Best Family Cruiser Under $1 Million? Beneteau Antares 12 Tour & Review

The Antares 12 is a perfect example of Beneteau doing what it does best. A three-cabin family cruiser packed with practical features that can be used all year round. With triple 300hp Mercury V8 outboards, it will do nearly 40 knots too.

Join Jack Haines for an in-depth tour and review of the Antares flagship, shot during its US launch at the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show.

Replacing the Antares 11, the 12 features improvements throughout to create one of the most compelling all-round packages in the Beneteau motorboat range. The layout is clever. The boat has asymmetric decks, which delivers more space in the saloon and creates an excellent passageway down the starboard side. In the cockpit, where there is a drop-down balcony as standard, the seating pushes out to port and converts into a sun pad.

The flybridge is small but well-designed, with a decent dinette and a helpful wet bar on the top deck to serve guests.

Inside, there is a well-specified galley with plenty of storage and high-end appliances and a neat lower helm that benefits from a large side door that leads onto the starboard side deck.

On the lower deck, there are three cabins comprising two guest cabins amidships and an owner’s cabin with ensuite access to the bathroom.

Keenly priced, practical and useable, is the Beneteau Antares 12 one of the best all-rounders on the market?

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At A Glance
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LOA - 42ft 7in (12.97m)
Beam - 12ft 5in (3.78m)
Draft - 3ft 10in (1.1m)
Fuel Capacity - 1,174 litres
Capacity - B for 10 people
Engines - Triple Mercury V8 300hp
Top Speed - 37 knots
Price - $680,000 ex VAT*

*Correct at time of filming

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Performance
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Top Speed - 37 knots
Cruising Speed - 25 knots
Range - Approx. 200nm

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Timestamps
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00:00 Intro
00:51 On Deck
02:01 Side & Foredeck
03:17 Flybridge
04:42 Interior
06:42 Performance & Range
07:29 Accommodation
08:00 Owner's Cabin