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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Horizon's power-catamaran line — five catamarans from 52 to 74 feet, all shallow-draft, all built for months aboard rather than weekends
The question that sends monohull owners to a power catamaran is almost never speed. It is what happens to dinner when the wind gets up.
Horizon's PC line answers it with beam — 22 feet on the PC52, 28 feet on the PC74 — and with a draft that stays between four and six feet all the way up the range. That combination is the whole argument: the boat sits flat, the interior volume belongs to a yacht ten feet longer, and the anchorages that a deep-keeled 70-footer has to skip are still open to you.
Five hulls cover 53'2" to 73'9". The three current new builds are the PC52, PC60 and PC68, with the PC74 at the top of the range; the PC65 has effectively been succeeded by the PC68 and is now a brokerage-market boat. All are laid up at Horizon's Kaohsiung yard using the licensed SCRIMP resin-infusion process, which is the same construction the yard's monohull superyachts get.
The PC Lineup, Smallest to Largest
Every Horizon Power Catamarans PC model we review in depth, in the order owners step up through the series.
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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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Moving Up the PC Series
PC5253' 2" (16.21 m)PC6061' 7" (18.78 m)PC6566' 4" (20.22 m)PC6868' 0" (20.73 m)PC7473' 9½" (22.49 m)
The steps in this range are unusually clean, because each one buys a specific thing rather than just length.
PC52 → PC60. Eight feet, but the meaningful change is the engine and the fuel. The PC52 runs twin Cummins QSB 6.7s on 960 gallons; the PC60 steps up to twin MAN i6 850s on 1,200 gallons and is the first boat in the line for which Horizon publishes a range figure — 1,200 nautical miles at 8 knots.
PC60 → PC65. The same 24'6" beam, but four feet of extra length turned into a fourth stateroom, a fourth head and an on-deck master. If that layout is what you want, this is the cheapest way to get it — you just have to buy it used.
PC65 → PC68. The current answer to the same brief. Same beam again, same 1,500-gallon tanks, but the PC68 adds a forward Portuguese deck almost nobody offers at this size and, on Horizon's own numbers, 2,000 nautical miles at 8 knots.
PC68 → PC74. This is the one real jump. The beam goes from 24'6" to 28'3", which is what finally makes a full main-deck master possible alongside four guest staterooms and two crew cabins. It is also the only boat in the line that assumes crew.
Our Take
The PC68 is the one I would buy, and the reason is the 2,000-mile number.
Horizon publishes range for exactly two boats in this line, the PC60 and the PC68, and the PC68's 2,000 nautical miles at 8 knots is the figure that changes an itinerary rather than a brochure. It means Florida to the eastern Caribbean is a passage you plan around weather rather than around fuel docks. The PC60 gets you 1,200 miles on the same measure, which is a lot of cruising, but it is not the same conversation.
The honest caution on this range is the accommodation counts. Horizon's engineering specifications for the PC60 and PC68 both read "en suite staterooms (x3) and crew cabin" while the marketing prose around them says four staterooms. Those are not the same boat. If a fourth guest cabin is the reason you are shopping at 68 feet, get the general arrangement for the exact hull and layout you are being offered before you sign anything — the on-deck master and open-salon options move that count around.
And a note on speed: Horizon publishes no top speed and no cruise speed for any boat in this line. Every knots figure you will read about these boats came from a magazine sea trial, not from the yard. That is not a knock on the boats — it is a reason to run the specific hull before you buy it.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Horizon PC65 still in production?
No. The PC65 is no longer in Horizon's new-build lineup — the current range is the PC52, PC60, PC68 and PC74 — and it was effectively succeeded by the PC68, which shares its beam and its 1,500-gallon tankage.
It remains listed on the builder's own site, and it is a strong brokerage buy: the four-stateroom, four-head layout with an on-deck master is the same brief the PC68 answers, usually for less money.
Which Horizon power catamaran should I buy?
For most buyers, the PC68 — it is the only boat in the line with a published 2,000-nautical-mile range at 8 knots, and it adds a forward Portuguese deck almost nobody offers at 68 feet.
Below it, the PC60 does the same job over 1,200 published miles for meaningfully less boat to run. Above it, the PC74 is the only model with a 28-foot beam, which is what buys a full main-deck master and two crew cabins. And if you want four staterooms for the least money, hunt a used PC65.
What is the Horizon PC Series?
Horizon's power-catamaran line — five catamarans from 53 to 74 feet, all shallow-draft, all built around beam rather than length. The builder groups them as a single PC Series rather than splitting them into sub-lines.
The common thread is what a catamaran hull buys you: a boat that stays flat at anchor and in a beam sea, interior volume belonging to a monohull ten feet longer, and a draft between four and six feet all the way up the range.
Which PC Fits Your Life?
Tell us how you plan to use the boat — guests, range, crew or no crew — and we'll give you the straight story on where in the PC series you belong, new or brokerage.
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