Port St. Lucie Magazine

The way they became THE GRADY BUNCH

The Grady Bunch, based out of Vero Marine Center, enjoys a “raft-up” in the Sebastian River, with the first and oldest Grady-White boat owners group.
The Grady Bunch, based out of Vero Marine Center, enjoys a “raft-up” in the Sebastian River, with the first and oldest Grady-White boat owners group. BRIAN CUNNINGHAM

Boating club navigates adventure together

By Madeleine Pape

From the top of Elbow Reef Lighthouse, the Grady Bunch fleet is seen docked in Hope Town, Abaco Islands on its traditional Bahamas summer adventure.
From the top of Elbow Reef Lighthouse, the Grady Bunch fleet is seen docked in Hope Town, Abaco Islands on its traditional Bahamas summer adventure. BRIAN CUNNINGHAM

In the late ‘80s the folks at Vero Marine Center realized something interesting about some of their customers – they weren’t using their boats enough. 

“We thought they either don’t know how to use their boat; they’re afraid to use their boat; or they need a good reason to use their boat,” Brian Cunningham, co-owner of Vero Marine Center and leader of the Grady Bunch, said. 

From there, the Grady Bunch began, setting itself apart as the first, and now the oldest, owners’ group of the Grady-White Boats.

“Our group is unique because we started something nobody else was doing with a specific boat brand,” Cunningham said.

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