Palm Beach Motor Yachts History & Heritage

Palm Beach was founded in 1995 by Mark Richards, a well-known former professional sailboat racer, and named after the shipyard’s location – the exclusive beachfront community north of Sydney best known for being the setting of the TV soap opera Home & Away.

For the first four years, it built sailing yachts but switched to producing luxury motor yachts in 1999. The first model launched was the Palm Beach 38, which set the template for the current Palm Beach range of yachts. Two decades on, they’ve got bigger and faster but little else has changed.

The Palm Beach marque has been owned by Grand Banks since 2015 and shares similar brand values. Like Grand Banks, Palm Beach uses a factory-direct sales model. Rather than having a network of independent dealers, it employs its own sales reps in key locations and offers a carefully orchestrated buying experience.

For anyone purchasing a Palm Beach yacht, they are generally built to order, but stock boats are sometimes available. Some models are still built at Palm Beach Yachts’ original shipyard in Australia, while others, including the GT range, are now built at the Grand Banks factory in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.

Palm Beach Motor Yachts At A Glance

A brief summary of statistics, facts, and figures for Princess Yachts.

Shipyard History

  • Shipyard Founder Mark Richards
  • Year Founded 1995
  • Headquarters Town Berkeley Vale
  • Headquarters Country Australia
  • Year first superyacht built 1999

Model Timeline

Research all the in production and discontinued Palm Beach Motor Yacht models and immerse yourself in their history. Learn about each models features, generations, redesigns, notable features, specification, layouts, photo galleries and video from each individual model year*.

Key: 11 In-Production 2 Discontinued

Current Palm Beach Model Range

Learn about each in production yacht models features, generations, redesigns, notable features, specification, layouts, photo galleries and video from each individual model year*.

 

PB85 Flybridge

27.6m

Production: 2024 - to date

Generations: 1

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GT60

19.5m

Production: 2020 - to date

Generations: 1

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PB70

22.84m

Production: 2019 - to date

Generations: 1

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GT50 Open

16.8m

Production: 2019 - to date

Generations: 1

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GT50 Express

16.8m

Production: 2018 - to date

Generations: 1

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PB42

14.3m

Production: 2016 - to date

Generations: 1

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PB52

17.37m

Production: 2015 - to date

Generations: 1

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PB45

14.9m

Production: 2012 - to date

Generations: 1

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PB55

18.76m

Production: 2011 - to date

Generations: 1

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PB65

21.3m

Production: 2009 - to date

Generations: 1

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PB50

16.4m

Production: 2005 - to date

Generations: 1

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Discontinued Palm Beach Models

 

PB32

m

Production: 2003 - 2009

Generations: 1

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PB38

m

Production: 1999 - 2003

Generations: 1

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