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Reviewed: Grand Banks 85 Skylounge

• By Patrick Sciacca
• March 3, 2023

I looked around the flybridge of the Grand Banks 85 Skylounge and counted 14 people as the yacht cruised comfortably at around 21 knots just off the coast of Cannes, France. There was room to spare on this deck inside and out, with an L-shaped lounge, a Vitrifrigo ice maker, and a drawer fridge and freezer creating an alfresco oasis with ocean vistas.

Grand Banks CEO Mark Richards was at the bench-style helm seat forward and to starboard, with a view of three Garmin multifunction displays illustrating all mission-critical data on board the yacht and beyond the bow. He had unobstructed sightlines through three gently raked windows. The sky lounge’s retractable roof was open, the side windows were open, the aft door was open, and the cross breeze coming off the salt was downright balmy.

It was quite a memorable moment as I got to know the Malaysia-based builder’s new flagship. In sheer size and scope, the Grand Banks 85 makes a statement. This yacht comes in at more than 87 feet length overall and displaces 108,000 pounds, with a 22-plus-foot beam and an air draft of just under 26 feet. It’s a formidable cruiser.

It’s also eminently warm and inviting. The teak-sole cockpit can be accessed by stairs flanking the transom off the full-beam, integral swim platform, which can stow a 14-foot AB Inflatables Alumina tender with a 40 hp outboard. (The tender can also stow aft on the sky-lounge deck, and be launched via davit.) In the cockpit, a bench seat is set against the transom, and loose chairs fill out the alfresco dining area for six or more. The entire area is protected from the elements by the sky-lounge overhang.

A door off the cockpit to port provides access to the salon, where an abundance of glass in the 85 Skylounge’s superstructure creates a bright interior. The salon’s 7-foot headroom enhances the sense of volume. There is a U-shaped settee to starboard, forming a guest conversation nook, with two barrel chairs to port. A walkway to port leads up an 8-inch step from the salon, providing access to the formal dining table for six guests to starboard.

The main-deck interior has a relaxed feeling, created via natural light coming in from the nearly 360 degrees of windows, through indirect lighting, and from the use of satin-finish teak. Standing in the salon, I had an unimpeded view from the cockpit door through the windows forward on the port side.

There’s an open-style, reverse-angled stairway to port, leading to the sky lounge, while a bulkhead forward of the dining space to starboard separates the galley. Since this is a yacht that will likely have crew, the galley is set up for chef-level meal prep with a Miele oven, a four-burner electric cooktop, a Panasonic microwave, a Liebherr fridge and freezer, a Nespresso machine and a nearly 18-inch-deep, pull-out pantry for serious summer-cruising provisions. There is also a docking station located here with side-deck access to starboard via a pantograph door.

Five steps down from the salon and galley is a landing with access to a day head with a shower stall, which is a precursor to the accommodations spaces. Owners can choose from several three- or four-stateroom setups. This owner chose to give up a full-beam master stateroom and instead get an additional stateroom for his grandkids. The layout of this amidships master includes an en suite head to port with his-and-hers sinks. There is also an average 6-foot-9-inch headroom, a 42-inch Sony TV, two closets, a table with seating forward of the berth, and a cleverly concealed piano. (Yes, a piano.)

In the full-beam layout, the head is set abaft the berth, and there is a walk-in closet that’s also abaft the berth, to port.

The grandkids’ stateroom—next to the master and to port—has two bunks. There is also a forepeak VIP with an en suite head. Abaft that VIP and to starboard is the fourth guest stateroom, with twin berths and an en suite head.

Two crew cabins, a crew mess, a galley and a head are aft with engine-room access. Owners have choices for engines too: The standard motors are twin 1,000 hp Volvo Penta IPS diesels, but owners can also have twin 1,300 hp MAN straight-shaft diesels. With the larger-engine option, owners can also choose an optional stern thruster, in addition to the standard bow thruster.

Some other notable options include a Seakeeper gyrostabilizer, Victron solar panels for the flybridge hardtop, a passerelle, Garmin electronics, KVH satellite and a 23-bottle wine chiller.

This 85 Skylounge had the IPS diesels, which provide a top hop of 26.5 knots, according to the builder. At top speed, fuel burn is 100 gallons per hour, resulting in a range of 699 nautical miles. At the vessel’s 21-knot cruise speed, fuel consumption drops to 57 gph, and range climbs to 972 nm. At a 9-knot jog, fuel burn falls to 9 gph, and the 85 Skylounge can cruise nonstop for about 2,500 nm.

A timeless exterior design, today’s technology, and a hull form penned for seakindliness, efficiency, comfort and performance make the Grand Banks 85 Skylounge a thoroughly modern yacht ready to take adventurous cruisers waypoint-hopping until they feel like stopping. Or not.  

Shallow-Water Access

The Grand Banks has a 4-foot-11-inch draft with Volvo Penta IPS diesels, and a 4-foot-1-inch draft with straight-shaft MANs. In either scenario, the yacht is primed for the Bahamas, cruising and exploring with the ability to access most anywhere an owner may want to go. This is a great trawler for the island hopper.

Built for Blue Water

The Grand Banks 85 Skylounge has an infused, foam-cored, E-glass hull, with the deck and superstructure built via infused carbon fiber. According to the builder, all bulkheads and furniture are also structurally bonded to the hull, enhancing overall strength even further.

The 85 Skylounge is Grand Banks’ largest model, but the builder also offers 54- and 60-foot flybridge or sky-lounge yachts, as well as 44- and 60-foot Eastbay express cruisers. All these models run on the same V-warp hull form.

Serious Seakeeping

Under CEO Mark Richards, Grand Banks has implemented its patented V-warp semidisplacement hull design across its fleet, including this 85-footer. Starting with a fine entry, the deadrise transitions with notable flare amidships, which helps “roll water away” from the hull’s surface. Farther aft, the deadrise reduces to 6 to 8 degrees, adding stability and lift, and resulting in a vessel with little to no bow rise when throttling up. The hull design also enhances overall performance and efficiency, and leaves a flat wake. 

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Grand Banks 85 review: New hull design brings GB into the 21st century

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Beneath the iconic Grand Banks facade lies a different kind of motor yacht with a new hull and drivetrain designed to give outstanding fuel efficiency…

There hasn’t been much time to relax at Grand Banks since Australian ocean-racing yachtsman Mark Richards, founder of Palm Beach Yachts , came on board as CEO eight years ago, grabbed the company by the shoulders and ushered it into the 21st century.

It wasn’t that there was anything much wrong at the venerable Far Eastern firm, which invented the concept of the trawler yacht more than 60 years ago, and has created one of the most recognisable brand identities in boatbuilding history.

It was more that Mark has skippered the winning boat in the Sydney-Hobart Race so many times that they might as well just let him keep the trophy, and is a man of vast experience, clear ideas and strong opinions.

His main idea for Grand Banks was that it badly needed modernising. The world has moved on. Competition has become both keen and global. Classic looks are one thing, but classic construction and classic naval architecture can no longer cut it.

The new ethos is all about efficient, high-speed, long-range cruising yachts that still look like the old Grand Banks. So the hull of the new Grand Banks 85 is built using a foam-cored, E-glass laminate and vinylester resin, while the deck and superstructure are carbon fibre.

It is a combination that keeps the centre of gravity down and also means that in light condition this substantial motor yacht displaces less than 50 tonnes.

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Shapeshifter

Even more significant than that is the new Grand Banks hull shape, which Mark pioneered at Palm Beach Yachts.

Described as ‘V-Warp’, it combines the hard chines and V-sections of a powerboat planing hull with the rocker and barely immersed transom of a sailboat, with a vestigial skeg along the centreline aft – just deep enough and no more – for directional stability. Deadrise right aft is 5.5 degrees.

There is a fine entry at the bow, and some concave flare in the bottom panels forward to smooth the hull’s passage through the chop. For those who want to cling to tradition there is a shaft-drive option. Our test boat, Grand Banks 85 Hull#1, had twin Volvo 1350 IPS drives. That’s just 1,000hp per side.

Fine forward sections lent the hull a real authority in head seas, slicing through them with relish

Rival yachts with twice the horsepower might have higher top speeds, but for Mark the point is that they are a lot less efficient – at a fast cruise of 20 knots they can be burning 50 per cent more fuel.

The Grand Banks 85 is by far the biggest Grand Banks yet built, but step aboard and you might think not much had changed. There is the familiar satin-varnished teak interior, the hardwood sole, and a practical, conservative main deck layout, with big windows for the light and the views.

There are also the familiar and seamanlike handrails along the deckhead, but headroom is so absurdly generous – it’s 7ft 1in in the saloon – that normal sized people can barely reach them. Mark’s a big bloke, but he’s not that big. “It’s because of the American market,” he explained, with a hint of a smile.

The main saloon is every inch a traditional Grand Banks, including 7ft-plus headroom

The galley is forward, where the lower helm would be if there was one, and consequently has excellent views through the windscreen, as well as deck access via the side door.

This first Grand Banks 85 had the optional flip-up control station by the door to make things easier when coming alongside, and also a useful day head, with shower, leading off the port side companionway.

Another sign that the company clearly has the States in mind for its substantial new flagship is the enclosed hardtop on this first example, which adds weight – even carbon fibre tips the scales – and windage, and makes this otherwise elegant motor yacht look extraordinarily tall.

The skylounge on the upper deck is light and spacious with great views out

It’s an option that some owners will wish to do without, purely on aesthetic grounds, and although there is no lower helm station on the options list, the shipyard will fit one for you if you ask.

Lofty living

However, the skylounge makes a compelling case for itself. It’s an excellent upper seating area, with stupendous views. Being well above the level of the quayside it offers privacy too, while with opening windows it also allows you to enjoy the fresh air.

It leads out onto an open aft terrace with a table and a sofa. Down on the lower deck you have a choice of layouts, and a certain amount of customisation is also possible.

The upper aft deck provides a relaxed and private social area

As seen at the 2022 Cannes Yachting Festival , for example, this first Grand Banks 85 not only had a hidden piano in the owner’s cabin but also a small twin-bunk cabin on the port side for the owners’ grandchildren.

It was pretty small, but then so, presumably, are the grandkids. There is a single-berth option here which will feel more spacious.

This fourth cabin encroached on what in the standard layout would be a huge owner’s suite, with its shower and heads ranged along the aft bulkhead and the option of a walk-in wardrobe.

The midships owner’s cabin features all the usual comforts

The VIP in the bows feels spacious and comfortable. Its bed is mounted at the proper height and there is a pleasantly roomy head. Both here and in the master the beds are a full 6ft 6in long by five feet wide (198cm x 152cm) while headroom throughout the lower deck is an airy 6ft 8in (2.03m).

The starboard twin cabin, also ensuite, is of generous dimensions and eminently suitable for even American adults, with full-length berths some 34 inches (86cm) wide.

One of the most intriguing features of the 85 is its engineroom – or rather enginerooms, for each 1,000hp Volvo D13 has its own separate compartment, shared with a generator.

Separate machinery spaces leave masses of room for storage between them

These sit either side of a central access corridor and stowage area which is reached through the excellent crew quarters, and effectively isolate the principal causes of heat and noise on board.

Less obtrusive systems such as air-conditioning, filtration and watermaking equipment are installed amidships in a separate service space beneath the corridor on the lower deck.

As the first off the line, our Grand Banks 85 had a world of boat shows to attend while also, somehow, giving her Australian owner some return on his investment.

The enclosed upper deck is optional. The standard boat has an open flybridge with a hardtop shade

So she had been shipped from the factory in Malaysia to Palma, Mallorca, earlier in the summer, while the owner and his family spent two and a half months on board cruising in the western Med.

By the time we caught up with her in Cannes in September she had acquired a bit of weed growth, according to Mark – although from what I could gather from the captain she hadn’t spent much time standing still – and had also had an encounter with “a big log”, as Mark put it, which had whacked one of the IPS drives and knocked it, he reckoned, about three degrees off true.

I wouldn’t have known. It was a breezy evening when we edged out through the small-boat traffic into open water beyond the Cannes sea wall, and the wind had been blowing a Force 5 or so from the west and south-west all day.

The owner and his family spent two-and-a-half months living on board, cruising in the western Med

The waves were one to 2m. It was clear from the off that those fine forward sections lent the hull a real authority in head seas, slicing through them with every appearance of relish and providing us with a remarkably soft ride.

Mark asked me to keep the boat dry – he was only half joking, as there were hosepipe restrictions at the boat show after the summer’s drought, and washing salt off became a pressing issue for all exhibitors – and while I might not have been completely successful in doing so it was still impressive how dry our progress was, as we charged dead upwind at 18 to 19 knots.

Either because of her weedy bottom, or the out-of-kilter IPS drive, or both, we knew the boat wasn’t going to reach her advertised top speed. On the day, we clocked a maximum of 23.8 knots, burning 384 litres per hour, while at 2190rpm she was cruising at 20.3 knots and 303 litres per hour.

The open aft cockpit is sheltered by the long flybridge overhang

Mark referred us to the factory’s official sea trial data (reproduced below), which found this boat to have a top speed of just over 25 knots. The yacht was fitted with Humphree fins, which certainly earned their keep with the seas on the beam, virtually cancelling out the roll.

Remembering that following seas were not the traditional Grand Banks hull’s strongest suit, I was also interested to see how the new design would fare downwind, especially with so much top hamper – sitting at the helm of the 85, one’s eyeline is a good 20ft (6m) above the water.

Of course conditions were far from taxing for an 85-footer, but the waves were still of a size that would show up any handling quirks. I was expecting at least to have to helm the boat, but in the event I was hardly needed.

Only once or twice did the hull give any hint that it might start to veer off to one side or the other, and the slightest helm input was enough to bring it back into line. The rest of the time I had one finger on the wheel. She steered herself.

All things considered, it was a pretty flawless performance. The Grand Banks 85 is indeed an efficient, high-speed and long-range cruising yacht. And it still looks like a Grand Banks.

Grand Banks 85 specifications

LOA: 87ft 2in (26.58m) Beam: 22ft 2in (6.75m) Draft: 4ft 11in (1.50m) Displacement (light): 49 tonnes Fuel capacity: 2,200 gal (10,000 lt) Water capacity: 308 gal (1,400 lt) Test engines: Twin 1,000hp Volvo D13 IPS 1350 Top speed: 25.1 knots Fuel consumption: 219 lph @ 18.4 knots / 83 lph @ 12.1 knots Range: 672nm @ 18.4 knots / 1,166nm @ 12.1 knots Design: Grand Banks Price as tested: €9,000,000 ex. VAT

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On board the first Grand Banks GB85 flagship Betty

With the Grand Banks 85 the Australian builder makes its entrée into the mega-yacht world. Kevin Koenig takes her for a spin in Cannes and comes back mightily impressed. 

Mark Richards has always been comfortable going big. The towering Australian with laser-blue eyes is one of the most decorated sailors of our time, a nine-time line honours winner of the Rolex Sydney to Hobart yacht race aboard his 30 metre maxi Wild Oats XI . As such, he is used to measuring risk and stubborn challenges. In 2014 he took over GB Marine Group after heading Palm Beach Motor Yachts for around two decades and he immediately began implementing his trademark hulls and no-nonsense approach to boat design and construction to Grand Banks.

The Grand Banks 85, a model that debuted at the 2022 Palm Beach International Boat Show and then was launched on the European market at the Cannes Yachting Festival, marks his largest vessel to date and is the first to crest the magic 24 metre mark, putting Grand Banks in superyacht territory.

Grand Banks, in its sixth decade of boatbuilding, has relied on its old-school-looking, long-range cruisers, which have found a healthy, even fawning following on the saltier side of the market, including — perhaps not surprisingly given Richards's background — with erstwhile sailors transitioning to the dark side.

Grand Banks is one of those few lucky brands that are easily recognisable from afar and at a glance. Despite her outsized measurements, the 85, which was under development for three years, is no exception. A no-nonsense, razor-straight shear line sets the tone here. The superstructure is assuredly sleeker than the Grand Banks of yore but few would describe the new boat as low-profile.

Instead, it sits high and proud, with massive, near sole-to-ceiling windows providing light and views into the saloon. A measured degree of tumblehome aft on this boat helps bolster the gentlemanly lines. "A big boat feel is what we were going for," Richards says. "We worked a lot on the feel, big windows, a bit more headroom to make it feel good, and everyone loves it."

The second aspect of the Grand Banks 85 that simultaneously makes it staunchly a Grand Banks and a tough competitor for any long-range cruiser in this size class, is its distinctive hull form. “Our hulls are what really set us apart,” Richards says, as he stands in the galley on the forward end of the boat's main deck. “No one can compete with us there.”

"When I started my company 25, 26 years ago, my whole vision was to build the most efficient yacht in the world," Richards says. The GB85 hull’s shape is undeniably influenced by his sailing pedigree, variations of which can be seen throughout the diverse lineup offered by GB Marine Group, which also is the builder of the Palm Beach and Eastbay brands.

The hull on the 85 — which, like nearly everything else on this yacht was designed and constructed in-house — has a super-fine entry that undulates aft over a daisy chain of deadrise variances to a scant six degrees at the transom. That extra flat aft section helps both with stability underway and at rest, as well as with lift when the boat accelerates. The hull also lacks any strakes and has a keel for even more stability. One visible effect of this hull’s design that I noticed as we cruised out into the bay of Cannes, was the lack of wake this boat throws. It’s a cool, slightly unnerving trick, that a yacht this big can move through the water at a good clip, and yet leave barely a ripple in its path.

And as expected, the hull is maximally efficient. At a 10-knot clip, the 85 can cruise for 2,500 nautical miles without refuelling, and with the throttles pushed forward, she can do 1,000 miles at 20 knots. She also offers a tremendously smooth ride in blustery and confused three-footers during our sea trial. As evidence of this, I took a video of the boat slicing through the considerable seas and posted it to my Instagram account, where it received multiple “sick” emojis in response. Yet I barely felt the need to hold on to the boat as I shot the video because the ride was so effortless.

“This is our most manoeuvrable IPS boat,” Richards says.

Another reason for the 85’s sturdy and stable ride is her construction. From the main deck up, the 85 is largely carbon fibre. “No one is building boats like us,” Richards says. “We use composites extensively, it’s just the nature of our product. Furniture, bulkheads, everything is carbon-fibre panelling glassed to the hull, which makes for an incredibly strong and stiff product.” It also helps keep the yacht’s centre of gravity low, and its weight remarkably light. The Grand Banks 85 displaces just 108,000 pounds. For comparison, a competitor, the Fleming 85 Pilothouse, tips the scales at 183,000 pounds.

Grand Banks builds its boats in a cavernous factory in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, where it has been operating for decades. There, generations of Malay craftsmen team with an army of ex-pat Brits, Americans, Kiwis, and so forth to not only build seaworthy vessels but also ones that have an impressive level of fit and finish. I’m always impressed with the woodwork on these boats. The grains are rich, the joinery on the cabinetry and handrails is super snug, and the (usually) matte finish is smooth and velvety to the touch. My sense has always been that there is a persistent murmur of bias in the US against boats built in Asia, but I challenge any prospective buyer to give a Grand Banks a thorough kick in the tires and then let me know what their gripes are regarding fit and finish.

The intricacies of the interior are not only seen in the minute details but also in the overall scheme. The interior varies from boat to boat, as Grand Banks is more than willing to meet clients’ demands. “Pretty much everything but the hull and the lines are customisable and that extends to the layout of the course,” Richards says. “This 85 has a fully customisable interior. The boat shown in Cannes has a triple cabin, triple head forward, with a crew cabin aft with its own galley and dinette. Hull No. 2 has another VIP where the crew cabin is because that owner runs his own boat.”

Down in the crew cabin, I meet Captain Kel Llewelyn, a plain-spoken Australian who was more than happy to crow about his new digs. “Check out these crew accommodations,” he says, waving two fully extended arms around the galley and dining area. “I have a double bed, and the stew has a double bed, it’s really hard to beat.”

Llewelyn also loves the boat’s engines, twin 1,000hp Volvo Penta IPS1350s (the second hull has shaft drives). “It’s the first IPS I’ve ever driven,” he says. “A five-year-old kid could drive it. The boat’s got a bit of windage, but the IPS makes that no problem at all.”

The Grand Banks 85 is a well-rounded and admirable first step into the megayacht market for this storied brand. And it’s a step up the CEO says customer demand drove. It seems just like every other market segment, even reformed sailors want to super-size their time spent on the water. Not surprisingly the GB Marine Group has even grander plans coming, with a Palm Beach 100 already designed. For longtime observers of Richards and company, a quick step up into the realm of triple-digit LOAs should be no surprise at all.

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Grand Banks 85

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The GB85 is not simply a bigger Grand Banks. True, at 87 feet, this exquisite, long-distance cruiser is the largest yacht Grand Banks has ever built. But her most impressive statistics are not to be found in her dimensions, but in the best-in-class figures for her fuel efficiency and range. That’s where you will indeed find a big difference!

Thanks to the hydrodynamics of Grand Bank’s proprietary V-Warp technology, the Grand Banks 85 uses half the fuel of other 85 footers as she requires half the horsepower to achieve the same speeds and performance. Owners and their guests will travel further, faster and spend more time exploring their destination and less time at the fuel dock. Discover the luxury of the Grand Banks 85 now available for sale at Kulser’s Yachts in San Diego.

Grand Banks 85 Specifications

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Ease of operation.

The GB85 has been ergonomically designed to keep the workload of owner operators and crew to an absolute minimum. At the helm station in the skylounge, you’ll find the control interface inspires that delightful feeling of having power and pinpoint positioning at your fingertips. Whether you choose POD or Shaft Drive, the combination of joystick controls and uninterrupted sightlines will make easy work of navigating a tight slip. (There’s a secondary control option below in the galley where a pop-up joystick has been installed on the work surface.) And for mooring, you can simply step out of the galley door to where a cleat has been conveniently located.

Configurations

Gb85 flybridge.

The Grand Banks 85 Flybridge delivers class leading fuel efficiency and performance with an upper deck that offers the wind-in-the-hair excitement of being open to the elements.

G85 Skylounge

The Grand Banks 85 Skylounge increases internal space by enclosing the upper deck to provide a spacious, luxurious, climate-controlled room with a view.

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