Trawler-Type
Southern Boating profiles the
latest in brawny cruising yachts.

It used to be easy to describe a trawler–it pulled big fish nets. Then came the trawler yacht, a similarly beefy, slow, high-volume cruiser, usually bedecked with a steadying sail or paravanes. Today, the the physical attributes of the all-oceans long-range cruiser, expedition or explorer yacht are available in yacht dress, and fast cruisers can be found with a trawler’s profile and layout. The lines are blurred, the choice is yours. Pick your priorities: range, robustness, speed, volume, size, price.... The next 17 pages of “trawlers” new for 2007, and several still under construction for 2008 debuts, are sure to cast a spell. ...

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