| Interni | Winch Design |
| Architettura navale | Amels / Damen Yachting (in-house) |
A chi si rivolge: Un armatore che vuole la scala di un'ammiraglia custom, un ponte armatoriale immenso e autonomia transoceanica sulla piattaforma semi-custom Limited Editions.