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 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 7000 lb and carries 2250 lb of ballast.

The boat has a draft of 4.00 ft with the standard fin keel. It was factory-fitted with a Swedish Volvo diesel engine of 9 hp. The fuel tank holds 10 u.s.gal, while the fresh water tank has a capacity of 30 u.s.gal.

The design has a hull speed of 6.43 kn.