Fort Lauderdale, FL, October 2025. With a 30-year history built on ocean racing heritage and refined craftsmanship, Palm Beach Motor Yachts has chosen a bold moment to push into new territory. The company has officially unveiled the Palm Beach 85, its largest and most ambitious yacht to date, marking a significant strategic move into larger builds.
The Palm Beach 85 is not simply a bigger version of what has come before. It represents a deliberate expansion of the brand's design philosophy into a new size category, one that Palm Beach Motor Yachts has not previously occupied. The company has built its reputation on motor yachts ranging from 32 to 70 feet, and the PB85 extends that proven thinking into altogether different waters.
At the heart of the PB85 is the same proprietary V-Warp® Technology that underpins the rest of the range. Even at this scale, that engineering delivers high-speed capability, long-range fuel efficiency, and a ride quality that does not ask owners to trade comfort for performance. Advanced composite construction keeps weight in check while providing the structural integrity the brand's ocean racing background demands.
"The PB85 marks an exciting chapter for Palm Beach," said Mark Richards, Founder, CEO, and Chief Designer. "It proves that even as we build larger yachts, we'll never compromise on the principles that define us: strength, efficiency, and elegance. Those same principles have delivered our team's nine Sydney Hobart wins and continue to drive every yacht we design."
Life aboard the PB85 has received as much attention as the performance figures. Owners can select from multiple stateroom configurations tailored to extended cruising and entertaining, with handcrafted interiors throughout. Indoor and outdoor spaces connect in a way that reflects how modern owners actually spend time on the water. Propulsion systems are equally considered, representing the forward edge of what is currently available.
The PB85 shows that scaling up need not mean diluting what made a brand worth scaling in the first place. The qualities that have defined Palm Beach Motor Yachts across three decades, and across nine Sydney Hobart victories, are the same ones the company's engineering and design teams have worked to preserve in their new flagship. Performance and luxury, in Palm Beach Motor Yachts' view, are not competing priorities but complementary ones, and the PB85 is the clearest expression yet of that conviction.
