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The main-deck layout is a split-level salon and helm in an open fl oor plan. There are three staterooms and three heads.

GO LONG OR GO FAST

The Grand Banks 59 Aleutian RP off ered yachtsmen range and speed.

by patrick sciacca

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he grand banks 59 aleutian rp was the result of a design collaboration

between the builder and naval-architecture fi rm Sparkman & Stephens. The

59’s mission was to maintain a traditional Grand Banks trawler aesthetic

but off er higher performance. ¶ Hull design is a modifi ed-V shape with prop

pockets and a skeg keel. Top speed: about 25 knots. ¶ Construction for the hull is solid

fi berglass, while the superstructure has Airex foam coring. ¶ At press time, we found nine

Grand Banks 59 Aleutian RPs on the market, ranging from $1.2 million to $1.9 million.

59'

LENGTH

OVERALL

18'

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BEAM

FROM THE ARCHIVE

“The 59 is actually a

2 5 -plu s -k not y a c ht , wit h t w o

hearty 1,000 hp Caterpillar C18s

tucked under the hood.

Standard power is a pair of C9s

(9 0 0 hp). I f y ou w a nt t o

motor along at 8 knots, you’ll

have long legs and good

fuel economy. But if something

large and red appears on

your weather scope, you have

the speed to outrun it.

Underway, the 59 is

well- behaved and predictable.”

—Yac ht i ng, October 2007