| Halman Horizon | |
| Image Boat: | File:Halman Horizon sailboat Balthazar 2697.jpg |
| Designer: | Michael Volmer |
| Location: | Canada |
| Year: | 1982 |
| No Built: | 42 |
| Builder: | Halman Manufacturing |
| Draft: | 4feet |
| Displacement: | 70000NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | Monohull |
| Construction: | Fibreglass |
| Loa: | 27feet |
| Lwl: | 23feet |
| Beam: | 9.67feet |
| Engine: | Volvo 150NaN0 diesel engine |
| Keel Type: | fin keel |
| Ballast: | 22500NaN0 |
| Rudder Type: | skeg-mounted rudder |
| Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
| Sailplan: | Masthead sloop |
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.[1] [2]
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.[1] [2] [3] [4]
The designer, Michael Volmer, was also CEO of the company.[1] [3] [2] [4]
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 70000NaN0 and carries 22500NaN0 of ballast.[1] [2]
The boat has a draft of 4feet with the standard fin keel. It was factory-fitted with a Swedish Volvo diesel engine of 90NaN0. The fuel tank holds, while the fresh water tank has a capacity of .[1] [2]
The design has a hull speed of 6.43kn.[2]
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