You are three years into ownership of a 75-footer. The boat works, but you are tired of choosing between driving from the flybridge in the sun or sitting inside while the family is on deck. You want to stay involved in running the boat, but you need real volume below and space for crew — without a full tri-deck profile. The Horizon RP110 is the answer to that exact problem.
This is a raised-pilothouse design that prioritises function over fashion: naval architecture by Donald Blount, exterior by J.C. Espinosa, offered as an Open Bridge or a Skylounge with identical published figures either way.
Who It's For
The RP110 is for the owner who wants to stay involved. This is not a boat you hand off to a captain while you fly in on Friday. The raised pilothouse puts you at the helm with real sightlines forward and access to the main deck without climbing ladders, so the person driving is never exiled from the people aboard.
Be clear-eyed about the crew question, though. Horizon lists quarters for three crew alongside four guest cabins, and at 110 feet with 5,550 gallons of fuel to manage, that is realistic rather than aspirational. This is a crewed boat you can genuinely drive, not an owner-operator boat with occasional help.
Design & Layout: The Raised Pilothouse Advantage
Putting the helm half a level up does two things at once. Whoever is driving gets sightlines over the bow without being sent to a flybridge, and the full main deck below is freed for living space rather than navigation. The main deck flows from the salon aft to the cockpit, and the salon opens up at anchor, so the boat breathes when you are living aboard rather than under way.
Horizon's specification lists four guest cabins and quarters for three crew, while the RP Series brochure describes a five-stateroom layout — the yard's own two documents do not agree, which is your cue to read the general arrangement for the specific hull rather than the model literature. What is consistent across both is the shape of the accommodation: a full-beam owner's suite, properly sized guest cabins below, and crew quarters separated from the guest areas with their own access.
Performance: The Hull and Who Drew It
The RP110 runs twin CAT C32A diesels rated 1,800 horsepower each, with 5,550 gallons of fuel and 800 of water. What you can rely on is the hull form and who drew it: naval architecture by Donald Blount is the reason the RP110 behaves the way it does — efficient at the slower end, and still willing when you want to move.
Draft is 5 feet 11 inches at half load — deep enough to track well in a seaway, shallow enough for most Bahamian harbours and Caribbean anchorages. Beam is 25 feet, so the boat feels planted at rest and the interior volume is competitive with larger tri-deck designs. Displacement is 128.5 tonnes, or 283,290 pounds, at half load.
The speed and range figures you will see quoted for this model come from sea trials and listings, tied to individual hulls. Put a fuel-flow reading on the sea-trial list at the speeds you would actually cruise, and buy the boat on what you measure.
Where to Start
The Horizon RP110 is the right boat for a specific type of owner: someone who wants superyacht volume and deck space without the tri-deck profile, and who intends to stay at the helm. Settle the general arrangement against the specific hull, get the cabin count on paper, and run the sea trial like it matters — because on this boat, it does.
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