You’re looking at hull number one in the Horizon FD85 semi-custom series. With “FD” signifying “fast displacement,” the megayacht is among the growing ranks of craft providing efficient cruising throughout the speed range, not just at displacement-like speeds.
Commissioned by a Japanese client who’s a repeat Horizon buyer, the FD85 has a hull design jointly created by Horizon’s in-house naval-architecture team and Cor D. Rover Design. This is the first collaboration between the Dutch design firm and the Asian builder. Power is provided by twin 1,600-hp Caterpillars, a bump up from the initially announced 1,136-hp engines. Even when voyaging at 16 knots, the Horizon FD85 should burn less fuel than same-size yachts with traditional semi-displacement hulls. That allows for a bit longer-range cruising. (Horizon hasn’t revealed the fuel-consumption savings. Other builders employing similar fast-displacement hulls report about 30 percent less fuel is burned.)
The overall styling for the Horizon FD85 is new for the yard, too. It’s not just for aesthetics. The vertical bow is designed to boost interior usable space by 25 percent. That extra space is put to good use, too, in conjunction with the 23’3” (7.07-meter) beam. The megayacht has four guest staterooms below decks and a master suite on the main deck, the latter atypical for the LOA.
Here’s a look at the Horizon FD85 master suite, along with other highlights of the interior and on-deck areas.
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