The Horizon has proven to be a stable performer with an excellent righting capability.

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1962

Built by the Belgian yard Bootbouwerij A. J. Van Heygen.

The Horizon Van de Stadt is built with a masthead rig. The advantage of a masthead rig is its simplicity and the fact that a given sail area - compared with a fractional rig - can be carried lower and thus with less heeling moment. The boat can enter even shallow marinas as the draft is just about 1.22 - 1.32 meter (4.00 - 4.30 ft) dependent on the load. It has proven to be a stable performer with a capsize screening value of 1.84, indicating that this model could be accepted to participate in ocean races. 

The Motion Comfort Ratio for the Horizon is 22.2. Comparing this ratio with similar sailboats show that it is more comfortable than 82% of all similar sailboat designs. This is a comfort value significantly above average. The ballast ratio is 46%. This ballast ratio shows a righting moment that is higher than 76% of all similar sailboat designs. The Displacement Length Ratio is 275 which categorizes this boat among 'light cruisers and offshore racers'.