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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.


Typically the club organizes two events each year. A cruising rendezvous is usually held in late July or early August and a short land rendezvous held in December in concert with an Officers/Board meeting 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 Banks Rendezvous registration page is now active and open for making reservations!!

If you are currently a member of GLGBA, sign onto the site and click on the 2024 Rendezvous tab for additional information and to begin the registration process or simply Click Here to go directly to the page.

If you are not a member of the GLGBA and would be interested in attending the event, then click here to contact the  2024Rendezvoustrailboss@glgba.org to learn how to become part of the experience.   

The 2024 Rendezvous this year is being held in Gore Bay Ontario in the North Channel.  The dates are August 8, 2024 - August 12, 2024.  The event cost is $245.00US per person.  Lodging and/or slip fees are additional and are your responsibility to secure.  

The event consists of interesting speakers, our annual meeting, local sites of interest, & great food and fellowship.  A tentative agenda is posted on the Rendezvous tab of the website.  After the event concludes on Sunday morning in Gore Bay, anyone interested can join the flotilla and will then cruise to the Benjamin Islands area for two nights of anchorage before departing back to your home port or beyond.  

 

GLGBA Bulletin Board


The July GLGBA Newsletter is now online

The full July 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:
- What the Coast Guard Wants You to Know
- 2024 Gore Bay Rendezvous
- The Hervey's Nautical Adventure: Journey of a Lifetime
- Navigation Apps
- What You Never Knew About the Great Lakes 
- Recipes & 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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