Hunter Boats Horizon 23
Fractional Sloop · Twin keels · 1989–1998
A David Thomas-designed fractional sloop with twin keels and a self-tacking jib, built for easy shoal-water handling
Designed by David Thomas.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Twin Keel
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
Her moderate displacement on a beamy beam gives 13 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.
At 2.43 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.
205 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.
17.6 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.
52% of her weight is ballast — very stiff, carrying full sail in a blow.
A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.
- Draws less than ~83% of boats her size on file
Compared with 1090 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
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