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Welcome to Great Lakes Grand Banks Association

The Great Lakes Grand Banks Association (GLGBA) consists of about 100 families who own or admire Grand Banks cruising yachts. Grand Banks has been building yachts for over 50 years, and is recognized as one of the highest quality brands in the "trawler and cruising yacht" category. Each boat is unmistakably a Grand Banks in appearance, but unique in some interior and mechanical features.

 

Our membership of past, present and future owners of these traditional yachts is united by the quality, dependability, and timeless style of these diesel powered vessels. Our members' boats range from 28 to 58 feet in length and from 1 to 43 years in age. Some of our members are just beginning to look for a Grand Banks, while others have owned them for decades.

 

Non-owners who appreciate timeless quality are also welcome to join us. Our association provides a meeting ground for social and technical interaction which results in a true "family" atmosphere among Grand Banks owners and admirers. We hope this website will encourage you to contact us.

 

The club organizes a couple events each year. A cruising rendezvous is usually held in late July or early August that rotates between ports Canada & the US on the Great Lakes.  Our annual meeting with the election of officers and directors takes place at the rendezvous.  In the winter and early spring, mini meet and greats are organized in Florida and Illinois or Wisconsin where everyone is invited to attend.

 

2024 Annual Rendezvous - Gore Bay, Canada
August 8th - 12th

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The 2024 Summer Great Lakes Grand Rendezvous was a huge success!!

The Gore Bay Rendezvous was a wonderful event.  We had over 20 boats at the event and several participants who came by car or motor home.  We will be posting shortly some pictures of the event.  The event included wonderful guest speakers, great local entertainment each night, fantastic food, and wonderful renewed friendships.  A great thank you to the 2024 Rendezvous Trailbosses who coordinated all activities.
Unfortunately, the float trip was cut short by one day because of weather but it was still a beautiful one day event instead of two.

The Great Lakes Grand Banks Association would like to extend a big “Thank You” to the GB Marine Group for their continued support and generosity with our annual rendezvous events.  Click here to learn more about GB Marine Group.

 

2025 GLGBA Rendezvous - Bay Harbor, MI


As the boating season winds down for 2024 mark your calendars for next year if you plan to attend the GLGBA Rendezvous.  It will be held in Bay Harbor, MI.  The dates are August 13th - August 17th.  This date is a little later than normal due to slip availability at the marina is better this weekend that earlier weekends.  More information will be posted after January to help you plan your trip. 



 

GLGBA Bulletin Board

 

The October GLGBA Newsletter is now online

The full October edition of the GLGBA Newsletter has been posted to the website.  After signing on, you will find it stored in the Documents Tab > Newsletters.  Click on the "+" symbol next to Newsletters to open the files by years and click on 2024.

If you are not a member and would like to preview part of the newsletter, simply click on the link to the right.  The entire newsletter is only available to our active members.  To read more, simply click on the "Become a Member" tab to join.    


Some of the topics covered in this month's issue are:
- Off Season Boating Projects
- Recipes from the 2024 Rendezvous
- GLGBA.org Updates & more


 
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GLGBA DEMOGRAPHICS


Our 180 members hail from all corners of the Great Lakes and beyond. Some of our members have moved to coastal areas but maintain their GLGBA memberships to stay in touch with fresh water cruising. Most of our members own Grand Banks, but we have a few members with other lovely cruising yachts. Some of our members are temporarily "between boats".


Here is a look at the geographic distribution of our member's homes:

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