Grand Banks Past Models
Grand Banks Yachts, now going by GB Marine Group, is going on 65+ years of business in 2023! Many great years of boat building have accumulated into many models as innovation in design and construction techniques developed over time. There are three traditional series of Grand Banks which many of you know and love; Aleutian, Eastbay and Heritage Europa. Below is a compilation of all the different models and years in production that were built over the years.
Since 1995, Steve has been involved in the build process of 90 new semi-custom Grand Banks Yachts! Steve enjoys seeing these hulls over and over again and has intricate knowledge of many hulls and models. Steve’s vast knowledge and experience has been only deepened with 21 Grand Banks Factory trips over the years!
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GRAND BANKS SERIES
Grand Banks 60 GB60, 2018 - Current
Grand Banks 54 GB54, 2020 - Current
Grand Banks 85 GB85, 2022 - Current
Aleutian Series
53 Aleutian RP
Grand Banks 53 Aleutian RP, 2010 - 2012
Grand Banks 55 Aleutian RP, 2012 - 2015
Grand Banks 59 Aleutian RP, 2006 - 2012
Grand Banks 64 Aleutian RP, 2002 - 2007
Grand Banks 65 Aleutian RP, 2008 - 2012
Grand Banks 72 Aleutian RP, 2005 - 2016
Grand Banks 76 Aleutian RP, 2010 - 2012
Eastbay Series
Eastbay 58 Flybridge
Eastbay 38 EX, HX, 1994 - 2004
Eastbay 39 SX, 2006 - 2012
Eastbay 40 Flybridge, 1997
Eastbay 43 EX, HX, SX, 2000 - 2007
Eastbay 43 Flybridge (FB), 1998 - 2004
Eastbay 44 SX, 2016 - Current
Eastbay 45 SX, 2007 - 2009
Eastbay 46 SX/FB, 2009 - 2012
Eastbay 47 FB, 2005 - 2010
Eastbay 49 HX, 1999 - 2006
Eastbay 49 SX, 2002 - 2008
Eastbay 50 SX, 2013 - 2015
Eastbay 54 SX, 2004 - 2007
Eastbay 55 SX, FB, 2007 - 2012
Eastbay 58 FB, 2002 - 2007
Eastbay 60, Current
Heritage Series
Grand Banks 32 Sedan (SE), 1964 - 1979
Grand Banks 36 Classic (CL), 1964 -2004
Grand Banks 36 Europa (EU), 1988
Grand Banks 41 EU, 2009 - 2012
Grand Banks 42 CL, 1975 - 2005
Grand Banks 42 EU, 1979 - 2005
Grand Banks 42 Motor Yacht (MY), 1987 - 2005
Grand Banks 43 EU, 2012 - 2015
Grand Banks 46 EU, 1993 - 2004
Grand Banks 46 CL, 1987 - 2004
Grand Banks 46 MY, 1990 - 2004
Grand Banks 47 CL, 2007 - 2014
Grand Banks 47 EU, 2005 - 2011
Grand Banks 48 MY, 1972 - 1977
Grand Banks 49 CL, 1980 - 1999
Grand Banks 49 MY, 1986 - 1999
Grand Banks 50, 1968, 1974
Grand Banks 52 EU, 1998 - 2008
Grand Banks 54 EU, 2012 - 2016
Grand Banks 57 EU, 2020
Grand Banks 58 MY/CL, 1990 - 2002
Grand Banks 80, 1975
PALM BEACH MOTOR YACHT SERIES
Palm Beach 42 PB42 , Current
Palm Beach 45 PB45 , Current
Palm Beach 50 PB50 , Current
Palm Beach GT50, 2019 - Current
Palm Beach 52 PB52 , Current
Palm Beach 55 PB55 , Current
Palm Beach GT60 , 2021 - Current
Palm Beach 65 PB65 , Current
Palm Beach 70 PB70, 2022 - Current
Palm Beach 85 PB85, 2023 - Current
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EU - Europa
EX - Express
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HX - Hardtop Express
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PB - Palm Beach
RP - Raised Pilothouse
SX - Salon Express
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From this page you can directly download fact sheets for all the models in the Grand Banks range. If you’d like a printed brochure, please use the contact form at this site and give us your address details.
Fleming Yachts Shipyard History
Construction of Fleming Yachts began at the Tung Hwa boat yard in southern Taiwan in 1985 under the personal supervision of Tony Fleming. Today, all Fleming Yachts continue to be built by Tung Hwa and are sold through a network of authorized dealers in the United States, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, and Japan
A Timeline of Milestones
Tony Fleming served as the technical director of American Marine in Hong Kong, builder of the Grand Banks line of trawler yachts. He was largely responsible for the development of these well-known yachts and later organized the company's new yard in Singapore, becoming its General Manager.
Tony left American Marine and, with his business partner Anton Emmerton, worked with an American naval architect, Larry Drake of San Diego, California, to develop an all-new pilothouse design. Tony and Anton visited Taiwan in the summer of 1985 to research the best boat yard to build what would eventually become the Fleming 55. The Tung Hwa facility located near Kaohsiung was selected, and work on hull number one began. Although the original mold was built for a 55-foot yacht, the first boats were 50-feet - having a shorter cockpit but otherwise similar to the later 53's and 55's.
Starting with hull number 9, the length was extended to 53-feet and eventually to 55-feet. By 1997 over 100 Fleming 55s had been delivered, and customer demand for a larger model led to the development of the Fleming 75. The first Fleming 75 was launched in 2000. In 1998, Tony Fleming's nephew, Adi Shard, a young graduate engineer from England, joined the company and moved to Kaohsiung to work side by side with his uncle.
In 2001 Duncan Cowie joined the company, his background in aviation engineering and previous experience as a yacht captain proved to be of great value. The popularity of the Fleming line continued to grow and, again driven by customer demand, this led to the development of another new model - the Fleming 65. Launched in 2005, hull number one was spoken for by Tony himself, and he began to turn over the day-to-day operation of Fleming Yachts to his management team which included his nephew, Adi Shard, Duncan Cowie, and his daughter, Nicky Fleming. Tony named his new Fleming 65, VENTURE, and embarked on a series of adventures which he refers to as his "voyages of personal discovery." By 2006, Fleming Yachts had delivered 170 Fleming 55s, 12 Fleming 75s and five 65s.
With well over 200 Flemings cruising the world, the company continued to focus on refining and improving its three models. In 2007 Tsai Chan joined Fleming Yachts as the QC Manager responsible for carrying out stage checks, testing, and final inspection on all new Fleming's. His can-do attitude and attention to detail have made him a key member of our small team. A year later in 2008 the team was once again added to when Simon Culling joined Fleming Yachts as the QA Manager. His responsibilities include product compliance, technical documentation and after sales service/support. Simon has vast ocean going experience and was a navigator in the British Army for 20 years running 75 meter landing craft, and later was made principal at the largest powerboat training school in UK. Boating journalists and owners have lauded Fleming as "the ultimate cruising yacht" and Tony Fleming proved them correct. From her homeport of Newport Beach, California, Tony's VENTURE explored British Columbia, Alaska, Mexico, and the Galapagos Islands before transiting the Panama Canal. She then traveled up the East Coast to the St. Lawrence Seaway by way of Lake Ontario. After visiting Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia, she made her way down the East Coast to winter in Annapolis, Maryland. This 20,000 mile voyage has been called the world's most extensive sea trial, as it allowed Tony to test and refine many new ideas and equipment. After completing this exciting voyage, Tony decided to commission an all-new Fleming 65, VENTURE II, which incorporated several new, innovative features resulting from his extensive cruising experience. After appearing at the Southampton Boat Show in England, Tony cruised VENTURE II extensively throughout Europe and in the summer of 2010 completed an exciting circumnavigation of Iceland. He continued to cruise extensively in the original VENTURE and, during the summer of 2011 took her to the Queen Charlotte Islands in the Pacific Northwest.
2011 also marked the 25th Anniversary of Fleming yachts and coincided with the publication of the second edition of Fleming's magazine, VENTURER. Described as "A Fleming Publication for Cruising Enthusiasts," it has received rave reviews from Fleming owners throughout the world. While the global economy had a negative effect on sales, the Fleming brand enjoyed continued success and with special interest in both Australia and New Zealand. All three models continued to benefit from evolutionary refinement with new features and layouts being offered. Responding to feedback from loyal Fleming owners and dealers, Fleming Yachts embarked on a completely new design, the Fleming 58. With everything the 55 had to offer plus, being 30% larger in displacement, considerably more space. Plans were drawn and redrawn, a model was tank tested and the lengthy tooling process was followed by construction of the first boat which was completed in Summer 2013. By mid-2014, Fleming had completed and shipped 58-005 and had secured retail orders up to 58-011 - thus proving the success of the new design and demonstrating continued faith in the brand. Tony continues his travels and, in 2012, took VENTURE to Glacier Bay in Alaska and the following year even further north to Prince William Sound.
2016 - 2018
In 2016, Tony revisited Prince William Sound and traveled further afield to Kodiak and Dutch Harbor. This year Tony is cruising to Idaho on Venture, up the Columbia and Snake rivers. His blogs can be found under the Tony's Adventures on our website. Australian Laser sailor Tom Burton, sponsored by Fleming Yachts, wins the gold medal at the Rio Olympic Games. 2017 saw the launch of the Fleming 78 "Classic." This new version of our flagship model has the same hull and deck as the original 78, but has an entirely new single level, low profile flybridge design. Among the many improvements on the flybridge include more comfortable seating, a BBQ, fridge, icemaker, freezer and entertainment center. The davit is positioned aft so that the tender can launched over either side or off the stern. The systems have all been upgraded to include the latest technology for safety and convenience. The Tung Hwa yard in Taiwan has made significant upgrades and investments in new equipment and buildings to better facilitate production for the expanding Fleming line. This commitment to Fleming has helped speed up production times with better accessibility and storage for inventory and parts.
2019 - Present
Fleming Yachts continues to sponsor USA Laser sailor Leo Boucher who competes globally in all major sailing competitions. At the time of writing the 270th Fleming 55 is under construction and there are now over 385 Fleming's cruising worldwide.
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A BREAKTHROUGH DESIGN. The immediate appeal of this 36-foot, diesel-powered cruiser led the Newtons to abandon their custom yacht building business to concentrate on the production line that would eventually become Grand Banks. Since 1965, when the first models were launched, 1,136 GB36s have been built. In 1968 the factory was moved from Hong ...
Legacy. Since the 1960s, Grand Banks has been prolific in its introduction of new models and styles of luxury motor yachts. Lovingly preserved and restored, you'll find them to be ubiquitous in coastal waters, open seas and inland waterways. Two styles are revered by enthusiasts.
Although Grand Banks yachts have maintained the same classic hull design from the beginning, variety has also been an important part of the history of American Marine. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, it built a line of pilothouse yachts called Alaskan. They ranged in size from 45' to 55', but production ceased after the 1973 model year when ...
60' 5" / 17' 7". Engines: Volvo D11 Shafts @ 725 hp / IPS950s. Top Speed: 33 knots. Cruising Speed: 28 knots. Fuel Burn: 33 GPH / 21 knots.
Spray was launched in 1963 and a year later the Newtons abandoned their custom yacht building to focus on producing the first of a line of boats that would be known as Grand Banks. Even before Spray, however, there was the Chantyman that American Marine built of wood in its Hong Kong yard. Diesel-powered, the 34' 6" boat had a raised pilothouse ...
Grand Banks yachts are in high demand, with well-maintained vessels regularly reselling for more than their original retail prices. In 1968, American Marine moved production from Hong Kong to Singapore. In late 1973, prior to the 1974 model year, wood hull designs were abandoned in favor of fiberglass. Many traditional yachtsmen remained unsold ...
What is today called "The Grand Banks Heritage Series" of boats slowly but surely began giving way to faster vessels with larger engines and more speed. In 1993, in keeping with the new concept, the company launched the Eastbay series, an entirely new line. The first Eastbay, a 38-footer, debuted with a C. Raymond Hunt deep-V hullform and ...
Classic Grand Banks meets the new in the May/June edition of Passage Maker, recently jumping on board the new Grand Banks GB60 Skylounge and overseeing an 11 year restoration project on a classic GB42. A magnificent comparison between articles, showing how Grand Banks Yachts have slickly transitioned through the decades from classic ...
The biggest boat Grand Banks has ever built is clearly an impressive entry into the iconic builder's line up and is perfectly designed for family's seeking a large, long-distance cruiser that is comfortable, well-thought out and fuel efficient. Specifications: Length Overall: 87.17′. Length on Deck: 78.75′. Max Draft: 4.08′.
Discover Grand Banks. Welcome to Grand Banks. There are currently five models in our range, all of them display and combination of style, innovation and engineering excellence that deliver unbeatable fuel efficiency, handling and comfort on the water.
It comes down to control. The GB54 is a high-performance motor yacht that always lets you set the pace - cruise gently to your destination or open her up and cut through the seas with ease. Either way, the systems and ergonomics of our design have evolved over the years to ensure that handling of the boat is remarkably simple, stress free and ...
Grand Banks 32 Sedan (SE), 1964 - 1979 Grand Banks 36 Classic (CL), 1964 -2004 Grand Banks 36 Europa (EU), 1988 Grand Banks 41 EU, 2009 - 2012 Grand Banks 42 CL, 1975 - 2005 Grand Banks 42 EU, 1979 - 2005 Grand Banks 42 Motor Yacht (MY), 1987 - 2005 Grand Banks 43 EU, 2012 - 2015 Grand Banks 46 EU, 1993 - 2004 Grand Banks 46 CL, 1987 - 2004 Grand Banks 46 MY, 1990 - 2004
Grand Banks Yachts is a luxury yacht manufacturing company based out of Malaysia, and listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange as Grand Banks Yachts Ltd. ( GBY:SP) [1] Grand Banks Yachts began as American Marine [2], established by Robert J. Newton and his two sons John and Whit Newton. They are regarded as influential in making recreational ...
This 1989 Grand Banks 42 ( currently listed in the UK) is a prime example of this classic trawler. At the time, I was blissfully unaware of the differences between trawler yachts like the Grand Banks 42 Classic and other designs. But today, with the benefit of hindsight, I know how lucky I was to learn aboard that particular boat.
Grand Banks Yachts began its journey in 1956 as American Marine, ltd. Founder Robert J. Newton and his sons were running a custom boatyard on in Hong Kong, building heavy sailboats and large motor yachts. In 1962 they commissioned a well-known marine architect to design a 36 diesel powere4d cruising boat with humble, workman lines.
Grand Banks Yachts. Grand Banks Yachts. 10,084 likes · 87 talking about this · 64 were here. For sixty years, the GB brand has defined the experience of luxury cruising.
From this page you can directly download fact sheets for all the models in the Grand Banks range. If you'd like a printed brochure, please use the contact form at this site and give us your address details. GB54. GB60. GB85. Fact Sheets; Newsletter; Search; Inquire Now; GB54. GB60. GB85. EB44. EB60. FACTSHEETS; TESTIMONIALS; NEWSLETTER ...
On board the GB32. Mark Corke. Aug 4, 2014. The Grand Banks 32 was in production for three decades. When the last one was splashed in 1996, 861 of these venerable cruisers had been built. They were initially built of wood but transitioned to fiberglass construction in the mid-1970s. Little changed during their production run, and from a ...
Now known as the Grand Banks Heritage Series, these models range from 13 to 16.45 metres. In 1993, Grand Banks launched its East Bay Series of luxury yachts based on the design of a traditional Maine lobster boat. Today, the East Bay series ranges from 13.7 to 16.8 metres. Then, in 2001, Grand Banks introduced its Aleutian Series of Raised ...
Tony Fleming served as the technical director of American Marine in Hong Kong, builder of the Grand Banks line of trawler yachts. He was largely responsible for the development of these well-known yachts and later organized the company's new yard in Singapore, becoming its General Manager. ... By 2006, Fleming Yachts had delivered 170 Fleming ...
The Banks dory, or Grand Banks dory, is a type of dory.They were used as traditional fishing boats from the 1850s on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. The Banks dory is a small, open, narrow, flat-bottomed and slab-sided boat with a particularly narrow transom.They were inexpensive to build and could be stacked or nested inside each other and stored on the decks of larger fishing vessels which ...
SOLD by Galati Yacht Sales - 1987 Grand Banks Yachts 42 Classic. Yachts for Sale. All Yachts; New Yachts. New Yachts. Viking Yachts; Valhalla Boatworks; Princess Yachts; Cruisers Yachts; ... This 1987 Grand Banks 42 Classic "PRINCESS GRACE" is one of the most popular trawler designs ever producted. Known for it's timelessly handsome style, sea ...
Grand Banks boats for sale on YachtWorld are offered at a range of prices from $29,405 on the lower-cost segment, with costs up to $3,215,000 for the most advanced and biggest yachts. What Grand Banks model is the best? Some of the most iconic Grand Banks models now listed include: 42 Classic, 36 Classic, 46 Classic, 42 Europa and 42 Motoryacht