Testing the Beneteau Swift Trawler 48
April 1, 2022
The team from Passagemaker, Power & Motoryacht and Soundings took the 48 to the Bahamas and learned how the boat fills a niche in the builder’s popular semidisplacement line.
The team from Passagemaker, Power & Motoryacht and Soundings took the 48 to the Bahamas and learned how the boat fills a niche in the builder’s popular semidisplacement line.
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