The French World-Beater

1996 Amel Super Maramu 53 — $299,000

When it comes to sailing across the globe, the cruising community is divided into two groups. There are the purists who want to hand-steer a wet, cramped 35-foot boat while eating canned beans in a freezing V-berth.

And then there are the people who buy an Amel.

If you want to cast off the dock lines, cross the Pacific Ocean, and do it while sleeping in a…