Palmer Johnson Yachts

Located in America’s Great Lakes region in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, with showrooms in Fort Lauderdale and Monaco, luxury yacht builder Palmer Johnson constructs high performance superyachts up to 81.4 metres in length.

History of Palmer Johnson

Nearly a century old, luxury yacht builder Palmer Johnson was founded in 1918 by boat builders Hans Johnson and Herman Gmack. By the late 1920s, the shipyard was known for building high-quality wooden sailing yachts.

In 1961, American entrepreneur Pat Haggerty, founder of Texas Instruments, purchased luxury yacht builder Palmer Johnson. Over the next four decades, the shipyard developed innovative aluminium motor and sailing yacht construction technology. In 1979, luxury yacht builder Palmer Johnson launched the aluminium 30.48-metre motor yacht Fortuna, built for King Juan Carlos of Spain. Clocked at 46 knots, Fortuna was the World’s Fastest Superyacht for over a decade.

In 2004, superyacht builder Palmer Johnson introduced its SportYacht series, featuring contemporary exterior styling and interior design by Italian yacht design firm Nuvolari Lenard. In 2012, the shipyard announced its new carbon-fibre SuperSport performance superyacht series.

Notable Palmer Johnson Yachts

The 41.5-metre PJ 135 SportYacht Dragon launched in 2007 to international acclaim. Superyacht Dragon has a maximum speed of 30 knots and a range of 1,152nm.

The first PJ 48M SuperSport, Khalilah, debuted in February 2015. Palmer Johnson superyacht Khalilah is the largest carbon composite luxury yacht ever built. The PJ 48M SuperSport has a top speed of 32 knots.

Specialisations of Palmer Johnson

U.S. superyacht builder Palmer Johnson builds luxury high-performance superyachts and explorer yachts in aluminium and carbon fibre composite.

Palmer Johnson   64 m •  2013
Palmer Johnson   59.4 m •  1998
Palmer Johnson   52.4 m •  2016
Palmer Johnson   52.36 m •  2010
Palmer Johnson   52.2 m •  2014
Palmer Johnson   51.21 m •  2002
Palmer Johnson   49.5 m •  2014
Palmer Johnson   49 m •  2024
Palmer Johnson   47.7 m •  1983
Palmer Johnson   46.48 m •  1996
Palmer Johnson   45.72 m •  2007
Palmer Johnson   45.72 m •  2005
Palmer Johnson   45.72 m •  2009
Palmer Johnson   45.72 m •  2010
Palmer Johnson   45.72 m •  2008
Palmer Johnson   45.72 m •  2009
Palmer Johnson   45.72 m •  2008
Palmer Johnson   45.72 m •  2007
Palmer Johnson   45.51 m •  1994
Palmer Johnson   43.92 m •  2004
Palmer Johnson   43.59 m •  1994
Palmer Johnson   43.28 m •  1997
Palmer Johnson   43.28 m •  2004
Palmer Johnson   41.9 m •  2000
Palmer Johnson   41.5 m •  2007
Palmer Johnson   41.09 m •  2007
Palmer Johnson   41.09 m •  2009
Palmer Johnson   41.09 m •  2012
Palmer Johnson   41.09 m •  2008
Palmer Johnson   39.93 m •  2001
Palmer Johnson   39.62 m •  2003
Palmer Johnson   39 m •  2000
Palmer Johnson   38.86 m •  1998
Palmer Johnson   38.5 m •  1987
Palmer Johnson   38.1 m •  1991
Palmer Johnson   38.1 m •  2003
Palmer Johnson   37.61 m •  1989
Palmer Johnson   37.61 m •  1991
Palmer Johnson   37.49 m •  2004
Palmer Johnson   37.49 m •  2006
Palmer Johnson   37.49 m •  2008
Palmer Johnson   37.03 m •  1995
Palmer Johnson   36.58 m •  2003
Palmer Johnson   36.58 m •  2009
Palmer Johnson   36.58 m •  2000
Palmer Johnson   36.58 m •  2005
Palmer Johnson   36.58 m •  2005
Palmer Johnson   36.58 m •  2008
Palmer Johnson   36.58 m •  2005
Palmer Johnson   36.57 m •  2005