Amels · Megayacht
Amels 60 Cost of Ownership
Damen's Limited Editions programme: a fully engineered 60-metre platform delivered in roughly half the time of a full custom build.
Purchase price
$52,000,000
197 ft
Running cost / year
$4,151,250
8.0% of price
All-in per year
$6,913,074
Including depreciation
Charter instead
$596,400
Per week, all in
Baseline: 250 engine hours per year, berthed year-round, marine diesel at $5.50 per gallon, over 5 years. Adjust everything below.
Model your 60
Pre-filled with Amels 60 figures. Crew count and engine hours move the total more than anything else on this page.
The yacht
Length drives dockage; value drives insurance and refit reserve.
Crew
Above roughly 80 feet, crew becomes the single largest running cost.
Zero for an owner-operated boat.
A further 30% is added for payroll tax, insurance, and provisioning.
Berth, insurance & refit
Insurance and refit reserve are struck against the declining hull value.
Reduce if the yacht cruises or lies at anchor for part of the year.
Covers haul-out, paint, systems, and the periodic refit.
Fuel
Wildly variable — a planing hull at speed burns many times what it does at displacement speed.
Amels 60 — annual running cost
$4,151,250
per year before depreciation
8.0% of purchase price — the 10% rule check
- Crew33%$1,365,000
- Maintenance & refit47%$1,943,760
- Dockage5%$200,940
- Insurance11%$462,800
- Fuel4%$178,750
First-year running costs, excluding depreciation.
Value falls to $36,920,000
Running costs plus depreciation
1,250 hours over the period
Year by year
Insurance and refit reserve fall with the hull value; crew and dockage do not.
| Year | Crew | Dockage | Insurance | Maintenance | Fuel | Depreciation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | $1,365,000 | $200,940 | $462,800 | $1,943,760 | $178,750 | $5,720,000 | $9,871,250 |
| Year 2 | $1,365,000 | $200,940 | $436,800 | $1,834,560 | $178,750 | $2,600,000 | $6,616,050 |
| Year 3 | $1,365,000 | $200,940 | $410,800 | $1,725,360 | $178,750 | $2,600,000 | $6,480,850 |
| Year 4 | $1,365,000 | $200,940 | $390,000 | $1,638,000 | $178,750 | $2,080,000 | $5,852,690 |
| Year 5 | $1,365,000 | $200,940 | $369,200 | $1,550,640 | $178,750 | $2,080,000 | $5,744,530 |
| Total | $6,825,000 | $1,004,700 | $2,069,600 | $8,692,320 | $893,750 | $15,080,000 | $34,565,370 |
Amels 60 at a glance
- Length overall
- 197 ft
- Engines
- 2 × MTU 12V 4000 M63
- Top speed
- 16 knots
- Guests
- 12 in 7 cabins
- Crew
- 15
- Class
- Megayacht
Where the money goes
Semi-custom construction from an established yard protects resale considerably. Fifteen crew, MCA compliance, and class surveys make this a full-time management operation, not a hobby.
| Crew15 full-time, including 30% overhead | $1,365,000 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance & refit reserve4.2% of hull value | $1,943,760 |
| Dockage197 ft at $85/ft/month, year-round | $200,940 |
| Insurance1.00% of hull value | $462,800 |
| Fuel250 hrs at 130 gal/hr | $178,750 |
| Running cost per yearBefore depreciation | $4,151,250 |
Depreciation curve
From $52,000,000 over five years.
Depreciation over five years totals $15,080,000 — 44% of the all-in cost of ownership.
Amels 60 — common questions
- How much does it cost to run a Amels 60 per year?
- Excluding depreciation, roughly $4,151,250 per year — about 8.0% of the $52,000,000 purchase price, against the industry rule of thumb of 10%. That breaks down as approximately $1,365,000 crew, $200,940 dockage, $462,800 insurance, $1,943,760 maintenance and refit reserve, and $178,750 fuel at 250 engine hours.
- What is the true cost of owning a Amels 60?
- Including depreciation, the Amels 60 is modeled at about $6,913,074 per year over five years — roughly $576,090 per month. Depreciation alone accounts for 44% of that, which is why the purchase price is the smaller half of the decision.
- Is it cheaper to charter a Amels 60 than own one?
- At 6 weeks aboard per year, chartering is substantially cheaper. A comparable charter runs about $596,400 per week including APA and extras, so 6 weeks costs roughly $3,578,400 against $6,913,074 to own. Ownership only wins beyond about 12 weeks aboard per year.
- How much does a Amels 60 depreciate?
- The Amels 60 is modeled to retain about 79% of its value after three years and 71% after five — a loss of roughly $15,080,000 over the five-year hold. Semi-custom construction from an established yard protects resale considerably. Fifteen crew, MCA compliance, and class surveys make this a full-time management operation, not a hobby.
- How many crew does a Amels 60 need?
- Approximately 15 full-time crew. At an average salary of $70,000 plus payroll taxes, insurance, training, and provisioning, that is about $1,365,000 per year — 33% of the total running cost.
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Path to own
How long until you can own this?
Carrying a Amels 60 costs about $719,850 a month once finance and running costs are combined — implying roughly $2,879,400 of net monthly income at 25% of net monthly income, plus $10,400,000 up front. Enter your own figures to see which of those two is actually your constraint, and when it clears.
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