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Azimut Grande 30MvsHorizon FD97

Horizon FD97 is 2.4 ft longer than Grande 30M (3%). Grande 30M offers up to 5 cabins; Horizon FD97 at most 4.

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Key differences

Worked out from the published figures below — arithmetic, not opinion.

At a glance

Dark icons are the standard layout; faded ones are what the larger layout adds.

Length : beam is length divided by beam — the higher it is, the slimmer the hull. Multihulls read low by nature.

A figure marked with a quote mark was read from the builder's page. Open it for the exact line, the page and the date.

Model
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Horizon Yachts

Horizon FD97
Overview
BrandAzimutHorizon Yachts
ModelGrande 30MHorizon FD97
GenerationUnknownUnknown
Hull typeMotor MonohullMotor Monohull
PropulsionUnclassifiedInboard Diesel
Production statusIn productionIn production
Production start yearUnknownUnknown
Production end yearUnknownUnknown
DesignerAlberto ManciniUnknown
Dimensions
LOA94.1 ft96.5 ft
Hull lengthUnknownUnknown
Beam24 ft23.8 ft
Draft6.6 ft6.2 ft
Displacement265,657 lb264,554 lb
Accommodation
Cabins54
Heads6Unknown
Berths10Unknown
Performance & Rig
Main sailUnknownUnknown
JibUnknownUnknown
GenoaUnknownUnknown
Upwind sail areaUnknownUnknown
Downwind sail areaUnknownUnknown
Engine power1800 hp1600 hp
Engine count22
Materials
Hull materialCarbon fibre + GRPUnknown
Deck materialUnknownUnknown
Mast materialUnknownUnknown
Keel typeD2P Displacement to PlaningUnknown
Rudder typeUnknownUnknown
Sources

Figures read fromazimutyachts.com/en/grande-series/grande-30m/· Main Technical Specificationsread 9/22/2026

10 of 12 figures here carry the builder's own words

Figures read fromhorizonyacht.com/models/fd/fd97· SPECread 9/17/2026

Size, to scale

Each boat's published length and beam seen from above, and its mast height and draft from the side, all drawn on one scale.

From above — length × beam
0 ft10 ft20 ft30 ft40 ft50 ft60 ft70 ft80 ft90 ftHorizon FD97: 96.5 ft × 23.8 ftGrande 30M: 94.1 ft × 24 ftHorizon FD9796.5 ft × 23.8 ftGrande 30M94.1 ft × 24 ft

Outlines are schematic; the dimensions are the builder's.

From the side — height above and depth below the water
WaterlinePerson, 5.9 ftGrande 30M: air draft not published / 6.6 ftair draft not published6.6 ftGrande 30MHorizon FD97: air draft not published / 6.2 ftair draft not published6.2 ftHorizon FD97

Drawings side by side

Each boat's layouts, profiles and sail plans as its builder published them. Step through each column to line up the drawings you want to compare.

No drawings collected yet for Grande 30M.

Speed, power & tanks

What the builders publish about how fast, how strong and how far — each figure on one scale for every boat.

Cruising speed

0102030kn
  • Grande 30M20 kn
  • Horizon FD97not published

Top speed

0102030kn
  • Grande 30M25 kn
  • Horizon FD97not published

Power to weight

Total engine power per tonne of published displacement — more means livelier acceleration for the hull. Drawn for motor yachts.

  • Grande 30M29.9 hp/t

    2 × 1,800 hp · 120.5 t

  • Horizon FD9726.7 hp/t

    2 × 1,600 hp · 120 t

Tanks

One scale per liquid across every boat: a tank twice the height holds twice as much.

  • Grande 30M

    Fuel3,170 gal
    Water555 gal

    55 gal of water per berth

  • Horizon FD97

    Fuel3,598 gal
    Water399 gal

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