Issue: December 2005 Viva La France Versatility's the key to this boat's success WORDS + PHOTOS IAN MACRAE Boating and fishing go hand-in-hand, so it stands to reason most boaties will use their boat...

You'll want to drift away in Beneteau's new flagship.. Modern Boating tested Beneteau?s Swift Trawler 52 in France last year, and now the vessel has arrived on Australian shores. The fleet?s new flagship...

Issue: July 2004 Manufacturer: Beneteau That popular aphorism about technology - that it solves problems we did not know existed - is, I reckon, pretty...

Issue: June 2005 By the time you read this, the latest Beneteau 750 Flyers will have already arrived on Aussie shores. However, Beneteau were so excited about the release of its new ?Air-step? hull technology...

Issue: October/November 2005 The Beneteau Flyer 12 is not your typical luxury sport boat. Her classic lines are reminiscent of an old-world motoryacht. But these lines disguise a new world hull designed specifically...

Manufacturer: Beneteau Beneteau has a well established reputation for quality yachts in Australia, but few boaties realise the French boat builder also...

Issue: August 2006 SHORT & SWEET This neat and nifty cruiser heralds a return to the simple things in boating life. WORDS + PHOTOS ANDREW RICHARDSON With all the glitz and glamour on the water, it's...

Issue: October/November 2005 Not so long ago, when the world was a far simpler place, Beneteau had two distinct styles of production yacht. The 'Oceanis' range were cruisers, favoured by cruising sailors and...

Issue: September 2003 Manufacturer: Beneteau The letter to the editor of the sailing magazine posed a good question. ?Where?, asked the author, ?can...

Issue: September 1999 Manufacturer: Beneteau The French have cornered the market in short-handed ocean races which range from the incredible (those Transatlantic...

Issue: June 2002 Manufacturer: Beneteau History will show Beneteau's First 40.7 to be a pivotal yacht. It was introduced at a time when ocean racing was...

Issue: June 2006 THE FLYING FORTIES This French Mademoiselle offers style, performance and value for money. WORDS IAN MACRAE PHOTOS IAN MACRAE, KARL IBRAHIM Beneteau is a family company that's been...

Issue: October/November 2005 The Beneteau Flyer 12 is not your typical luxury sport boat. Her classic lines are reminiscent of an old-world motoryacht. But these lines disguise a new world hull designed specifically...

Issue: September 2000 Manufacturer: Beneteau If you want to draw a few conclusions about the complexity (or lack of it) of modern-day yacht design, have...

Issue: July/August 2005 There comes a time in every boaties life when the need for speed gives way to simpler and slower pursuits. Eventually, we all like to stop and smell the roses. Why go speeding around...

WORDS + PHOTOS: ANDREW RICHARDSON This imported fishing boat has a French flavour that's sure to suit the Aussie palate. A friend of mine had been looking around for an efficient small cruiser to replace his...

WORDS + PHOTOS: ANDREW RICHARDSON This French mademoiselle rides on a cushion of air. The last time I reviewed a Beneteau Flyer 750 there were some communication problems, because we were in Spain on the Med,...

WORDS + PHOTOS: BARRY TRANTER Things are gettting racier for Beneteau's popular cruiser. To the casual observer, the world of the production yacht may seem straightforward?manufacturer A builds A-type...

WORDS: DOM ROMEO Beneteau's new trawler has comforts old-school fisherman could only dream of. "There were fifty Americans ready to test the Beneteau ST52 yesterday, but they couldn't ? the seas were...

WORDS: DANIEL TILLACK PHOTOS: NICK WOOD A Mediterranean playboy toy with amenities for fun family boating. Advantages come with being a huge boat manufacturer: the resources to hire the best designers,...

WORDS: IAN MACRAE PHOTOS: ALEX MARTIN Here's the best value on-water apartment around. Elsewhere in the magazine I called a $170,000 Whittley 2800 Cruiser a good value-for-money "caravan on water"....

After countless boat tests, fishing trips and Modern Boating project boats, the author pulls out the cheque book and creates his own dream sportfishing machine WORDS: DANIEL TILLACK PHOTOS: DANIEL TILLACK,...

Italian styling meets Aussie functionality on this cruiser. Beneteau used the Paris Boat Show as the launching pad for its latest Monte Carlo range of sports cruisers. With Monte Carlo, Beneteau released...

Cruising or racing, this European lady is up for it. If you want to know where production cruiser/racer design is going, look no further. Development in Beneteau's First lines of craft had been quiet until...