Shipyard Taiwan est. 1987
Horizon Yacht Charter
Three men founded Horizon at Kaohsiung in 1987, led by John Lu, who had studied naval architecture at National Taiwan Ocean University and come home to build boats. It is now Taiwan's largest yacht builder and among the largest anywhere, with more than 835 motor yachts delivered and a quarter of them over 80 feet.
Planning a charter with Horizon?
A broker who knows Horizon can check dates with the owners and give you the full cost of your week.
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- Yachts for charter
- 22
- Median week
- $73,000
- Base rate, before APA and tax
- Length range
- 18 to 37 m
- Charter destinations
- 12
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Where you can charter a Horizon
- Bahamas 10
- British Virgin Islands 7
- Australia 6
- New Zealand 5
- USA 5
- Turks and Caicos 5
- USVI 5
- Grenadines 4
- St Barths 4
- Anguilla 4
- St Martin 4
- Antigua and Barbuda 4
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About the shipyard
The FD series is what earned it European credibility. Fast Displacement hulls carrying a High-Performance Piercing Bow, Horizon's own design, developed with Cor D. Rover, they cross long distances efficiently at speeds a conventional displacement hull cannot hold. The FD85 and FD87 are the volume models.
The underlying proposition is semi-custom building at a cost structure European yards cannot match, without the compromise in hull engineering that usually implies. The yard has taken Best Asian Yacht Builder at the Asia Boating Awards thirteen years running.
- Founded
- 1987
- Shipyard
- Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Construction
- Composite
- Model ranges
- FD series · RP · E · V
- Design partners
- Cor D. Rover
- Notable builds
- FD85 · FD87
- Build years
- 2001 to 2024
What defines Horizon
- Over 835 yachts built since 1987
- The High-Performance Piercing Bow
- Semi-custom at competitive cost
The strongest yard represented in Southeast Asian charter and increasingly present in the Mediterranean. Our fleet runs 18m to 37m.
- Largest we list
- Miss Michelle
Chartering a Horizon: common questions
- How many Horizon yachts can I charter?
- We currently list 22 of them available for charter, across 12 countries. Availability moves week to week, so ask us for live dates on any yacht that interests you.
- What size are the Horizon yachts on Boatcrowd?
- They run from 18m to 37m. Larger yachts carry more crew and more space per guest rather than simply more guests, so tell us your group size and we will point you at the right end of the range.
- What does a week of Horizon charter cost?
- As an indicative guide, the median weekly rate across the Horizon fleet we list is $73,000, a base rate before APA and tax. Size, season and where you board move it most, so a broker prices the whole week for your dates.
- Where is the Horizon fleet based?
- The Horizon yachts we list are based mainly in these countries, most common first: Bahamas (9 yachts), Australia (4 yachts), Fiji (3 yachts), British Virgin Islands (2 yachts). Many cruise well beyond their home port, so tell us the waters you have in mind and a broker will check what is close.
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