Florida / Palm Beach
Peanut Island
Lake Worth Inlet
North Palm Beach Anchorage
Sailfish Marina Basin
Rybovich Marina Basin
Shop Worth Avenue’s boutiques and galleries
Play the Ocean Course at The Breakers
Snorkel the reef off Peanut Island
Cycle the Lake Trail along the Intracoastal
Watch a match during Palm Beach polo season
Flagler Museum at Whitehall
The Breakers
Bethesda-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church
Royal Poinciana Chapel
Society of the Four Arts
December through April brings South Florida’s dry season, with steady breezes, lower humidity, and the town at its busiest, coinciding with the Palm Beach International Boat Show each March and polo season at the International Polo Club in nearby Wellington. Summer is hotter and more humid with a real chance of afternoon storms and tropical systems, though it’s also quieter and easier to book at short notice.
Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) is the closest option, about three miles from the waterfront and well set up for private aviation. Guests continuing on to yachts docked further south sometimes route through Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International (FLL) instead, roughly an hour’s drive away, particularly when the itinerary starts or ends near the Rybovich or Fort Lauderdale marina districts.
Peanut Island, just inside Lake Worth Inlet, is the most popular spot, with a protected sandbar, snorkeling reef, and a short tender ride to Palm Beach Shores. Larger yachts more often dock rather than anchor, at marinas such as Rybovich or the Sailfish Marina basin in Palm Beach Shores, both a few minutes by water from Worth Avenue and the island’s restaurants.
Two to three days is enough to cover Worth Avenue, the Flagler Museum, and a beach day at Peanut Island, since Palm Beach itself is a compact barrier island. Many guests extend a stay to a week or longer by combining it with the Bahamas, a roughly 60 to 80 nautical mile Gulf Stream crossing from Lake Worth Inlet depending on the port, or with a run south toward Fort Lauderdale and Miami.
The Palm Beach International Boat Show usually runs for five days in late March, filling the Intracoastal in downtown West Palm Beach with yachts on display and drawing large crowds along Flagler Drive. Charter guests who want to see it should book dockage or a nearby anchorage well in advance, since marina space fills quickly during show week, with the waterway near the docks busy with tender and superyacht traffic.