Palm Beach PB42 For Sale

The Palm Beach PB42 is the accessible entry point to the celebrated Australian builder’s Downeast range, distilling three decades of design and offshore engineering into a 14.72-metre picnic boat that is as rewarding to own as it is to drive. Built factory-direct and tailored to each owner, she blends the timeless lobster-boat silhouette that made Palm Beach famous with contemporary performance, efficiency and comfort. Fine sheerlines, a plumb bow and a low, elegant profile give her presence well beyond her size, while the single-level deck and protected helm make her supremely easy to handle shorthanded.

At her core is Palm Beach’s proprietary V-WARP Technology, a warped semi-displacement hull form laid up in high-grade E-Glass with epoxy resins and extensive carbon fibre, fused directly to the structure, bulkheads and superstructure for exceptional rigidity and light weight. The fine forward entry and gentle curvature deliver a soft, dry, consistently level ride, while the slippery hull uses remarkably little fuel. Standard twin Volvo Penta IPS 650S engines of 480 horsepower each drive her to a 32-knot top speed and a relaxed 27-knot cruise, with a 360-nautical-mile range at 21 knots burning just 18 gallons per hour.

Below, the PB42 offers genuine flexibility: owners can specify a galley-up, two-stateroom configuration for guests and family, or a galley-down, single-stateroom format that opens up a generous saloon and entertaining space. Either way she sleeps up to four, with a full head, quality joinery and large hull windows bringing light and sea views deep into the accommodation. The expansive cockpit and opening transom turn the whole aft of the boat into a social, swim and fishing platform.

Designed by founder and champion ocean racer Mark Richards, the PB42 carries his racing DNA in every line, pairing beautiful proportions with serious seakeeping. Sold factory-direct and finished to order under the hands-on supervision of Richards and his team, no two leave the yard the same. For couples and small families wanting a true Palm Beach in a trailerable-era footprint, the PB42 is a thoroughbred day boat and weekender with the manners of a much larger yacht.