Palm Beach 55

Summary

Speed, Power & Tanks

What the builder publishes about how fast, how strong and how much the boat carries.

Dimensions

LOA

62.7 ft (19.1 m)

Hull length

56.1 ft (17.1 m)

LWL

—

Beam

17.2 ft (5.23 m)

Draft (min)

3.7 ft (1.13 m)

Draft (max)

—

Air draft

—

Displacement

53,352 lb (24,200 kg)

Ballast

—

Cabins

—

Heads

—

Berths

—

Performance

Maximum speed

34 kn

Cruising speed

28 kn

Range

436 nm

Guests

—

Crew

—

Engine and Tanks

Engine

725–900 hp (Volvo Penta)

Engine count

2

Engine manufacturer

Volvo Penta

Propulsion type

IPS pods

Fuel capacity

687 gal (2,600 L)

Fresh water capacity

211 gal (800 L)

Black water capacity

58 gal (220 L)

Construction

Hull material

—

Deck material

—

Rudder type

—

Steering wheels

—

Builder's Own Figures

Engines (standard)

2 x Volvo IPS 950S @ 725hp

Option 2 x Volvo IPS 1200S @ 900hp

top 40 kn; cruise 33 kn; range 493 NM at 21 kn; draft 1.28 m

Option 2 x Volvo D11 Shafts @ 725hp

top 30 kn; cruise 26 kn; range 443 NM at 21 kn; draft 1.19 m

Draft basis

standard engine installation

Range basis

436 NM at 21 kn burning 34 GPH, standard engines

Engine power basis

per engine as printed; min = standard engine, max = largest optional engine

Displacement basis

recorded at half-load at the time of testing (site note)

Hull length basis

'Length On Deck' as printed

Layouts & Drawings

4 drawings from the builder's page: general arrangement, sail plan, profile.

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About Palm Beach Motor Yachts

Semi-custom

Sydney-born builder of Downeast-styled performance motor yachts, founded in 1995 by ocean-racing sailor and shipwright Mark Richards and owned by Grand Banks Yachts since 2014 — fifteen V-Warp models in the Classic, GT and GT RS series, from the 14.7-metre Palm Beach 42 to the 32.6-metre Palm Beach 107.

Palm Beach Motor Yachts traces itself to Mark Richards, who began sailing Manly Juniors at six in Newport, on Sydney's Northern Beaches, was working at the Royal Motor Yacht Club by thirteen, and at sixteen started a boatbuilding apprenticeship at Sydney Technical College, splitting his time with hands-on work at Martin Lewis Shipwrights on Pittwater. His professional career began when he joined Peter Gilmour's crew for the 1986 Columbus Cup. Acting on his father's advice that the best investment he could make was in himself, he founded the company in 1995 at Palm Beach on the Northern Beaches, and its vision of the ultimate yachtsman's powerboat took shape in the Palm Beach 38, the Palm Beach 32 and the Palm Beach 50, which was named Best New Power Boat at the 2010 Newport International Boat Show — a feat the Palm Beach 55 repeated in 2011. The company's V-Warp Technology, a warped semi-displacement hull with extensive carbon fibre drawn from Richards' ocean-racing and shipwright experience, underpins the range. In 2014 Palm Beach was acquired by Grand Banks Yachts Limited, listed on the Singapore Exchange; Richards remains CEO, chief designer and a major shareholder, and the line-up has grown to 34 model variations across the Classic and GT series.

The Palm Beach Motor Yachts Range

Every model Palm Beach Motor Yachts publishes, by length — where this one sits in the range.

1. Palm Beach 7076.2 ft
2. Palm Beach 6571.9 ft
3. Palm Beach GT60 RS67.7 ft
4. Palm Beach GT6065.1 ft
5. Palm Beach 55· this model62.7 ft
6. Palm Beach 5260.5 ft
7. Palm Beach 5056.4 ft
8. Palm Beach GT5056.1 ft
9. Palm Beach GT50 RS56.1 ft

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