Beneteau Swift Trawler Boats For Sale

The Beneteau Swift Trawler line is a range of semi-displacement, owner-operated cruising trawlers built for comfortable long-distance passages with a small crew. What began as a three-boat lineup has grown to five models and is still expanding, spanning from the Swift Trawler 41 up to the Swift Trawler 54, the largest in the range. A shared signature across the boats is the large side door at the lower helm, which lets the skipper step out to handle a fender or tie a line and gives a strong connection to the water while staying protected. The hulls sit comfortably in the mid-teens, and in a quartering or beam sea they can develop a characteristic wallow that fin stabilisers help control.

The Swift Trawler 41 places its galley aft, freeing the seating area forward by the helm where people gather underway. Earlier boats were offered with twin 270hp Volvo Penta or 300hp options, since superseded by a standard 320hp Yanmar. Fitted with twin 260hp Volvo Penta shaft-drive diesels, top speed is around 22 knots, with 24-25 knots available from the larger engines. At a 2,000 rpm cruise of 16-17 knots, combined fuel consumption is 72 litres per hour, or 2.2 litres per nautical mile. Pricing for the Swift Trawler 41 starts from about 360,000 euros, with a heavily optioned example closer to 500,000 euros before VAT. Below, the master cabin splits the toilet and sink from a separate teak-lined shower cubicle, with long opening windows and an overhead escape hatch.

The Swift Trawler 47 has a length overall of 48 feet 4 inches, a beam of 14 feet 6 inches and a draft of 3 feet 10 inches, with an empty weight of 27,958 lb. Power comes from twin Cummins QSB 6.7 diesels rated 425hp each on straight shafts. Top speed is 26 knots at 3,900 rpm, burning 42 gallons per hour; at 3,150 rpm she runs 24.7 knots on 32.6 gallons per hour for a 347.6-nautical-mile range. Pulled back to displacement trawler speed of 8.1 knots at 1,250 rpm, consumption drops to 3.8 gallons per hour for roughly 97 nautical miles of range while holding a 10 percent reserve of the 511-gallon fuel capacity. The 47 carries a 9.5kW generator, a center-mounted helm with twin 12-inch displays and ship control, a 24-inch leather Destroyer wheel, and was the first Swift Trawler offered with a hard top. She comes onto plane in about 7 seconds.

The Swift Trawler 54 marks 20 years since the original Swift Trawler 42, with naval architecture by Bill Dixon and styling by Pierre Angelo Andriani, formerly of Pininfarina. UK base pricing is just under £997K, rising closer to £1.5M excluding VAT once popular options such as the comfort trim pack, fin stabilisers, air conditioning and hydraulic passerelle are added. Notable features include a hydraulic bathing platform with built-in tender chocks rated to 400kg, side doors on both sides with a double-width door to starboard, Iroko decking, and a watertight engine room reached through the lazarette. Optional Sleipner zero-speed fins steady the boat at anchor, while a silent boat mode using solar panels and a boosted battery bank targets eight hours of generator-free living with air conditioning running.

When weighing a purchase, consider engine and stabiliser choices against your cruising plans, since fin stabilisers and the silent solar package are cost options that materially change comfort at anchor. Access between decks on the 54 is by internal staircase only, and the cockpit seating is limited by the lifting lazarette hatch, so buyers wanting more outdoor dining should budget for the flybridge table and director's chairs.