Shipyard · New build

Palmer Johnson

Sturgeon Bay yard started in 1918 that became best known for fast aluminium motor yachts and, from 2004, the PJ SportYacht series. US production wound down after Sanam, the last US-built hull, delivered in 2016; the brand then moved to a Dutch facility, but no later deliveries have been traced.

Yachts built by Palmer Johnson →

Key facts

Parent
Timur Mohamed (since 2004)
Country
United States (later Netherlands)
Founded
1918
Status
Closed (2018)
Size range (LOA, m)
c.25–65
Largest delivered
Lady M, 65 m, 2013
Yachts delivered
83–87 (SYT builder profile 83, as of Sep 2026; Wikipedia list 87, as of Oct 2022)

Notable yachts

  • Lady M · 65 m, 2013
  • La Baronessa · 59.4 m, 1998
  • DB9 · 52.3 m, 2010
  • Bliss · 52.2 m, 2014
  • Sanam · 52.4 m, 2016

Services

  • custom aluminium new build
  • composite sport yacht new build

Haul-out

Travel liftnot published
Shipliftnot published
Dry / floating docknot published
Max LOA handled (m)not published
Max tonnage handlednot published
Sheds / berthsnot published

Sources

  • boatinternational.com — https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/third-palmer-johnson-sportyacht-170-sanam-delivered--29419
  • superyachtnews.com — https://www.superyachtnews.com/business/palmer-johnson-to-cease-us-operation
  • en.wikipedia.org — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_yachts_built_by_Palmer_Johnson
  • itboat.com — https://itboat.com/en/builder/199-palmer-johnson-lCkMy/for-sale

Compiled from published sources. Figures carry their own source and date where one exists.