Amel Euros 39 Sailboats for Sale

Hull Type

Monohull · fin

Rig

Ketch

LOA

38.58' · 11.76 m

Disp.

14,551 lbs · 6,600 kg

First year

1966

The Amel Euros 39 represents a foundational chapter in the history of Chantiers Amel, serving as one of the first production models to solidify Henri Amel’s vision of a "total" cruising yacht. Produced primarily in the late 1960s and early 1970s, this 11.75meter ketch was designed during a period when fiberglass construction was still a burgeoning technology. Henri Amel used the Euros 39 to debut many of the features that would later become brand hallmarks: a wellprotected center cockpit, a versatile ketch rig, and a hull built with a level of overengineering intended to survive the rigors of the open ocean. While the Euros 41—a sibling model built on the same hull but featuring an extended transom—eventually became more widely recognized, the Euros 39 remains the purest expression of the original design's proportions.