The French boating giant has extended its line of enclosed weekenders with the Antares 12, which builds on the DNA of the historic range and muscles into Swift Trawler territory.
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The Antares 12 has an overall length of 42ft 7in (12.97m)

As Beneteau celebrates its 140th anniversary this year, the French shipyard flexed its muscles with a stunning line-up of 22 yachts at Boot Dusseldorf. The world?s biggest indoor boat show marked the Germany debut of the Antares 12, following its world premiere at the Cannes Yachting Festival last September and its US bow at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show in late October.

The new flagship of Beneteau?s weekender line has been gaining attention for several reasons, not least because its overall length of 13m makes it 2m or well over 6ft longer than the former series-flagship, the Antares 11, which was the range?s first model to offer the option of a flybridge.
The Antares 12 is well over 6ft longer than the series? former flagship

Featuring an overall length of 42ft 7in and a beam of 12ft 5in, the Antares 12 is only available with a flybridge. Furthermore, its size and design mean it?s starting to move into Swift Trawler territory.

The Antares 12 is a world away from the smaller Antares models, whose sizes are more in line with the series? first generation of boats in the 1970s, which were designed by Andre Beneteau, grandson of company foun...