ABOUT SKYLARK
Skylark is a 2009 Amel 54. French yacht builder Amel is known for producing some of the finest and safest yachts in its class. She is a 54ft center cockpit, ketch-rigged sailboat capable of cruising the world in comfort and style. All primary sail controls can be made from the cockpit, not only adding to safety, but also making her very easy to sail short handed. The Amel 54 is an ideal cruising yacht for a couple.
In 2009, Skylark's previous/original owner sailed her from France to Malaysia, where she berthed until we bought her in October 2019. She was beautifully maintained and it was love at first sight. In January 2020, we sailed Skylark to Thailand, where she we cruised on the Andaman coast of Thailand. We sailed her across the Indian and Atlantic Oceans stopping in more than 11 countries and sailing more than 10,000NM. She is incredible.
Skylark is very capable of of being off the grid for months at a time with her numerous blue water features. Check out the speficications below to learn more.
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SKYLARK'S SPECIFICATIONS
AMEL 54
Designed by Chantiers AMEL, built in France in 2009
Overall length: 17.05m Beam: 4.80m Draft: 2.10m
Design Class A <<Open Sea>> Designed for long cruises, able to face winds over 8 Beaufort and waves over 4 metres height and being, to a large extent, self-sufficient
Max 8 people in design class A
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ENGINE
Volvo Penta D3 110HP TurboDiesel
Amel C drive
Autoprop 3 blade folding prop with spurs rope cutter
Fuel tank 900L
SAILS
Ketch Rigged
Genoa on electric furler
Fore staysail on electric furler
Mainsail on electric furler
Mizzen on manual furler
Mizzen ballooner
Gennaker
Electric winches in cockpit and ability to control all primary sail controls from the cockpit
ELECTRICAL SOURCES
220V/24V/12V systems
1290W solar panels
12 batteries
Onan 11KW generator
110Ah engine alternator
800W inverter
100A and 40A battery chargers
Bow thruster
INSTRUMENTS
Depthsounder
Sonic speed speedometer
GPS plotter
Two autopilots
Compass
Radar
Wind velocity indicator
SSB
INTERIOR
3 Air conditioning units (Saloon + aft cabin + fore cabin)
Watermaker (180L/hr) and 900L water tank
2 heads with electric toilets and showers
5Kg washer and dryer
Wifi and Iridium satellite communication device
Bose surround sound system
Television with DVD player
GALLEY
Nespresso machine (most important!)
Dishwasher
Microwave
Stainless steel gas oven with 4 burner gas stove and 2 exterior gas bottles
Three fridge/freezers
Fully equipped to prepare gourmet meals worldwide
SAFETY
Five watertight compartments - stern locker, aft cabin, front cabin, bow locker, engine room
2 engine room fire extinguishers (1 automatic and 1 manual)
3 portable halon fire extinguishers (1 in main saloon plus 1 in each cabin)
3 dual smoke detectors/carbon monoxide interconnected detectors
Fire blanket
6 person life raft
Emergency tiller
Life jackets
Life ring
Flares
Fog horn
First aid kit