Amels 220
| LOA | 67.6 m (220 ft) |
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| Beam | 12.28 m |
| Draft | 3.85 m |
| Gross tonnage | approx 1,518 GT |
| Engines | 2 x Caterpillar 3516C |
| Top speed | about 17 knots, cruise about 12.5 knots |
| Range | approx 5,000 nautical miles at 12.5 knots |
| Design | Tim Heywood exterior, Winch Design interior, 14 guests in 7 cabins, first deliveries from 2019 |
The grand end of the range
Above the 65 metre 212 sits the 220, a 67.6 metre yacht that trades a little agility for real presence and volume. It was born as a stretched development of the 212 platform, adding length and interior space while keeping the proven engineering beneath. At 1,518 GT it moves the owner firmly into large-yacht territory. For a buyer it offered that scale with the semi-custom certainty the range is known for. The 220 sits just below the 74 metre 242 among the largest of the classic Limited Editions.
The pitch is space and grandeur on a known platform. The extra metres over the 212 open up bigger social spaces and a more generous owner's area. Seven cabins carry fourteen guests, a step up from the twelve most of the range accommodates. The naval architecture stayed fixed and tested, so the buyer gained size without a ground-up custom build. Only a small number were delivered, which keeps each hull rare.
Ocean-liner presence
Tim Heywood drew the exterior, and at 67 metres his lines take on real stature. The long hull, tall superstructure and calm sheer give the boat the bearing of a small ship. Broad decks step down towards the water at the stern, opening up space for tenders, toys and outdoor living. The steel hull and aluminium superstructure are built for long ocean passages. From the dock the extra length over the 212 is immediately clear.
The scale shows most in the outdoor spaces. A large sundeck carries a spa pool, a bar and generous shade for entertaining a full guest list. The foredeck offers a quiet retreat away from the main flow, with a touch-and-go helipad forward on some layouts. A beach club at the stern brings guests down to the water for swimming and toys. There is room here to host on a scale the smaller models cannot match.
A 67 metre with a Winch ocean-liner interior, fourteen berths and 5,000 miles of range.
A Winch interior in the grand tradition
Winch Design shaped the interiors, and the reference was the great ocean liners of the 1920s and 1930s. The result is a set of rooms with height, symmetry and a sense of occasion that suits the size of the boat. A full-beam owner's suite takes the main deck forward, joined by two large VIP suites on the bridge deck. Seven cabins in total carry fourteen guests, more than any other yacht in the classic range. As a semi-custom build, the finish and materials were tailored to each owner.
The volume gives the designers room to be generous. Wide saloons, a formal dining space and a skylounge give guests distinct areas to gather through the day. Light floods in through large windows on the guest decks. Wellness and leisure spaces round out the arrangement in keeping with the range. The interior is scaled for entertaining large groups over a long charter or a full season.
Weight carried with ease
Moving 1,518 tonnes calls for real power, and twin Caterpillar 3516C engines provide it. The 220 reaches about 17 knots at the top end and cruises comfortably near 12.5 knots. Range runs to around 5,000 nautical miles, so the yacht can cross oceans and reach far-flung anchorages under its own keel. Zero-speed stabilisers hold the large hull steady at anchor, which matters on a boat this size. Owners report surprisingly good manoeuvrability for the length.
The systems are built for long, self-sufficient cruising. Fuel tanks of over 157,000 litres and water tanks near 36,000 litres support extended time away from port. Build and service sit inside the Damen and Amels network, a real help on a global programme. Crew accommodation is scaled to run a fourteen-guest yacht properly. The 220 is set up to stay at sea and stay independent for weeks at a time.
The owner it suits
The 220 suits the owner who wants scale and grandeur without commissioning a full custom yacht. Fourteen berths and grand social spaces make it a natural choice for large families and for owners who entertain widely. The Winch interior and ocean-liner styling appeal to buyers who want a sense of occasion aboard. The proven, stretched platform lowers the risk that comes with a boat of this size.
It rewards owners who host and who travel far. The volume carries a big group in comfort, and the range opens genuine ocean itineraries. On the charter market the size and the pedigree command attention. With hulls such as Aurora Borealis and Neninka delivered from 2019, a buyer can study the design in the metal. For an owner ready to step up in size, the 220 offers large-yacht living on a trusted platform.
Двигатели и системы
| Hull and construction | Full-displacement steel hull, aluminium superstructure; exterior design by Tim Heywood, naval architecture in-house at Amels. |
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| Main engines | 2 x Caterpillar 3516C diesels, commonly cited at 2,600hp / 3,487kW each, consistent across multiple independent sources. |
| Generators | Reported by one brokerage source as 2 x 250kW Caterpillar plus 1 x 200kW Caterpillar - single-sourced, not independently corroborated. |
| Stabilisers | Underway and at-anchor zero-speed stabilisation, confirmed by the yard's own page and a charter listing, though neither names the specific manufacturer. |
| Thrusters and watermaker | Not disclosed in any source reviewed - not inferred or estimated here. |
| Fuel and fresh water tankage | 157,600 litres fuel and 36,400 litres fresh water, consistent across the sources checked. |
| Range | 5,000nm, consistently cited, but at two slightly different cruise speeds depending on source: 12.5 knots against 12.8 knots - likely a rounding difference, not reconciled. |
| Speed - flagged conflict | Two different speed pairs appear across sources: 17 knots max / 12.5 knots cruise per the yard and most press, against 16.5 knots max / 15.0 knots cruise per one independent fleet-data source. Both are presented rather than one being picked. |
| Length overall - flagged conflict | Most third-party sources give 67.1m to 67.6m for this hull, consistent with the 220 designation. The yard's own current overview page instead states 65.50m, a figure that actually matches the shorter Amels 212 model - flagged as a likely error or model mix-up on the manufacturer's own page rather than silently using either number. |
| Guest and crew capacity | 14 guests in 7 staterooms is repeated almost everywhere. Crew figures vary by source between 15, 16 and 18, likely reflecting different counting conventions rather than a real dispute. |
Что сообщают владельцы и экипажи
Interior singled out as a standout among the Limited Editions line
A YachtForums member called Neninka's interior the best interior in the Limited Editions range, singling out a six-metre Mount Fuji-inspired wall finished with hand-applied gold leaf in the main saloon.
volfkan, YachtForumsUnderway handling and mechanical smoothness
The yacht's captain described her as like a Swiss watch, silent and very fast underway, single-engine cruising included.
Captain Paul Bickley, quoted in Boat International
Сильные стороны и что учесть
Сильные стороны
- Proven resale value over a long holdSold again in mid-2026 for EUR 85,000,000 (about USD 97.8 million) after roughly six weeks on the market - press coverage explicitly notes the yacht had not lost value since her 2019 delivery, which is unusual for a one-off design.
- Faster-than-standard buildBoat International's on-board feature reports the hull was completed in 32 months, about four months quicker than Amels' typical Limited Editions timeline - a yard performance data point, not a marketing adjective.
- Rarity within an already small semi-custom lineIndependent market trackers describe this as the only Amels 220 of this exact 67-metre variant ever built, distinct from the shorter 65.5m Amels 212 that some marketing pages loosely group alongside it.
На что обратить внимание
- Very thin comparables poolBecause only one hull of this exact variant was completed, there is no sister-ship pricing or refit-cost benchmark to compare against - valuation for any future resale rests almost entirely on one data point plus the shorter Amels 212, a different hull.
- Fast early flip by the first ownerThe original owner sold the yacht, then Aurora Borealis, within roughly seven to eight months of her July 2019 delivery, re-listed as Neninka in February 2020 at EUR 79,500,000 - below the EUR 87,500,000 post-sea-trial asking price from July 2019.
- Running and refit costs are not publicNo operating budget, insurance premium or refit invoice for this yacht appears in any brokerage listing, class record or forum discussion found.
Практическая информация
| New-build era asking price (2019) | Approximately EUR 83,500,000 to EUR 87,500,000 depending on the point in the sea-trial and delivery window. |
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| First resale asking price (Feb 2020, as Neninka) | EUR 79,500,000, below the original new-build ask. |
| Second resale, completed (2026) | EUR 85,000,000 (about USD 97.8 million), sold after about six weeks listed. |
| Reported buyer | Press names a Mexican businessman as the presumed owner, with the family name spelled two different ways across two outlets. This is press attribution, not a confirmed statement from the buyer or brokerage. |
| Running costs and insurance | Not published anywhere found. We are not stating a generic industry rule-of-thumb figure as specific to this yacht. |
| Fleet size for comparables | Independent trackers describe this exact 67-metre variant as a one-hull model. A brokerage listing separately describes a second hull delivered 2022 with near-identical specs to the known hull, which could not be independently corroborated by any tracker, editorial source or class record - we are not asserting a second hull exists. |
Для кого: The owner ready to move into large-yacht territory who wants ocean-liner grandeur, fourteen berths and a proven, stretched Amels platform.