Amel 55 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for an Amel 55 means looking at a 56ft 9in ketch built from 2010 through 2018, a model the yard produced after it dropped wind-and-island names for length-based numbers. She cross-shops against the Oyster 575 and Discovery 55, but her appeal is the factory-complete inventory rather than bare-boat potential.
Layouts on the Used Market
Owner three-cabin layouts appear more often on the used market, though two-cabin versions are also available, and ex-charter examples are common. Either arrangement carries the same deckhouse, sundeck, and cockpit-tent infrastructure, so the principal buyer difference is cabin count rather than systems architecture.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Most used Amel 55s carry a heavy factory-and-owner equipment load. Power and self-sufficiency clusters are the ones that matter: a watermaker, inverter, lithium battery banks (an often-seen rather than universal upgrade), solar, and a bow thruster are commonly fitted or frequently added, meaning a buyer can expect real off-grid range. Navigation and safety gear—autopilot, radar, AIS, chartplotter, EPIRB, and life raft—are standard marketplace expectations, and the hardtop with spreader cameras supports sheltered helm visibility. Sail-handling kit such as furling main, electric winches, and dinghy davits is common, while an asymmetric spinnaker or washing machine shows up often but not on every boat. Teak decks and Starlink remain less common owner upgrades.
What to Inspect
The 55's keel-trailing-edge propeller anchor removes propwalk and protects the drivetrain, but confirm the retractable 12hp bow thruster operates, since low-speed control depends on it with no propwalk to aid steering. Verify that every electric function still has its manual back-up and that maintenance access points open cleanly, as the design intends routine checks to be straightforward. The molded imitation-teak deck should be examined for gelcoat integrity rather than the leaks of laid wood.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These yachts typically appear in the United States, France, Italy, Croatia, Thailand, and Malaysia. For a shopper, the checklist is short: confirm three- versus two-cabin layout preference, verify the bow thruster and manual back-ups, and expect a commonly well-equipped boat needing little post-purchase outfitting.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Amel 55. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 15 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25 | 1 | $995,096 | — |
| Mar 25 | 1 | $920,789 | -7.5% |
| Apr 25 | 1 | $979,000 | +6.3% |
| May 25 | 2 | $599,000 | -38.8% |
| Jun 25 | 1 | $757,611 | +26.5% |
| Jul 25 | 3 | $926,617 | +22.3% |
| Aug 25 | 2 | $885,822 | -4.4% |
| Sep 25 | 3 | $932,444 | +5.3% |
| Jan 26 | 4 | $979,000 | +5.0% |
| Mar 26 | 1 | $1,165,556 | +19.1% |
| Apr 26 | 6 | $847,100 | -27.3% |
| May 26 | 1 | $979,000 | +15.6% |
| Jun 26 | 2 | $690,592 | -29.5% |
| Jul 26 | 5 | $813,558 | +17.8% |
| Aug 26 | 2 | $974,583 | +19.8% |
Where they're listed
Amel 55 listings appear across 9 countries. United States has the most listings with 7 (31.8%), followed by Croatia and Italy.
Country view
22 listings · 9 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $855,000 | 7 | 1 | 31.8% |
| Croatia | $813,558 | 5 | 3 | 22.7% |
| Italy | $839,200 | 3 | 0 | 13.6% |
| France | $839,200 | 2 | 0 | 9.1% |
| Barbados | $934,623 | 1 | 1 | 4.5% |
| Spain | $812,496 | 1 | 0 | 4.5% |
| Montenegro | $932,444 | 1 | 0 | 4.5% |
| Malaysia | $671,760 | 1 | 0 | 4.5% |
| Thailand | $710,989 | 1 | 1 | 4.5% |
Comparable models
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Similar boats to compare
9 similar designs| Model | LOA | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagoon 55 | 54.33' | $ 2,098,000 | 95 | 33 |
| Tayana 55 | 55' | $ 189,900 | 37 | 5 |
| Amel 54 | 56.43' | $ 580,447 | 32 | 10 |
| Amel 55You are here | — | $ 855,000 | 25 | 9 |
| Wauquiez Pilot Saloon 55 | 58.07' | $ 499,012 | 24 | 3 |
| Jeanneau Yachts 55 | 55.54' | $ 1,015,442 | 22 | 9 |
| Discovery Yachts 55 | 54.79' | $ 689,813 | 14 | 8 |
| Oyster 55 | 56.25' | $ 372,978 | 11 | 4 |
| Hallberg-Rassy 55 | 54.72' | $ 1,223,833 | 9 | 1 |