M/Y Palm Breeze: A 2009 Silverton 43 Sport Bridge Built to Roam

An 18-foot air draft and an easygoing flybridge layout make this well-kept Silverton a natural fit for the Great Loop, the East Coast or a Bahamas crossing.


In a brief walkthrough aboard M/Y Palm Breeze, broker Joe Smith of The Multihull Company introduces a 2009 Silverton 43 Sport Bridge that he describes simply as “such a well-maintained, beautiful boat.” It’s a short video, but the pitch is a clear one, and it hinges on a number that cruisers pay close attention to.

2009 Silverton 43 Sport Bridge M/Y Palm Breeze underway

The 18-foot advantage

Smith highlights the boat’s 18-foot air draft, which he points to as the reason this 43-footer “would make a perfect loop boat, East Coast or Bahamas cruiser.” Bridge clearance is the quiet gatekeeper of the Great Loop and much of the Intracoastal Waterway, and a flybridge boat that can slip under the fixed spans without drama opens up itineraries that taller sportfish and pilothouse designs have to plan around.

Flybridge helm and seating aboard the Silverton 43 Sport Bridge

Where the model sits today

The Silverton 43 doesn’t trade hands often, which makes it worth knowing what the recent record looks like before you book a viewing.

Recent solds (24 mo.)1
Median sold price$245,000
Median time to sell~120 days
Active listings1
Asking (median)$259,000

Smith closes the video with an open invitation: he’d like to show the boat in person, by appointment. For a buyer weighing a long-distance cruise — or simply a comfortable bridge boat for weekends — that walkthrough is the next logical step.

View the full listing on YachtSite.com

Joe Smith

By Joe Smith

Growing up on Signal Mountain just outside of Chattanooga, Tennessee, the water was always a part of my life. While most people picture mountains when they think of East Tennessee, some of my earliest memories were made on Chickamauga Lake with my family. Sailing quickly became more than just a hobby—it became part of who we were.

I spent much of my youth racing Lasers and J-Boats at Privateer Yacht Club, where weekends were filled with regattas, long days on the water, and learning the kind of lessons only sailing can teach. The sport instilled discipline, patience, and confidence at an early age, but more importantly, it created a deep appreciation for family and community. Looking back now, those years at the yacht club laid the foundation for a lifelong passion that would eventually shape the course of our family’s life.

As I got older, life naturally became busier. Career responsibilities grew, children arrived, and like many families, we found ourselves trying to balance work, schedules, and the constant pace of modern life. Through both joyful moments and periods of personal loss, my wife and I began to reassess what mattered most to us. Those experiences gave us clarity. More than anything, we wanted time together as a family. We wanted adventure, connection, and a life built around experiences rather than routines.

That realization ultimately led us back to sailing.

In 2024, we purchased our first catamaran in Brunswick, Georgia, beginning what would become a life-changing chapter for our family. What started as a dream quickly became reality as we untied the lines and set off to explore the Caribbean together. Over the next two years, we cruised the island chain from the Bahamas all the way south to Grenada, learning invaluable lessons along the way—not only about boats and seamanship, but about life itself.

Cruising full-time with a family is both incredibly rewarding and deeply humbling. There are moments of absolute beauty: quiet anchorages, sunsets that never seem real, dolphins playing in the bow wake, and the freedom that comes from waking up somewhere new. But there are also challenges that demand resilience, adaptability, and teamwork. Weather changes quickly. Systems fail. Plans shift. Through it all, we learned to trust each other, work together, and appreciate the simplicity of life on the water.

Living aboard gave us firsthand experience with nearly every aspect of catamaran ownership. From passage planning and maintenance schedules to anchoring techniques, provisioning, weather routing, and the realities of living aboard full-time, we experienced the lifestyle from the perspective of active cruisers—not just enthusiasts. We learned what works, what matters, and what truly makes a cruising boat capable of supporting a family safely and comfortably offshore.

Along the way, we met incredible people from all over the world who shared the same desire for freedom, adventure, and connection. The cruising community became an extended family, and those relationships reinforced something we had already discovered ourselves: the right boat has the ability to completely change a person’s life.

Eventually, our journey brought us full circle back to Brunswick, Georgia—the same place where our adventure first began. Returning after two years away felt less like coming back and more like coming home. Brunswick’s boating community, access to the coast, and growing multihull presence made it the perfect place for our family to put down roots while remaining connected to the cruising lifestyle we’ve grown to love.

Today, I’m excited to combine a lifetime passion for sailing with real-world cruising experience through my work with The Multihull Company. Having personally navigated the process of purchasing, outfitting, maintaining, and cruising a catamaran full-time, I understand both the excitement and uncertainty that come with buying or selling a boat. Whether someone is searching for a weekend sailing platform, planning for extended cruising, or preparing to transition into the liveaboard lifestyle, I enjoy helping people navigate that process with honesty, practical experience, and enthusiasm.

For me, multihull sailing has never simply been about boats. It’s about family, freedom, adventure, and creating a life centered around meaningful experiences. Sailing shaped my childhood on Chickamauga Lake, guided our family through transformative years in the Caribbean, and ultimately led us back to a community we’re proud to now call home.

I’m grateful for the journey that brought us here, and even more excited for the opportunity to help others begin journeys of their own.

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