Hello al Amel friends! i have just payd the first 10% for a SM2K 2005. Son named S/Y TINTIN The gearbox for the jib is broken. the owner is willing to reduce the price for a repare and leave me to sol

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Hi All, yesterday we had some interaction with Orcas some 5-7 miles west of Tarifa, Spain. Some informations: - in our opinion they were a female adult and a juvenile. - The animals did not appear agg

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Hi Dean Interesting indeed. Are they just playing, might be, but they are also territorial, highly sensitive and very intelligent. Here is a link to a presentation by the local orca researcher near Ba

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Interesting article (link below) on the subject of recent Orca attacks on boats off Spain and Portugal that I thought you may find interesting. https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2020/11/15/killer-wha

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Hi Stefan, you must be very relaxed people for that not to be frightening. Your comment about the agreed course is very interesting, likewise being escorted out of their area. I was once herded away f

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I would recomend you to turn around and go back to Portimao, there is a lifting possibilities and good crafts men that can help you. We have spent the last 4 winters on Rosa Cabral e Soares yard and w

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Thanks for your answer, Actually it was not frighting at all and we enjoyed this once in a lifetime close encounter. The second hour we (= the orcas and the helmsman) "agreed" on a course of 280 and t

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This is. On the third Amel I know if that has had its rudders destroyed… WHAT THE HELL!?!! I hope you are ok and we’re able to makekk no it to port safely. That sounds frightening… especially them “pu

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Warning: Yesterday on the 100m line between Barbate and de strait of Gibraltar we where targeted by 3 orcas and a young. We spoke to another couple in Gibraltar that just experienced the same, they ca

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One thing I really love about the ketches is that the individual sails are much smaller. In my three years and 25,000 miles so far, both the Genoa and Main electric furling systems have failed. The ma

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Hi all, while the twin rudders on the 50 may look more vulnerable I doubt if any rudder could resist an orca attack. It is notable that despite the impact on the rudders reportedly the hull suffered n

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Amel should consider giving Bill free long term loan use of an A50 as a demonstrator boat. Not only does Bill deserve recognition for his services to Amel but I can think of no better way for Amel to

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Consider the cost of a redundant autopilot while at the dock verses how much you would be willing to pay for a second autopilot when half way across the Pacific. Disclaimer The information contained i

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This is certainly a healthy discussion. I believe there are additional new and beneficial benefits of the Amel 50 twin rudder system. This may be a little confusing so I will try to describe: Assuming

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This is all great news for the wallet of present owners of Amel ketches: if Amel has, by statement of its officers, indirectly endorsed the ketches as THE blue water, ocean-crossing vessel, which they

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It appears as though the rudders sprang open like a clam shell,as if there was tension , when released they assumed their natural position. What would be the reason for not adding layers of fiberglass

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Is the rudder on the 55 the same as the 50? 2 shells glued together? Thanks Billy (55#56)

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the attacs are from La Coruna, Spain (Bay of Bisquay) to Gibraltar so it is probably 2 or 3 groups of Orcas. 2 days ago ther was attacks just outside Faro and Portimao on the Portuguese Algarve coast

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Hi, The attacks by the Orca’s around Portugal and around the bend into the Med is not a one time incident. The authorities think it’s a game by young macho Orca’s. There are around 10 incidents report

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It is a pity that the new Amel is mentioned as a Med boat. The delivery from La Rochelle in the Atlantic Ocean to the Med is an ocean passage or a Mediterranee adventure? The whale attack close to Gil

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