A Rose by Any Other Name
A bit of history substitutes for
a hard and fast definition of “trawlers.”

Trawler yachts are a genre in transition morphing quickly to adapt to the varied needs and desires of the cruising public. Some builders are reverting to the original ideal of an any-weather, all-ocean, economical vessel designed for load-carrying. Others are adopting the romance of the sturdy appearance to faster coastwise cruisers.

Back in the day–the late 1950s–a handful of intrepid yachtsmen decided independently that the seakeeping characteristics of fishing vessels employed in the North and Irish Seas were exemplary, thus making these boats prime candidates for conversion to long-range cruising yachts. Among the most popular of these vessels at the time were the Malahide trawlers of Ireland and the Romsdal trawlers of Norway. It was the latter’s distinctive aft-mounted superstructure, similar in some respects to the draggers so common in New England at the time, that inspired generations of designers and whose handsome looks survive today in many yachts, including those from Nordhavn. ...

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