Palm Beach PB50 For Sale

The Palm Beach PB50 is a 17.18-metre Downeast motor yacht that captures everything the Australian builder stands for: elegant proportions, outstanding efficiency and hand-built quality, in a size that balances serious cruising ability with easy shorthanded handling. Offered in Sedan, Flybridge and Jet-Drive configurations, she adapts to the way her owner wants to use her, from fast coastal passages to extended family cruising, always with the unmistakable lobster-boat elegance that has defined Palm Beach for more than three decades.

Her foundation is Palm Beach’s proprietary V-WARP Technology, a warped semi-displacement hull built from high-grade E-Glass with epoxy resins and extensive carbon fibre, fused to the structure, bulkheads and superstructure for exceptional stiffness at minimal weight. The result is a soft, dry, level ride and remarkable economy. Standard twin Volvo Penta IPS 650S engines of 480 horsepower deliver a 33-knot top speed, a 28-knot cruise and a 435-nautical-mile range at 21 knots; an alternative twin Volvo D6 shaft-drive package of 480 horsepower is available for owners who prefer conventional propulsion, with a shallower-running IPS option drawing under a metre.

Below decks the PB50 sleeps up to four across two staterooms, served by a full head and a saloon crafted in the fine timber joinery that is a Palm Beach hallmark. The single-level main deck links an open-plan galley, dinette and helm to the cockpit through broad sliding doors, creating one continuous living space that opens fully to the sea. Large windows keep the interior bright and connected to the water, while the deep cockpit and swim platform make an ideal base for entertaining, diving and watersports. The flybridge version adds a sun-drenched upper deck and a second helm with panoramic sightlines.

Designed by founder and champion ocean racer Mark Richards, the PB50 brings his racing instincts to a thoroughly civilised cruising yacht. Built factory-direct and finished to each owner’s specification under Richards’ hands-on supervision, every PB50 is a genuine one-off. For those seeking a fast, frugal and beautifully made cruiser that is equally at home on a day out or a long coastal adventure, the PB50 is a benchmark.