April 4, 2026
The Horizon PC68: A Power Catamaran Built for Distance and Decisions
Horizon publishes 2,000 nautical miles at 8 knots for the PC68 — the longest quoted range in its catamaran line. Twin MAN i6 850s, SCRIMP-in…
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Two hulls, four feet of draft, and a boat that stays flat while your guests keep eating. That is who Horizon's power cats are built for: owners who cruise for months, not weekends. Five boats, 52 to 74 feet. Here is our expert assessment.
— Tony Smith
Founder, Minted Yachts
The case for a power catamaran is usually made badly. It gets sold on interior volume, which is real but is not the point. The point is draft and motion.
Every boat in this range draws between four and six feet. That is the difference between planning a Bahamas season around where you can go and planning it around where you want to go, and it does not change as the boats get longer — the PC74 draws five foot eleven at 74 feet, which is less than plenty of 50-foot monohulls. Stack the beam on top of that and you get a boat that does not roll at anchor, which is where these owners spend most of their time.
What I like specifically about the Horizon cats is that they are built at the same Kaohsiung yard, to the same SCRIMP resin-infusion process, as the yard's monohull superyachts. Power catamarans have historically been a lighter-built, more production-minded corner of the market. These are not that.
The reservation is data, not boats. Horizon publishes no speed figure for any of these five and no range figure for three of them, and its marketing prose and its engineering specifications disagree about stateroom counts on the two most popular models. That is a reason to buy on a general arrangement and a sea trial rather than a brochure — which is how you should buy a boat this size anyway.
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The PC52 is the smallest Horizon power cat — 53 feet you can run as a couple, with three staterooms, a 22-foot beam and 960 gallons of fuel behind you.
1,200 nautical miles at 8 knots on a single fill. The PC60 is the Horizon cat that lets you pick the anchorage instead of the fuel dock — open or enclosed flybridge, your call.
Four en-suite staterooms and an on-deck master at 66 feet. The PC65 is the Horizon cat to hunt on the brokerage market when you want the layout without the new-build wait.
2,000 nautical miles at 8 knots, a forward Portuguese deck almost nobody offers at this size, and a choice between an on-deck master and an open salon.
A 28-foot beam is what a 74-footer buys you here: a full main-deck master, four guest staterooms and two crew cabins that never cross paths with your guests.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Are Horizon power catamarans built to the same standard as the monohulls?
Yes — same yard, same process. The PC hulls are laid up in Kaohsiung using the licensed SCRIMP resin-infusion system, which is the same construction the company's monohull superyachts get.
That matters because power catamarans have historically been a lighter-built, more production-minded corner of the market. These are not that, and it is the main reason they hold value better than most cats in their size range.
Which Horizon power catamarans have a published cruising range?
Two of the five. Horizon publishes 1,200 nautical miles at 8 knots and 400 at 20 for the PC60, and 2,000 nautical miles at 8 knots and 600 at 20 for the PC68.
No range figure is published for the PC52, PC65 or PC74, and no top speed, cruise speed or fuel-consumption figure is published for any of the five. Horizon also notes that its performance statistics are estimates rather than warranties. If range at a particular pace matters to your plan, have it measured on the boat you are buying.
How shallow do Horizon power catamarans draw?
Between four and six feet across the whole range — 4 feet 5 inches on the PC52 and 5 feet 11 inches on the 74-foot PC74, both at half load.
That is the specification that most changes where you can actually take the boat. A 74-footer drawing under six feet draws less than plenty of 50-foot monohulls, which is why the Bahamas and the shallower Caribbean anchorages stay open to you at a length that would normally close them off.
How many models are in the Horizon power catamaran range?
Five, from 53 feet 2 inches to 73 feet 9 inches: the PC52, PC60, PC65, PC68 and PC74.
The PC52, PC60, PC68 and PC74 are the current new builds. The PC65 was effectively succeeded by the PC68 and now trades on the brokerage market, which makes it the value play in the range if its four-stateroom, on-deck-master layout is what you want.
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