Where are Horizon yachts built?

Horizon builds its yachts in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, where the company was founded in 1987. The city is the heart of Taiwan's yacht industry, and Horizon has become its best-known builder, exporting to owners across North America, Asia and Europe. Many Horizon yachts on the brokerage market are now based in Florida and the Caribbean.

Is a Horizon semi-custom or production?

Horizon sits in between. Its yachts belong to defined series, which gives buyers a familiar platform, but owners are encouraged to change layouts, deck arrangements and interiors significantly. The largest models, such as the P and EP series, are essentially custom projects. On the brokerage market, that means each yacht's specification deserves careful reading.

What should I check when buying a used Horizon?

Start with the layout and specification, since two yachts of the same model can differ considerably. Then focus the survey on the composite hull, running gear, generators, stabilizers and air conditioning. Maintenance records and any refit history matter more than age, especially for yachts that have spent many seasons in warm tropical waters.

Horizon Yachts for Sale & Brokerage

About Horizon

Horizon was established in 1987 in Kaohsiung, on Taiwan's southwest coast, by a small group of founders led by naval architect John Lu. The city has a long boatbuilding tradition, and Horizon became its most visible exporter, building motor yachts largely for owners in North America, Asia and Europe.

The yard's character is flexibility. Within each series, owners are invited to rework layouts, choose between flybridge and enclosed configurations, and specify interiors in considerable detail. Horizon has also invested in composite construction methods, including vacuum infusion, which suits the modern, lighter hulls buyers now expect in this size range.

The range runs from owner-operated flybridge yachts and power catamarans to fully custom superyachts and long-range explorers. It is a builder that sits comfortably between series production and bespoke work, and the brokerage market treats it that way: each Horizon is judged partly by its series and partly by the choices its first owner made.

Horizon yacht models

Horizon organizes its range into several series, each with its own character. The lines below are current on the builder's own site.

FD SeriesContemporary flybridge motor yachts with wide-body interiors, running from the FD75 and FD80 up to the FD130.
E SeriesSportier, seaworthy flybridge yachts, including the E62 and the larger E90 and E98.
RP SeriesRaised-pilothouse yachts such as the RP110 and RP120, offering superyacht-style volume and generous exterior areas.
V SeriesMore classic, versatile motor yachts, currently the V68 and V77.
PC SeriesPower catamarans from the PC60 to the PC74, popular with owners who want stability and space on a shorter length.
EP and P SeriesThe EP150 explorer and the P140 sit at the top of the range as largely custom superyacht projects.

Horizon yachts for sale

Horizon yachts change hands both publicly and privately. There may be no Horizon in the current Reel Deal Yachts selection, but Daniel can search the wider market, including yachts that are not publicly listed.

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Buying a Horizon yacht

Because Horizon owners customize so freely, two yachts of the same model can feel quite different on board. Daniel encourages buyers to compare layouts, stateroom counts and helm arrangements before comparing condition, and to read the build specification alongside the listing. A four-cabin FD with crew quarters and one configured for an owner-operator are really different propositions.

Survey attention usually centers on the composite structure, the running gear and the systems a yacht of this size depends on: generators, stabilizers, air conditioning and electrical. Many Horizons have spent their lives in Florida, the Bahamas and Asia, so warm-water maintenance history matters. The buying guide sets out how survey, sea trial and closing typically unfold.

How to buy a yacht

Selling a Horizon yacht

A Horizon is valued against sold comparables within its own series first, then against similar Taiwanese and European yachts of the same size. Recent refits, upgraded electronics and a clear maintenance record help a yacht stand apart from sister ships. A private valuation is usually the sensible starting point.

The strongest Horizon audience is in the Americas, and much of the market meets at the Fort Lauderdale and Miami shows. Daniel can present a yacht quietly to a short list of buyers, or market it widely through cooperating brokers, with Fort Lauderdale often the natural place to show it.

Horizon new builds

Horizon's semi-custom model makes a new build especially rewarding for owners who know how they use a yacht. Daniel can help an owner define the brief, weigh one series against another and coordinate between the yard, its dealers, designers and any owner's representative during specification and construction.

How Daniel guides a new build

Why work with Daniel Grant

Daniel works independently, which lets him compare a Horizon honestly with yachts from Italy, the Netherlands or elsewhere in Taiwan. From Miami, New York and Europe, and supported by the brokerage infrastructure of Reel Deal Yachts, he offers a personal, discreet process built on sold comparables rather than optimism.