Halman Horizon on:
[Wikipedia]
[Google]
[Amazon]
The Halman Horizon, also referred to as the Halman 27, is a Canadian
The Horizon is a recreational
sailboat
A sailboat or sailing boat is a boat propelled partly or entirely by sails and is smaller than a sailing ship. Distinctions in what constitutes a sailing boat and ship vary by region and maritime culture.
Types
Although sailboat terminology ...
that was designed by Michael Volmer as a cruiser and first built in 1982.
Production
The design was built by Halman Manufacturing inBeamsville, Ontario
Beamsville ( 2021 Urban area estimated population 13,323) is a community that is part of the town of Lincoln, Ontario, Canada. It is located along the southern shore of Lake Ontario and lies within the fruit belt of the Niagara Peninsula. It con ...
, 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 tota ...
, 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
Fiberglass (American English) or fibreglass (Commonwealth English) is a common type of fiber-reinforced plastic using glass fiber. The fibers may be randomly arranged, flattened into a sheet called a chopped strand mat, or woven into glass clot ...
, with wood trim. The majority were built with a masthead sloop
A masthead rig on a sailing vessel consists of a forestay and backstay both attached at the top of the mast.
The Bermuda rig can be split into two groups: the masthead rig and the fractional rig. The masthead rig has larger and more headsails, a ...
rig, although some were built with a cutter rig
A cutter is a type of watercraft. The term has several meanings. It can apply to the rig (or sailplan) of a sailing vessel (but with regional differences in definition), to a governmental enforcement agency vessel (such as a coast guard or bor ...
. It features a spooned raked stem
The stem is the most forward part of a boat or ship's bow and is an extension of the keel itself. It is often found on wooden boats or ships, but not exclusively.
Description
The stem is the curved edge stretching from the keel below, up to ...
, a very rounded and bulbous transom, a skeg
A skeg (or skegg or skag) is a sternward extension of the keel of boats and ships which have a rudder mounted on the centre line. The term also applies to the lowest point on an outboard motor or the outdrive of an inboard/outboard."A small fin f ...
-mounted rudder
A rudder is a primary control surface used to steer a ship, boat, submarine, hovercraft, aircraft, or other vehicle that moves through a fluid medium (generally air or water). On an aircraft the rudder is used primarily to counter adverse yaw a ...
, with a portion protruding around the transom, controlled by a wheel
A wheel is a circular component that is intended to rotate on an axle bearing. The wheel is one of the key components of the wheel and axle which is one of the six simple machines. Wheels, in conjunction with axles, allow heavy objects to be ...
and a fixed fin keel
The keel is the bottom-most longitudinal structural element on a vessel. On some sailboats, it may have a hydrodynamic and counterbalancing purpose, as well. As the laying down of the keel is the initial step in the construction of a ship, in B ...
. 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
The Volvo Group ( sv, Volvokoncernen; legally Aktiebolaget Volvo, shortened to AB Volvo, stylized as VOLVO) is a Swedish multinational manufacturing corporation headquartered in Gothenburg. While its core activity is the production, distributio ...
diesel engine
The diesel engine, named after Rudolf Diesel, is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of the fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression; thus, the diesel engine is a so-ca ...
of . The fuel tank holds , while the fresh water tank has a capacity of .
The design has a hull speed
Hull speed or displacement speed is the speed at which the wavelength of a vessel's bow wave is equal to the waterline length of the vessel. As boat speed increases from rest, the wavelength of the bow wave increases, and usually its crest-to-t ...
of .
See also
*List of sailing boat types
The following is a partial list of sailboat types and sailing classes, including keelboats, dinghies and multihull ( catamarans and trimarans).
Olympic classes
World Sailing Classes
Historically known as the IYRU (International Yacht Racing ...
Related development
* Halman 20
Similar sailboats
*Aloha 27
The Aloha 27 is a series of Canada, Canadian sailboats, that were designed by Americans, American Naval architecture, yacht designer Robert Perry (yacht designer), Robert Perry and first built in 1979 under the designation Aloha 26.
The Aloha ...
*C&C 27
The C&C 27 is a family of Canadian sailboats, that was designed by Robert W. Ball and first built in 1970. The design is out of production.
Production
The boat was built by C&C Yachts in Canada, with some also produced in the United States.
...
*Cal 27
The Cal 27 is an American sailboat, that was designed by William Lapworth and first built in 1971.
Production
The boat was built by Jensen Marine in the United States, who completed 306 examples between 1971 and 1974. It is now out of produc ...
* Cal 2-27
* Cal 3-27
* Catalina 27
* Catalina 270
* Catalina 275 Sport
* Crown 28
* CS 27
* Edel 820
* Express 27
*Fantasia 27
The Fantasia 27 is a French sailboat, that was designed by Philippe H. Harlé and first built in 1981.
In 1987 the design was developed into the cruising-optimized Sun Way 27.
Production
The boat was built by Jeanneau in France between 19 ...
*Hotfoot 27
The Hotfoot 27 is a Canadian sailboat that was designed by Doug Hemphill as racer-cruiser and first built in 1981.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 186-187. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1 ...
*Hullmaster 27
The Hullmaster 27, also called the HM-27, is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Edward S. Brewer and Robert Walstrom and first built in 1974. The design is out of production.
Production
The boat was built in Canada by Hullmaster Boats ...
*Hunter 27
The Hunter 27 is a series of American sailboats, that were first built in 1974.
Production
The boat was built by Hunter Marine in the United States, but it is now out of production.
Design
The Hunter 27 series are all small recreational kee ...
*Hunter 27-2
The Hunter 27-2 is an American sailboat that was designed by the Hunter Design Team as a family cruiser and first built in 1989.
The design was originally marketed by the manufacturer as the Hunter 27, but is now usually referred to as the Hun ...
* Hunter 27-3
*Irwin 27
The Irwin 27 is an American sailboat that was designed by Ted Irwin as a cruiser and first built in 1967.
Production
The design was built by Irwin Yachts in the United States starting in 1967, but it is now out of production.
The Irwin 27 was ...
*Island Packet 27
The Island Packet 27 is an American sailboat that was designed by Robert K. Johnson as a cruiser and first built in 1984.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 224-225. Houghton Mifflin Co ...
* Mirage 27 (Perry)
*Mirage 27 (Schmidt)
The Mirage 27 (Schmidt) is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Peter Schmitt and first built in 1975. The design is out of production.
Production
The boat was built by Mirage Yachts in Canada starting in 1975. It is not related to the la ...
*O'Day 272
The O'Day 272 is an American sailboat that was designed by C. Raymond Hunt of C.R. Hunt & Associates and first built in 1985.
Production
The design was built by O'Day Corp., a division of Lear Siegler, in the United States from 1985 until 198 ...
*Orion 27-2
The Orion 27-2, also called the Orion 27 Mk II, is an American sailboat that was designed by Henry Mohrschladt as a cruiser and first built in 1981.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 19 ...
* Tanzer 27
* Watkins 27
*Watkins 27P
The Watkins 27P, also known as the W27P, is an American sailboat that was designed by naval architect Walter Scott and first built in 1981.
The Watkins 27P design was developed from the commercially successful Watkins 27, by adding a pilothou ...
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