Shipyard United States est. 1918
Palmer Johnson Yacht Charter
Two boatbuilders, Hans Johnson and Herman Gmack, started the yard at Sturgeon Bay on Lake Michigan in 1918. It spent decades on wooden working and pleasure craft before moving into aluminium and, eventually, into some of the most divisive-looking motor yachts of the 2000s.
- Yachts for charter
- 10
- Length range
- 24m – 52m
- Build years
- 1990 – 2015
- Charter destinations
- 12
About the shipyard
The long partnership with Nuvolari Lenard produced the PJ135s and PJ150s and, at the top of the range, the 65m PJ210. The look — reverse-raked glass and, on several hulls, a gold-anodised finish — is not to everyone's taste and was never meant to be.
The SuperSport series of 2012 is the technically interesting one. It abandoned the conventional hull for a trimaran-style form in carbon composite, gaining both efficiency and usable deck area. Underneath the styling, the engineering was always serious.
- Founded
- 1918
- Shipyard
- Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, United States
- Construction
- Aluminium
- Model ranges
- SuperSport · Custom
- Design partners
- Nuvolari Lenard
- Notable builds
- PJ135 · PJ150
What defines Palmer Johnson
- Building since 1918
- The trimaran-hulled SuperSport
- Aluminium and carbon construction
Unmistakable on the dock and quick between destinations. Our fleet runs 24m to 52m.
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Chartering a Palmer Johnson: common questions
- How many Palmer Johnson yachts can I charter?
- We currently list 10 of them available for charter, across 12 countries. Availability moves week to week, so ask us for live dates on any yacht that interests you.
- What size are the Palmer Johnson yachts on Boatcrowd?
- They run from 24m to 52m. Larger yachts carry more crew and more space per guest rather than simply more guests, so tell us your group size and we will point you at the right end of the range.
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