Halman Horizon
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 fiberglass, 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.
