POWER REVIEW | CRUISERS YACHTS 38 GLS Stunning Performance and Onboard Amenities Story | Andy Adams and John Armstrong The North American power boat market has begun to see a new trend toward larger day boats for luxurious onboard entertaining - and the new Cruisers Yachts 38 GLS is right on trend. Plus, it brings a different flavour and set of cruising attributes to this market. The new Cruisers Yachts 38 GLS carries on the styling and accommodation quality of the company's Cantius line of cruising yachts while beginning an entirely new family of day boats. Our test boat was equipped with outboard engines, but there will be a 38 GLS stern drive version as well. Options from Volvo Penta and MerCruiser will range from 380 - 430 HP. The 38 GLS is a big, handsome boat that is designed to still look good and perform well years from now even though it is one of the latest and most contemporary designs. Cruisers Yachts yet again turned to the design talents of Facheris Design to help maintain the family resemblance with their hugely successful Cantius models while the Cruisers Yachts internal design team did the interior work. Perhaps the important driving force behind this design is the availability of the new Mercury Verado V8 outboard engine. The 38 GLS utilizes triple 300 horse power Mercury Verado V8 engines for an exhilarating 52 mile per hour top speed. That's stunning for such a roomy, big yacht. 22 Canadian Yachting PG 22 caption: The electrically operated beach door is quite a substantial component on the 38 GLS. When the boat is moored and the beach door is lowered into the open position, you gain an expansive platform. The boarding ladder is located on the transom and as well as a transom shower. The electrically operated Beach door is quite a substantial component on the 38 GLS. When the boat is moored and the beach door is lowered into the open position, you gain a tremendous feeling of space. The boarding ladder is right there at the transom and there is a shower as well. OCTOBER 2019