Palm Beach GT60 (2026-)

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Palm Beach Motor Yachts was founded by Mark Richards, ocean racing

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champion and yacht builder, in 1995.

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And the Palm Beach 38 was released in 1999,

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which combined the concept of a New England work boat with the styling that

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became synonymous with old money and Yankee yachtsmen.

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GT Series launched almost 20 years after PB

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38, and with it, came the GT 60, a highly

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refined design intended for the new generation of gentleman

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yachtsmen who wanted a sporty vessel that signaled

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contemporary elegance over a traditional look.

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The GT 60's rounded, fine lines are made possible

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by CAD/CAM technology and carbon fiber,

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not available in the old days of plywood tooling and woven

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roving. She looks fast and is.

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Let's take a closer look.

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Ahoy, ahoy, I am Captain Boomies with Boat Test, and I'm

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standing right now on a Palm Beach GT

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60.

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I'm so excited to take you on this walkthrough.

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This is styling to the extreme. They

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said to me that the goal was to appeal to a younger market, and I think that they

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have done it with the chic-ness of this look,

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while also maintaining the kind of lines

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that

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little boat captains dream of. There's something very

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appealing to me about not having rails.

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It seems a little dangerous, it seems a little risky, but it's a style

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choice that you get to make with a Palm Beach.

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This sun pad is a choice as well. I think it's kind of on the

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small side for me. I would've wanted a lot more of this area taken up

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with sunning and relaxing, but I'm

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obsessed with this windscreen. It

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is beautiful. It's one solid,

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rounded piece of glass.

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Way up here, they've set the windlass down into this pocket that's

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fully finished with immaculate paint.

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You have your up, your down, and I like that they're in the

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direction that the chain will flow.

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Everything that's the deck up is carbon fiber, so

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this hatch is light and fully finished.

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Now let's head towards the cockpit.

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I want to stop right here and show you that every one of these

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joints is immaculate. There's no sagging, there's

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no puddling.

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Smooth and expertly crafted. When I

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talk about the quality of Palm Beach, I almost feel like the best way to

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explain it is this inlay. The story of Palm

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Beach is the story of its CEO, who's a proper yachtsman,

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and that means he's very meticulous.

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So meticulous that apparently they call him Hoover at the

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factory because he insists that every person

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working is followed by somebody with a vacuum cleaner.

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Here at the stern, we have a classic entertaining space,

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dining area, summer kitchen back here with your sinks,

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your refrigeration, and lots of storage space.

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Latches tell me a lot about a boat, and that's a good one.

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And I'm delighted by this styling.

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This shape is so unusual,

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but very appealing to me.

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Let's head on in.

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This dark wood with the immaculate,

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pristine white upholstery is absolutely

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striking. This floor is real teak.

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But again, these are all customizable options for you.

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Palm Beach will do what you want. Some

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of the details you'll notice in here are these overhead handrails,

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the recessed lighting, this window that drops

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down. But what I want to pay attention to

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is the fact that all of these furniture pieces are

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integrated into the hull. They're not dropped in after the

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fact. They are built and then the

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veneers are put on them, so they're actually part of the stability,

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the structure,

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the things that make this hull efficient and fast.

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This helm is unique as well. When I step up here,

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I never can bump my head on a helm. This is interesting.

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But if I take my seat here,

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I have incredible visibility. This is perfect for

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my eye line. I do worry that if you were on the taller side,

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this might not be a great spot for you.

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But again, customization is the name of the game.

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You get to decide what this all looks like.

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I like that this is one of the only places that you do see the carbon fiber,

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but this is carbon fiber, this is carbon fiber,

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this is carbon fiber. Lightness, efficiency,

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the best materials. That's what Palm Beach is doing.

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And look, this slides back and you can have your sky view right

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here. Let's head on down to the cabins.

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Ooh, that just feels nice.

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This galley is also a customization choice.

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One of the other owners decided that they were going to make it a

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much bigger galley because they travel with a full-time chef.

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This version, we do have an inlaid electric

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cooktop, a convection oven and microwave,

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deep sink

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And plenty of storage space with our refrigeration over here.

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Now, I said cabins. Let's check these out.

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The first on the starboard side is a master

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cabin.

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I have lots of room standing here. Getting in and out of this bed would be easy,

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but then I also have some storage. I've got under-bed storage,

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dressers, a hanging locker,

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this little vanity

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over here, a 50-inch TV.

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Now let's talk about the head. If I close these doors,

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now I have a decent-sized shower, and I'm guessing that's,

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what, another maybe foot above my

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5'6"?

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That's pretty good.

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But my favorite part is this toilet,

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and specifically this wood toilet seat.

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Are you kidding me? This is the most elegant toilet I've ever seen on a

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boat. Now let's head to the other cabin.

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Again, these are all customization options.

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This just happens to be one of the more popular layouts.

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It's a V cabin, so you do have to do the little

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step up on the side, and now I am losing a little

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bit of maneuverability room, but it's not

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uncomfortable. There is no window, and that's because you can't

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compromise on the hull shape with this boat in

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particular. Inside here is the day head, another

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full shower,

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sink, and that beautiful, beautiful head.

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I'm having such a great time at the Palm Beach Boat Show, but this

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Palm Beach GT60 is special.

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And I know I talked about customizations, but you can even customize

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what propulsion system she has. They do it with jet, they

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do it with IPS, they do it with straight shafts.

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They even do outboards. You get to pick, but

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it all is based on this platform. Thank you

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so much for watching my walkthrough of the GT60 by

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Palm Beach.

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I am Captain Boomies reminding you, life is better on a

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boat.

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I really want to test this one. Can we take her out? Just a little out?

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Yeah.