History

  Grand Banks Yachts began its journey in 1956 as American Marine, Ltd, founded by Robert J. Newton. In 1962, they commissioned Kenneth Smith, another well-known marine architect, to design Spray - a 36-foot diesel powered cruising boat. A year later, inspired by Smith's design, Newton focused on producing the first of a line of boats that would come to be known as Grand Banks. Today, this design is recognized around the world as the Grand Banks Heritage Series, an iconic design built first of wood and then, beginning in 1973, of fiberglass at a new factory in Singapore.   In 1993, Grand Banks took another traditional boat design - the lobster boat or "Downeast" cruiser - and definitively captured its style and spirit in the launch of the Eastbay Series. In 2001, the launch of the Aleutian Series of raised pilothouse yachts delivered with a new level of style and sophistication.