New Waypoints
The success of Beneteau’s Swift Trawler line can be measured by the fact that some 1,300 have been built so far. With trawler styling on a true planing hull, these boats offer space, practicality and a useful turn of speed.
The shipyard’s flagship Grand Trawler, however, is not just a bigger Swift Trawler. With a voluminous, full-body displacement hull that carries its 17-foot, 10-inch beam well forward, the new Grand Trawler 62 has dockside presence and purposeful styling. It looks like a serious, weighty cruising boat, ready to go places.
“This hull is optimized for 9 knots,” says Justin Joyner, powerboat manager at Beneteau America. “Sure, it can go at 20 knots, but
