Bill, I’m not a big user of forums but when I do I’m always struck by the kindness of others who give their time selflessly to complete strangers. The Amel owners group has certainly not

Hi, I'm a fan of the SM twin headsail system. However if I'm lazy or some other reason a very effective system is wing on wing x 3. Pole the headsail out to (say) port. Prevent the main out to

Hi Gavin, I have a 55 In answer to your questions. You need to re tension the pole down haul ropes (3) after setup as they stretch, then the pole moves and chafes the genoa sheets. The pole should be

Gavin, You said, "We were thinking of poling-out the genoa to windward and using the Code 0 on the other side when not blanketed by the main." I have done this on a SM and it works fine...if the main

Hi all, This is our experience--we crossed east to west with the Arc in 2002 ( when it suffered its first fatality, one brother falling overboard from a two brother boat, drowning despite being

Thanks again Eric, as before see further comments below, Gavin

Hey Jean-Pierre, please see comments in your text, Gavin

Thanks Eric, please see comments in your text. Gavin

Thanks Paul, see comments in your text, Gavin

Thanks Joel, please see comments in your text, Gavin

Thanks Bill, please see responses in your text. Gavin

Thanks John, very helpful, please see comments in your text. Gavin

I hate to be a party pooper. I feel that rally’s gives one a false sense of security. If you are attending for the camaraderie , then that’s good. If you feel that someone is going to help

Hey Gang, We too came across with pole out genoa and ballooner. No main nor mizzen. Worked well. Made it from Lanzarote direct to Guadeloupe in 18 days. Works well!!! Jean-Pierre Germain, SY

Gavin Agree 100% about going with Jimmy Cornell, Last year we sailed a rally called the Barbados 50 but now the Canary Rally I think, we were ca 30 boats sailing all Canary Islands and the Cape Verde

Hello Gavin and congratulations on your Amel 55 purchase. As John mentioned, be sure to call ahead to the Amel base in Hyeres before you go there. Berths are nearly impossible to find there at this

Gavin, Once you head West at some point after the Canaries, my experience is that most of your wind will be between 150 Port and 150 Stbd. If you had a Mizzen staysail, it would be used at 90 degrees.

Hi Gavin, Congratulations on the purchase. I spent almost a year looking at Amels and traveling near and far to visit. At one point I had planned on buying a Super Maramu in Europe which was in

We hope to cross this year with the ARC on an Amel 55 from 2012. We are completely new to the boat and have not sailed an Amel before. We would therefore really appreciate advice from Amel 55