Amels 212
| LOA | 65.5 m (212 ft) |
|---|---|
| Beam | 12.28 m |
| Draft | 3.85 m |
| Gross tonnage | approx 1,518 GT |
| Exterior design | Tim Heywood |
| Interior design | Andrew Winch |
| Guests / crew | 14 in 7 cabins, approx 15 crew |
| Delivered | 3 hulls, from the early 2010s |
The wide-body middleweight
The 212 slots between the volume-focused smaller platforms and the flagship classics, offering a step up in interior space without moving into flagship territory. At 65.5 metres it delivered a wide-body bridge deck and a gross tonnage well above 1,500, generous for the length. The Limited Editions promise held. Buyers got an engineered platform with room to personalise the interior. It gave owners flagship-style volume in a hull that stayed manageable to run.
Rarity is part of its character. Three hulls were completed, which makes the 212 an uncommon sight compared with the best-selling models in the range. The delivered boats included VENTUM MARIS and SEA RHAPSODY, along with the yacht Z, with deliveries beginning early in the 2010s. That scarcity gives the model a particular appeal on the brokerage market. Scarcity of this kind tends to hold a yacht's interest over the years.
Heywood at a larger scale
Tim Heywood carried his familiar language onto the 212, with the long bow and low superstructure scaled up for the extra length. The result is a yacht that looks poised and unhurried on the water. The wide-body arrangement adds interior beam without upsetting the exterior balance. It is a considered piece of design rather than a showy one. The 212 wears its extra length with the same calm the smaller boats show.
The deck layout makes the most of the added size. A large sun deck and generous aft spaces give guests plenty of room to spread out, while the foredeck offers a quieter retreat. The proportions carry the extra volume without looking heavy. Heywood's restraint keeps the 212 looking current well after its build years. That resistance to fashion has served the delivered hulls well on the water.
Only three Amels 212s were built, a wide-body 65-metre that trades on rarity and Winch interiors.
Winch interiors, wide-body space
Interior volume of around 1,518 GT gives the 212 real presence below decks. Andrew Winch designed the interiors of the delivered yachts, bringing a refined and considered hand to the wide-body spaces. Layouts accommodate up to 14 guests across seven cabins, a step beyond the smaller platforms. The owner's accommodation benefits most from the extra beam. The wide-body approach turns beam into living space where it counts most.
The wide-body bridge deck is the defining interior feature, adding usable width where guests spend much of their time. High ceilings and large glazing were built into the platform, so the interior feels open and light. Crew accommodation for around 15 supports full-service operation. The volume places the 212 closer to the flagships than its length alone suggests. Guests register the width long before they think about the length.
Fast for its class
The 212 is quicker than much of the range, with a top speed reported at around 17 knots. It rides on the yard's usual displacement steel hull with an aluminium superstructure. Fuel capacity of roughly 155,000 litres feeds long passages, and water tankage sits near 38,000 litres. The engineering targets capable ocean cruising with a useful turn of pace. The extra speed gives an owner more freedom in planning long passages.
At a 13-knot cruise the range extends to about 5,000 nautical miles, enough for ocean crossings with margin. The draft of around 3.85 metres keeps a wide cruising ground open. As with the rest of the series, the machinery favours proven components and quiet running. A yacht of this volume asks for a full professional crew to run it well. The generous tankage points to a boat conceived for real distance rather than coastal hops.
Who buys a 212
The 212 appeals to owners who want flagship-adjacent volume in a slightly more compact package. The wide-body layout suits those who value interior space and entertaining above all. Its speed edge attracts owners who like to cover ground between anchorages. The rarity of the model gives it a certain cachet among Amels buyers. The pairing of space and speed is rarer than it sounds at this size.
On the brokerage market the small fleet size cuts both ways, keeping examples scarce while limiting direct comparables. Winch interiors and strong volume help the delivered boats hold their appeal. Owners moving up from a mid-size superyacht find the 212 a natural stepping stone. It remains one of the more distinctive choices in the classic range. For a buyer who values individuality, the small fleet is part of the draw.
Двигатели и системы
| Main engines | Twin Caterpillar 3516B diesels, reported at 2,000kW / 2,682hp each at 1,600-1,800rpm, confirmed across hull 1 (Ventum Maris) and hull 3 (Z) brokerage sheets and the Sea Rhapsody (hull 2) listing. One generic model-page source instead states Caterpillar 3516C units at 3,151hp each, conflicting with all three hull-specific listings and flagged as a likely outlier. |
|---|---|
| Gearboxes | Reintjes WAF 863 reduction gearboxes, shaft drive to fixed-pitch five-blade propellers. |
| Generators | 3 x Caterpillar C9 generator sets at 200 ekW each, plus a Caterpillar C4.4 emergency generator at 86 ekW; shore power capacity 250 kVA. |
| Stabilisers | Active fin stabilisers rated for 13-knot cruise, plus a zero-speed function for at-anchor use. |
| Thrusters | Voith extra-silent inline bow thruster, 180 ekW, engineered specifically for low noise. |
| Watermaker | Two reverse-osmosis watermakers plus pressure pumps. Fresh water tankage reported as 38,000 litres by most sources, though one model-page source instead gives 36,400 litres - a minor unresolved conflict. |
| Fuel tankage | 155,000 litres, consistent across every source checked. |
| Range | 5,000nm at 13-knot cruise, consistent across nearly every source - except Sea Rhapsody's own listing, which instead states 5,758nm at the same cruise speed on the same tankage. Flagged as an unresolved conflict. |
| Speed | Top speed 17 knots, cruise speed 13 knots, consistent across all sources checked. |
| Gross tonnage | 1,503 GT is the figure given by the most independent sources. Two other figures appear once each and conflict: 1,574 GT and 1,518 GT - the latter notably matching the reported GT of the larger, stretched Amels 220 derivative, raising the possibility of a data mix-up on that source. |
| Beam | 11.88m recurs across three separate hull-specific listings (Sea Rhapsody, Z, Ventum Maris), against 12.25-12.28m in two earlier or general sources - possibly an early brochure figure against the as-built number. Not resolved. |
| Crew capacity and cabins | Reported crew numbers conflict by hull: 15 crew in 8 cabins (Z) against 20 crew in 10 cabins (Ventum Maris) against a generic 16-19 range on one model page. May reflect real post-delivery cabin conversions or inconsistent broker data entry - not resolved. |
| Hull count | A widely reported fourth 212 sale in 2019 appears, per one build-story source, to actually have been built to the stretched 67.6m Amels 220 specification rather than the true 65.5m 212 platform - meaning the true 212-specific hull count may be three (Imagine/Infinite Shades/Ventum Maris, Sea Rhapsody, Z), not four. A separate sister-ship listing shows a 212 hull dated 2022, which conflicts with the stated 2011-2018 production window and was not corroborated elsewhere. |
Что сообщают владельцы и экипажи
Broker view: strong satisfaction across the wider Limited Editions line
Dominic Millman of Burgess, discussing the 2023 resale listing of Infinite Shades (ex-Imagine, hull 1 of the 212), said the series has been brilliant, calling the 212 a particularly popular size range and citing Dutch engineering, a high calibre design collaboration and seven spacious guest cabins over five decks. This framing covers the wider multi-size Limited Editions range, not the 212 alone, so the scarcity and satisfaction point is series-wide, not a 212-only statistic.
Dominic Millman, Burgess, via SuperyachtNewsMarket visibility of hull 1 declined under its second name
YachtForums' news desk noted that since becoming Ventum Maris, hull 1 seems to have dropped off the radar a bit, later reporting she was listed for sale asking EUR 65 million - a figure that conflicts with the EUR 57.5 million reported elsewhere for the same yacht under her prior name Infinite Shades.
YachtForums news desk
Сильные стороны и что учесть
Сильные стороны
- Semi-custom speed and cost advantageAmels positions the 212 as roughly two years faster to deliver than a fully custom build of similar size, at about 30 percent lower cost than an equivalent bespoke yacht - the yard's own framing, reported by Boat International's feature on hull 1, Imagine.
- Quiet, efficient engineering for the classCabin noise under 50 dB, genset soot filtration and a low-noise Voith inline bow thruster were singled out by Boat International as unusual attention to engine-room and acoustic detail for a semi-custom hull.
- Long range and stability at anchor5,000nm range at 13-knot cruise on 155,000 litres of fuel, with active stabilisers tuned for 13-knot cruising plus a zero-speed function for at-anchor comfort, consistent across brokerage listings for hulls 1, 2 and 3.
- Thin but durable resale marketVery few 212 hulls have ever come up for resale, and the 2011-built hull 1 was still marketed in the mid EUR 50-60 million range roughly twelve years after delivery, evidence the type holds value rather than being dumped cheap.
На что обратить внимание
- At least one impractical crew cabinBoat International's own feature on hull 1 flagged that one forward crew cabin really is not practical for the two crew berthed there - a named design compromise from an independent publication, not marketing copy.
- Semi-custom platform constrains real customisationThe cost and speed advantage comes from reusing Amels' established steel hull, naval architecture and systems package across hulls, so owners get a curated menu of layout and finish options rather than a clean-sheet design.
- Early hulls carry dated machinery and pending refit costsHull 1 (2011) and hull 3 (2014) both specify Caterpillar 3516B main engines, now an older Cat generation, and both have already needed refits - Ventum Maris in 2019, Sea Rhapsody in 2020 - so a buyer of an early 212 should budget for system-refresh capital spending on top of purchase price.
- Published technical data for the class is inconsistentCore figures - gross tonnage, beam, engine output, crew and crew-cabin count - vary meaningfully between brokerage listings for the same or sister hulls, so a buyer cannot rely on aggregator specs alone and needs the builder's own spec sheet or a survey for any given hull.
Практическая информация
| New-build price | Not publicly disclosed by the yard or press for any hull. Amels' own positioning is about 30 percent less than a fully custom yacht of the same gross tonnage, with a roughly two-year build slot against up to five years for full custom - no absolute figure found. |
|---|---|
| Resale asking prices (as reported) | Hull 1 (Infinite Shades, 2011) was listed by Burgess at EUR 57.5 million; a separate report on the same hull under her later name Ventum Maris cited an asking price of EUR 65 million. Not reconciled - may reflect a price change over time or a reporting difference. |
| Refit history on delivered hulls | Ventum Maris (hull 1) refit reported 2019. Sea Rhapsody (hull 2) refit reported 2020. No refit date found for Z (hull 3). The class is now at the point where owners are budgeting for significant refits roughly seven to nine years after delivery. |
| Resale liquidity | Brokers describe listings in the wider Limited Editions range as scarce because owners tend to keep them - good for sellers, but it also means a buyer has very few comparable 212 hulls to benchmark price against at any given time. |
| What is not published | Build cost by hull, annual running-cost or OPEX figures, insurance guidance, drydock or refit cost figures, and a complete confirmed roster of every 212 hull with delivery dates and current names. |
Design
| Экстерьер | Tim Heywood |
|---|---|
| Интерьер | Winch Design (Andrew Winch) concept. Owner-customized |
| Морская архитектура | Amels / Damen Yachting (in-house) |
Для кого: Owners wanting flagship-adjacent volume and a wide-body entertaining layout in a rarer, faster classic Limited Edition.