Euros 39
11.75 m, first ketch signed Henri Amel, built from 1966 to 1972
Pampero
5.74 m, built from 1963 to 1968
Copain
5.25 m, built from 1962 to 1968
New base for AMEL in the Mediterranean
An off-site location, AMEL-Mediterranean, is opened in the new port of Hyères. Henri Amel’s daughter, Bodil, heads up the operations here until 1981.
AMEL-Mediterranean
June 2024: Inauguration of the new AMEL-Mediterranean off-site location in the Hyères nautical hub.
Super Mistral Sport
7.06 m, built from 1961 to 1972
The early days in La Rochelle
The AMEL Shipyard began operations in La Rochelle in 1964 when Henri Amel, who had previously subcontracted the construction of his sailing yachts to other yards, took over ARPIN (Ateliers Rochelais de Polyester Industriel et Naval), a company based in the Ville-en-Bois district of La Rochelle. He had over 40…
