Thursday, March 28

New Video Shows the Changes at Grand Banks, Previews New 60 Flagship

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There’ve been a lot of changes at Grand Banks recently, ever since the company acquired Australia’s Palm Beach Yachts and named Mark Richards, the Palm Beach president, as the head of both companies in 2014. Richards, pictured above inspecting the hull of the new Grand Banks 60, is one of the most successful sailboat racers in the world, having won the fear-inducing Sydney-Hobart race a record eight times. At Grand Banks’ factory in Malaysia, he’s used his racing expertise to build high-tech, low-weight, low CG, faster and more fuel-efficient hulls. The flagship 60, with three staterooms and two heads, is predicted to top out at 32 knots when it’s launched this summer. Tom Whidden, the former head of North Sails and one of the most experienced America’s Cup sailors ever (serving as tactician on three winning campaigns) and his wife Betsy have ordered hull number one.

For more on the changes at Grand Banks, take a look the video:

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