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Yachting US
|January 2023
THE GRAND BANKS 85 SKYLOUNGE IS AN OPEN-WATER CRUISER WITH LONG RANGE AND ROOM FOR, WELL, EVERYONE.
I looked around the flybridge of the Grand Banks 85 Skylounge and counted 14 people as the yacht cruised comfortably at around 21 knots just off the coast of Cannes, France. There was room to spare on this deck inside and out, with an L-shaped lounge, a Vitrifrigo ice maker, and a drawer fridge and freezer creating an alfresco oasis with ocean vistas. Grand Banks CEO Mark Richards was at the bench-style helm seat forward and to starboard, with a view of three Garmin multifunction displays illustrating all mission-critical data on board the yacht and beyond the bow. He had unobstructed sightlines through three gently raked windows. The sky lounge's retractable roof was open, the side windows were open, the aft door was open, and the cross breeze coming off the salt was downright balmy.
This story is from the January 2023 edition of Yachting US.
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