Shipyard · New build
Grand Banks Yachts
Founded in Hong Kong in 1956 as American Marine, Grand Banks helped create the production trawler category with the GB36. It has built in Malaysia since 1995 and has been run by CEO and designer Mark Richards since it took over Palm Beach Motor Yachts in 2014. All three brands now use its V-Warp hull, and the GB85 is the largest model.
Yachts built by GRAND BANKS MARINE →Key facts
- Parent
- Grand Banks Yachts Limited (GB Marine Group)
- Country
- Malaysia (built); company roots Hong Kong/Singapore
- Founded
- 1956 (as American Marine Ltd, Hong Kong)
- Status
- Active
- Size range (LOA, m)
- approx. 13–26.6 m current range (EB44 to GB85)
- Largest delivered
- Grand Banks 85 'Betty', 26.58 m, 2021
- Yachts delivered
- not published (1,141 Grand Banks 36s built 1964-2003, Barche Magazine 2026)
Notable yachts
- Betty, GB85 · 26.58 m, 2021
- Grand Banks 36 production trawler · 1,141 built, 1964-2003
Services
- production new build
- in-house composite manufacturing
- global service network (US, Australia/NZ, Asia, Europe)
Haul-out
| Travel lift | not published |
|---|---|
| Shiplift | not published |
| Dry / floating dock | not published |
| Max LOA handled (m) | not published |
| Max tonnage handled | not published |
| Sheds / berths | Pasir Gudang yard nearly 700,000 sq ft after 143,300 sq ft composite facility added (MarketScreener, Mar 2025) |
Sources
- barchemagazine.com — https://www.barchemagazine.com/en/grand-banks-70-years-anniversary/
- grandbanks.com — https://www.grandbanks.com/about
- marketscreener.com — https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/GRAND-BANKS-YACHTS-LIMITE-6492114/news/Grand-Banks-Yachts-Limited-Unveils-Dedicated-Composite-Manufacturing-Facility-in-its-Pasir-Gudang-Ya-49279437/
- boatinternational.com — https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/grand-banks-gb85-flagship
Compiled from published sources. Figures carry their own source and date where one exists.