Beneteau Swift Trawler 54 Wins Motor Boat Awards
Best Passagemaker 2025
After months of rigorous testing, the judges of Motorboat & Yachting’s 2025 Motor Boat Awards revealed the deserving winners. Each of the nine boat category winners was selected based on performance in sea trials, as well as how well they meet the needs of their target market in terms of size, style, and price.
The Beneteau Swift Trawler 54 was named Best Passagemaker and highly commended by the judges for its well-thought-out design, comfort, and efficiency.
Judges’ Commendation
The judges praised Beneteau’s years of refining its Swift Trawler concept, incorporating feedback from dedicated owners to create a family-friendly passagemaker that perfectly balances practicality, comfort, and performance.
Alex Smith, Senior Staff Writer at Motorboat & Yachting, said of the Beneteau Swift Trawler 54:
“[It is] a capable cruising machine, marrying long-distance efficiency, generous outdoor facilities and home-style comforts with seamanlike simplicity and a range of subtle innovations that builds on a blueprint, exhaustively finessed over the course of more than two decades. So if you’re looking for an unpretentious and well-priced cruising boat that gets all the big stuff exactly right, this is about as convincing as it gets.”
Key Features
Here are just a few of key features that impressed the judges:
Interior Comfort
The light-filled main deck is intelligently arranged into dedicated areas for helming, dining, cooking, and lounging, ensuring a true home away from home. Below deck, three spacious cabins offer ample privacy, storage, and comfort for extended stays aboard.
Safe Outdoor Spaces
A newly designed aft-facing cockpit maximises scenic views through a sleek glass balustrade, while wide, sheltered side decks ensure safe movement for all ages, and an internal staircase provides easy access to the flybridge.
Smooth Cruising
The Swift Trawler 54’s voluminous hull, paired with Sleipner fin stabilisers, delivers a quiet and comfortable cruising experience at speeds ranging from 5 to 18 knots.
Sustainable Power
Integrated solar panels generate enough energy to power onboard systems and charge batteries while at anchor, enhancing its self-sufficiency.
Discover More
With its combination of smart design and luxurious comfort, the Beneteau Swift Trawler 54 is the complete liveaboard package. For more details about this incredible cruising motor yacht and to book a viewing, please contact our Beneteau Brand Manager: [email protected]
Contact
For more information, contact: Stuart Brotherton
Beneteau Brand Manager
Stuart is the Brand Manager for Beneteau Power and Sailing Yachts. He has recently qualified as a commercially endorsed Yachtmaster as boating has been a big part of Stuart’s life for both work and pleasure. Stuart brings much enthusiasm as well as a wealth of knowledge in many aspects of the marine industry.
Call +44 (0)2380 450 000 or email
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