After months of major modifications ahead of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Race, Palm Beach XI has emerged from the shed and returned to the water transformed. Every change reflects the collective expertise of an extraordinary team working as one, pushing innovation and performance forward. As final preparations conclude, Palm Beach XI stands not only as a contender on the world stage, but as a performance laboratory. This is where offshore racing lessons are sharpened, tested, and allowed to flow directly into the Palm Beach Motor Yachts range.
Palm Beach XI returns to take on the 2025 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
When Palm Beach XI heads south with clear intent, Palm Beach XII will join her on the demanding run from Sydney to Hobart. Palm Beach XII, a Palm Beach 65 motor yacht, is not there by coincidence. Her passage is a deliberate statement of capability. Long range efficiency, offshore confidence, and design shaped for real sea conditions are not claims here, they are demonstrated.
Built on the same philosophy that guides Palm Beach’s offshore racing programme, Palm Beach XII’s journey shows how hard won experience translates into motor yachts designed not just to perform, but to go farther with assurance and ease. This is design informed by miles, not marketing.
The Sydney to Hobart route demands efficiency, stability, and a hull that works with the sea rather than fighting it. Palm Beach XII’s passage provides a practical example of how offshore racing thinking informs real world motor yacht design. Real miles. Real weather. Honest outcomes.
The Palm Beach 65 delivers long range efficiency without sacrificing pace, offering an 875 nautical mile range at 21 knots and cruising speeds that provide genuine offshore flexibility. Owners can choose when to go, rather than waiting for conditions to suit the boat.
What truly sets the 65 apart is choice. The interior is calm, spacious, and beautifully finished, yet it is the breadth of layout options that defines the experience. Both main deck and accommodation arrangements can be tailored to suit how the boat is actually used, whether for extended passagemaking or relaxed entertaining. For a motor yacht of this size, that adaptability remains rare.
Palm Beach XII’s Hobart run reinforces a simple truth. Boats shaped by real offshore experience inspire confidence, age well, and are built to make the passage, again and again.
