We Did the Fuel Math: 10 Trawlers That Can Really Cross the Atlantic (and 5 That Can't)

In this video, we put 15 trawlers and expedition yachts through the same fuel test: Bermuda to the Azores, about 1,800 nautical miles with nowhere to refuel. Using each builder's published tank size and range, we work out miles per gallon, how much fuel the crossing burns, and what's left on arrival. Our rule: you must arrive with at least 20% still in the tanks. Ten boats pass, from the Nordhavn 40 and Kadey-Krogen 48 to the Bering 65 and Dashew FPB 64. Five run dry, including the Beneteau Swift Trawler 35, Nordic Tug 34 and Grand Banks 42 Classic, and we show exactly where. Plus why one owner's real fuel log tells a very different story than the brochure, and how the northern route via Greenland and Iceland changes the math. 00:00 - Intro 01:02 - Nordhavn 40 01:52 - Kadey-Krogen 58 02:33 - Nordhavn 47 03:26 - Kadey-Krogen 48 04:01 - Nordhavn 55 04:43 - Kadey-Krogen 52 05:07 - Nordhavn 68 05:34 - Bering 65 06:11 - Diesel Duck 462 06:43 - Dashew FPB 64 07:26 - The five that can't 07:43 - Ranger Tugs R-31 08:03 - Nordic Tug 34 08:20 - Beneteau Swift Trawler 35 08:47 - Mainship 34 Trawler 09:03 - Grand Banks 42 Classic 09:32 - How they could still cross 09:50 - What the numbers really say Which boat would you take from Bermuda to the Azores? Tell us in the comments. Numbers are builders' published figures or broker/owner reports as stated in the video, usually calm water at displacement speed. This is a comparison, not passage-planning advice. Boats not shown in a real photo are illustrated with similar vessels. Photo credits (Wikimedia Commons): Bering 65 photos by Bering Yachts (CC BY-SA 4.0) "Nordhavn47c.jpg", "Nordhavn 47d.jpg" by David J. Shuler (CC BY 3.0) "Benetau.jpg" by Eskwen (CC BY-SA 4.0) "Swift Trawler D81 6717", "Grand Banks D81 6789" by Bengt Nyman (CC BY 2.0) "20250607 - GrandBanks-Treffen in Eckernförde.jpg" by Mef.ellingen (CC BY 4.0) "Amadeus (boat).jpg" by Joe Mabel (CC BY-SA 3.0) "Horta Marina from south.jpg" by Jameslwoodward (CC BY-SA 3.0); "Marina da Horta" (public domain) Video clips: Pexels and Pixabay contributors. Map data: Natural Earth. #trawler #atlanticcrossing #boating