Grand Banks 54

Summary

Best Suited For

• Liveaboard

  From the published figures: LOA 17.68 m · 3 cabins · fresh water 1000 L

Tags are derived from certified class, length, sail area, accommodation and tankage using the criteria described on the Sources page; an editor may add or remove one.

Speed, Power & Tanks

What the builder publishes about how fast, how strong and how much the boat carries.

Dimensions

LOA

58 ft (17.68 m)

Hull length

53.8 ft (16.4 m)

LWL

—

Beam

17.7 ft (5.4 m)

Draft (min)

4 ft (1.21 m)

Draft (max)

—

Air draft

—

Displacement

56,218 lb (25,500 kg)

Ballast

—

Cabins

2–3

Heads

—

Berths

—

Performance

Maximum speed

29 kn

Cruising speed

26 kn

Range

490 nm

Guests

—

Crew

—

Engine and Tanks

Engine

725–900 hp (Volvo Penta)

Engine count

2

Engine manufacturer

Volvo Penta

Propulsion type

shaft

Fuel capacity

925 gal (3,500 L)

Fresh water capacity

264 gal (1,000 L)

Black water capacity

66 gal (250 L)

Construction

Hull material

—

Deck material

—

Rudder type

—

Steering wheels

—

Builder's Own Figures

Option 2 x Volvo D13 Shafts @ 900hp

top 32 kn; cruise 27 kn; range 462 NM at 21 kn; draft 1.3 m

Engines (standard)

2 x Volvo D11 Shafts @ 725hp

Option 2 x Volvo IPS 800S @ 600hp

top 25 kn; cruise 18 kn; range 459 NM at 21 kn; draft 1.09 m

Draft basis

standard engine installation

Range basis

490 NM at 21 kn burning 40 GPH, standard engines

Engine power basis

per engine as printed; min = standard engine, max = largest optional engine

Displacement basis

recorded at half-load at the time of testing (site note)

Hull length basis

'Length On Deck' as printed

Layouts & Drawings

3 drawings from the builder's page: general arrangement, sail plan, profile.

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About Grand Banks Yachts

Semi-custom

The long-range cruiser marque that began as American Marine in Hong Kong in the 1950s and launched the Grand Banks 36 in 1965 — eight carbon-infused V-Warp models from the Eastbay 44 to the 26.6-metre Grand Banks 85, built in Pasir Gudang, Malaysia and sold factory-direct from Stuart, Florida under ocean-racing champion Mark Richards.

The Grand Banks story began some seventy years ago in Hong Kong, where Robert Newton, an American expatriate managing a soft-drink bottling plant on a street called Mok Cheong -- 'factory that works on wood' -- suggested to his sons John and Whit, though already in his late fifties and with no marine background, that they build boats on the lot where the company's trucks parked. By 1962 the enterprise had moved to Junk Bay and, as American Marine, was building heavy sailboats and big motor yachts; the first Grand Banks 36 hit the water in 1965 and made the marque a pioneer of long-range cruising. Production moved to Malaysia in 1995, and under the ocean-racing champion Mark Richards, CEO and chief designer, the current range with its V-WARP hulls and carbon construction has reinvented the icon while keeping its heritage of style, luxury and extended cruising.

The Grand Banks Yachts Range

Every model Grand Banks Yachts publishes, by length — where this one sits in the range.

1. Grand Banks 8587.2 ft
2. Grand Banks 7379.4 ft
3. Grand Banks 6571.9 ft
4. Grand Banks 6268.9 ft
5. Eastbay 6068 ft
6. Grand Banks 6066.8 ft
7. Grand Banks 54· this model58 ft
8. Eastbay 4448.9 ft

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