Two display boats sold, and two new-build orders signed.
Two display boats were sold and two new-build orders signed during the record-breaking show. The 2024 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show (FLIBS) was one for the record books for Horizon Power Catamarans, who sold the PC60 and PC68 inventory boats on display and signed contracts for two new PC60 builds during the show.
The PC60 is the first model designed and introduced by Horizon Power Catamarans when the company launched in 2009 and has remained the company’s most popular model, with these latest newbuild orders ratcheting the hull count up to 35. A distinguishing feature of the PC60-and all of the Horizon Powercat models is the variety of layout configurations available to clients. The PC60 is offered with either an on-deck master cabin or an open salon, which sees an expansive lounge, galley, and raised salon area on the main deck with the staterooms in the hulls. The flybridge can be enclosed or semi-enclosed and fitted with a day head as desired. Each of the new-buildPC60s will be configured with an on-deck master layout.
Introduced as a new model in the powercat lineup in 2022, the PC68 made its FLIBS debut at this year’s show with Hull #3 on display as a spec build. This yacht was sold to first-time powercat owners who plan to cruise Florida and The Bahamas. The PC68 offers generous space within a 68ft x 24ft 6infootprint, wherein a four-stateroom layout, expansive flybridge deck, and the same flexibility of configurations as its sister models afford the same amenities and atmosphere as an 80ft+ monohull.
The Portuguese Deck is a defining feature of the Horizon PC68 and allows for flexible al frescoconfigurations for dining or sunbathing just forward of the flybridge helm. An enclosed or semi-enclosed flybridge area features space for dining and relaxation with a large dayhead and a spaciousboat deck aft for tender and toy storage or entertainment.
“We’ve been exhibiting at boat shows for the last 15 years and we’ve never seen anything like this,”says Horizon Powercats Founder and CEO Richard Ford. “Oftentimes someone who has expressed interest might sign a deal at the show, or a lead at the show signs weeks or months afterwards, but at this show, we experienced first-time customers walking in off of the dock and signing a contract the next day. “One thing is for certain, power catamarans, with their shallow draft, interior volume, and cruising comfort, are attracting monohull owners in record numbers.”Horizon Power Catamarans plans to debut an exciting new design at the 2025 Palm Beach Boat Show in March.
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