The Swift Trawler family of semi-displacement boats has been nothing short of a sensation for Beneteau. According to the builder, more than 1,800 boats have been delivered in the past two decades as part of a model line that has ranged from 30 to 53 feet. Now replacing the 35-footer is the Swift Trawler 37, which incorporates a number of features from more recent models.
An asymmetrical layout includes a wider starboard side deck that’s accessed from the cockpit or from the salon via a sliding door at the lower helm. The flybridge overhang fully protects her cockpit, with a forward-facing bench seat that slides aft. With the flybridge ladder tucked away, there’s room for a dining table and a pair of folding chairs for alfresco meals.
Owners can choose a sedan or flybridge version, something the France-based company also offered with the Swift Trawler 41 that splashed in 2019. The 37’s versions each have the same salon and two-stateroom, single-head belowdecks layout.
On the sedan, the upper deck becomes a rooftop lounge that can be customized with a Bimini top, movable furniture and space for a rack system to stow a tender and paddleboards, and more. The flybridge model has a portside, C-shape settee and dinette abaft the starboard upper helm with a single captain’s chair. Options include a pair of skylights forward and a solar array.
For both models, the air draft is manageable for inland cruising: 15 feet, 3 inches for the sedan and 16 feet, 4 inches for the flybridge.
Each boat will ride on a new semi-displacement hull from Dixon Yacht Design that looks to return economical fuel consumption from displacement to planing speeds. With the standard power package, a single, 400-hp Yanmar, the builder estimates the 37 will have a 350-nautical-mile range at 8 knots with a 10 percent reserve. A 440-hp Yanmar is an optional upgrade.
Beneteau Swift Trawler 37 Specifications:
LOA: 37ft.
Beam: 13ft. 1in.
Draft: 3ft. 10in.
Displacement: 18,298 lbs.
Fuel: 211 gal.
Water: 79 gal.
Power: 1x 400-hp Yanmar 6LY400
Info: beneteau.com
This article originally appeared in the April 2026 issue of Passagemaker magazine.
