Skippern Yachts Becomes Authorized International Intermediary for Grand Ocean Boats
Skippern Yachts is proud to announce a new partnership with Grand Ocean Boats, a Brazilian shipyard known for building robust, expedition-ready vessels designed for serious offshore cruising. Through this agreement, Skippern Yachts is now an authorized international intermediary for Grand Ocean Boats in Norway, Sweden, Croatia, Greece, and Türkiye—bringing these capable ocean-going vessels to a wider European audience.
Focus of the Cooperation: The 37 ft and 45 ft Models – Plus Two Remarkable Superyachts
The core focus of our cooperation with Grand Ocean Boats is the shipyard’s highly capable 37-foot and 45-foot models—two vessels that perfectly represent the brand’s philosophy of strength, efficiency, and long-range reliability.
The GRAND 37 stands out as a compact, fuel-efficient daycruiser designed for couples or small families seeking a serious cruising boat in a manageable size. Meanwhile, the GRAND 45 offers increased volume, longer range, and great comfort while retaining the shipyard’s well-known emphasis on robustness and technical simplicity. Together, these models offer an attractive entry point for European boaters looking for a true expedition-grade vessel under 50 feet.
While our primary market focus is on these midsize cruisers, Grand Ocean Boats is also earning attention for its construction of two impressive superyachts.
These larger vessels demonstrate the shipyard’s ability to scale its engineering expertise to the 30-meter class—delivering the same rugged reliability, but with the volume, luxury, and customization expected of modern superyachts. For owners seeking a long-range explorer yacht with a steel or aluminum hull, Grand Ocean’s superyacht projects show that the shipyard is capable of far more than just midsize cruisers.
This unique combination—efficient 37 ft daycruisers and 45 ft cabincruiser supported by a shipyard with proven large-yacht capabilities—gives European and Mediterranean buyers confidence in both the engineering and long-term support behind every Grand Ocean vessel.
The GRAND 37
The GRAND 37 embodies the perfect balance between contemporary comfort and confident offshore capability. Designed for cruisers who value space, stability, and refined performance, this versatile model delivers a premium yachting experience whether exploring coastal waters or embarking on extended passages.
The GRAND 37 is defined by its exclusivity and style, featuring a unique and modern design. Its sporty performance delivers an exhilarating boating experience with exceptional stability and safety.
The GRAND 37 features an intelligent layout that maximizes both external and internal spaces, ensuring comfort and convenience. The vessel accommodates up to 12 passengers, allowing you to share special moments with friends and family while cruising. Additionally, its capacity for 4 adults and 1 child, along with an excellent midship cabin, makes overnight stays even more comfortable.
You can choose between outboard engines or inboard with stern drive, and the bravest engine configurations show speed potential toward 55+ knots.
Why buy a boat made in Brasil?
Considering a yacht built in Brazil opens you to a world of craftsmanship, value, and adventurous spirit. Brazilian shipyards often deliver solid construction, seaworthy designs and excellent long-range capability—qualities shaped by Atlantic crossings and a tradition of rugged offshore use. For a European boater, this can mean great value for money, generous spec for the price, and a boat built to handle demanding conditions.
Beyond Grand Ocean Boats, Brazil is home to renowned boatbuilders such as Intermarine, Schaefer Yachts or Azimut South America, each with a tradition for mixing Brazilian boat-building craftsmanship with modern design sensibilities. Checking out Brazilian brands helps expand your options beyond the Mediterranean- and Northern-European-centric market – and may lead you to discover hidden gems well suited for cruising, liveaboard or long-range travel.
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Our Role as Authorized Broker
Under the agreement, Skippern Yachts is entrusted with promoting and representing Grand Ocean Boats across our designated regions. We will guide you in your purchase of your Grand Ocean boat and also be your main contact in the dialogue with the yard that delivers your boat.
Grand Ocean Boats – Yard, Experience and Reputation
Grand Ocean Boats is a Brazilian boatbuilder based in Itajaí, Santa Catarina – the country’s largest nautical hub and home to several of Brazil’s most important yards. From this cluster, Grand Ocean focuses on premium fiberglass motorboats from 37 to 45 feet, positioning itself in the upper segment of the local market. The yard belongs to the wider Grand Ocean Group, which has over 30 years of experience designing and building large aluminium yachts, giving the fiberglass division access to big-yacht know-how in naval architecture, systems and finishing.
Within Brazil, Grand Ocean has quickly become known for its contemporary design language and strong emphasis on comfort, technology and interior volume. Its flagship to date, the GRAND 37, is built in fiberglass with optimized spaces, generous headroom for the boat size (heardroom around 1.85–1.90 m in the cabin and bathroom) and a layout aimed at accommodating up to 12 guests by day and up to five people overnight, depending on configuration.
Brazilian boating media such as Náutica and Bombarco consistently highlight the model’s modern lines, high perceived quality and the yard’s attention to finishing and materials.
The yard’s visibility has grown rapidly thanks to a strong presence at major Brazilian boat shows. Grand Ocean has exhibited its 37-footer at events such as Marina Itajaí Boat Show, Foz Internacional Boat Show and São Paulo Boat Show, often positioning the model as the brand’s showcase for innovation and style. Reports from these shows emphasize the boat’s bold styling, central helm, efficient use of beam and the integration between exterior social areas and the cabin—features that align the product with international trends in sport-cruisers.
On the performance side, the GRAND 37 has been offered with both sterndrive and outboard configurations, typically using twin Mercury engines. In Brazilian testing and press coverage, the outboard version equipped with twin Mercury Verado engines has demonstrated impressive speeds, with one unit reportedly reaching around 56 knots with 2×450 hp during trials for export to the Netherlands.
This blend of performance and cruising comfort supports the yard’s positioning as a premium sport-cruiser builder rather than a purely entry-level brand.
Although the yard itself is relatively young, its reputation is reinforced by its distribution network and export activity. In Brazil, Grand Ocean works with established dealers such as Mondblu Yachts—also official dealer for Intermarine—indicating that the brand is being handled alongside some of the most respected names in the domestic market. Mondblu Internationally, the GRAND 37 is already being imported into Europe by Boat Import Holland, where it is marketed as a “very modern sport-cruiser” with “sublime” finish quality for the northern European market.
The yard is also beginning to establish a presence in the United States. GRAND 37s have been promoted in South Florida, with listings in Miami and representation by dealers such as Underway Yachts as an official U.S. partner.
Marketing in this region leans into the boat’s “American style” lines, high-performance outboard options and customizable finish, which resonate well with the U.S. day-boat and weekender market.
In summary, Grand Ocean Boats is a Brazilian yard combining the industrial and design backing of a long-established yacht group with the energy of a newer fiberglass brand. Based in one of Brazil’s most important marine clusters and already active in European and U.S. markets, the shipyard has built a reputation for stylish, performance-oriented sport-cruisers with strong build quality, generous interior volume and finishes that benchmark well against both domestic and international competitors.
Partner website: https://www.grandoceanboats.com.br/en
Contact person:
Rune Riktor, CEO and owner Skippern Yachts
📧 post@skippern.no
📳 +47 900 81 217
