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Grand Banks 65

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Summary

71.9 ftLOA4.4 ftDRAFT19.2 ftBEAM
Motor MonohullInboard Diesel
Length overall
71.9 ft
Beam
19.2 ft
Maximum speed
35 kn
Cruising speed
31 kn
Range
957 nm
Displacement
74,208 lb
Engine power
900 hp
Cabins
3

* A standard reference image, not the actual boat — shown to help visualise this model's published dimensions.

Best Suited For

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.

Speed

010203040kn
  • Cruising speed31 kn
  • Top speed35 kn

Power to weight

Total engine power per tonne of published displacement — more means livelier acceleration for the hull. Drawn for motor yachts.

53.5 hp/t

2 × 900 hp · 33.7 t

Tanks

Fuel and water on one scale: a tank twice the height holds twice as much.

  • Fuel1,532 gal
    Water291 gal

Dimensions

LOA
71.9 ft (21.9 m)
Hull length
65 ft (19.8 m)
LWL
—
Beam
19.2 ft (5.84 m)
Draft (min)
4.4 ft (1.34 m)
Draft (max)
—
Air draft
—
Displacement
74,208 lb (33,660 kg)
Ballast
—
Cabins
3
Heads
—
Berths
—

Performance

Maximum speed
35 kn
Cruising speed
31 kn
Range
957 nm
Guests
—
Crew
—

Engine and Tanks

Engine
900 hp (Volvo Penta)
Engine count
2
Engine manufacturer
Volvo Penta
Propulsion type
shaft
Fuel capacity
1,532 gal (5,800 L)
Fresh water capacity
291 gal (1,100 L)
Black water capacity
79 gal (300 L)

Construction

Hull material
—
Deck material
—
Rudder type
—
Steering wheels
—

Builder's Own Figures

Engines (standard)
2 x Volvo D13 Sharfs @ 900hp
Engine power basis
per engine as printed; min = standard engine, max = largest optional engine
Range basis
957 NM at 20.8 kn burning 33 GPH, standard engines
Draft basis
standard engine installation
Displacement basis
recorded at half-load at the time of testing (site note)
Hull length basis
'Length On Deck' as printed

Figures read fromgrandbanks.com/models/gb65· SPECIFICATIONSread 9/18/2026

Layouts & Drawings

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

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.

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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 65· this model71.9 ft
  4. Grand Banks 6268.9 ft
  5. Eastbay 6068 ft
  6. Grand Banks 6066.8 ft
  7. Grand Banks 5458 ft
  8. Eastbay 4448.9 ft

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