The Halman Horizon, also referred to as the Halman 27, is a Canadian sailboat that was designed by Michael Volmer as a cruiser and first built in 1982.
Production
The design was built by Halman Manufacturing in Beamsville, Ontario, Canada, but it is now out of production. A total of 42 examples were completed, with production commencing in 1982.
The designer, Michael Volmer, was also CEO of the company.
Design
The Horizon is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. The majority were built with a masthead sloop rig, although some were built with a cutter rig. It features a spooned raked stem, a very rounded and bulbous transom, a skeg-mounted rudder, with a portion protruding around the transom, controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces and carries of ballast.
The boat has a draft of with the standard fin keel. It was factory-fitted with a Swedish Volvo diesel engine of . The fuel tank holds , while the fresh water tank has a capacity of .
The design has a hull speed of .
See also
List of sailing boat types
Related development
Halman 20
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