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The Halman Horizon, also referred to as the Halman 27, is a Canadian
The Horizon is a recreational
sailboat
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Types
Although sailboat terminolo ...
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
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
, 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
A keelboat is a riverine cargo-capable working boat, or a small- to mid-sized recreational sailing yacht. The boats in the first category have shallow structural keels, and are nearly flat-bottomed and often used leeboards if forced in open w ...
, built predominantly of fibreglass
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, with wood trim. The majority were built with a masthead sloop
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The Bermuda rig can be split into two groups: the masthead rig and the fractional rig. The masthead rig has larger and more headsails, ...
rig, although some were built with a cutter rig
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. It features a spooned raked stem
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Description
The stem is the curved edge stretching from the keel below, up to ...
, a very rounded and bulbous transom, a skeg
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-mounted rudder
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, with a portion protruding around the transom, controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel
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. It displaces and carries of ballast.
The boat has a draft of with the standard fin keel. It was factory-fitted with a Swedish
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Volvo
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diesel engine
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of . The fuel tank holds , while the fresh water tank has a capacity of .
The design has a hull speed
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of .
See also
* List of sailing boat types Related development *Halman 20
The Halman 20 is a Canadian Trailer sailer, trailerable sailboat, that was first built in 1977.Henkel, Steve: ''The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats'', page 100. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010.
The design is thought to be a d ...
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*Mirage 27 (Schmidt)
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The boat was built by Mirage Yachts in Canada starting in 1975. It is not related to the la ...
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*Tanzer 27
The Tanzer 27 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by C. Raymond Hunt and first built in 1982. The design is out of production.
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* Watkins 27
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References
External links
*{{Commons category-inline Keelboats 1980s sailboat type designs Sailing yachts Sailboat type designs by Michael Volmer Sailboat types built by Halman Manufacturing