PILOT LOUNGE is a 27-metre Horizon built in 2015 and refitted in 2024, and she makes her case on comfort rather than speed. Horizon’s raised-pilothouse motor yachts are built for long, level, unhurried cruising, and this one pairs that pedigree with zero-speed stabilisers that hold her steady at anchor as well as underway. For a family cruising Florida and the Bahamas, where the day is spent swimming and the night at anchor in an open bay, that stability is worth more than a knot of top speed.
Her interior is the warm, traditional Horizon signature done well: full-height mahogany joinery runs through every space, kept bright by long windows down both sides and light upholstery that stops the timber turning heavy. The main salon carries pale sofas and grey accent chairs and opens aft to the dining deck, while a formal dining table in matching mahogany sits forward against the side glazing. The galley, forward again, is laid out for a crew that cooks, with stone counters, a full oven stack and a peninsula open to the main deck.
Eight guests sleep in four cabins. The master sits amidships with a king berth against a mahogany headboard wall and hull windows on both sides. A VIP takes the second double, and a twin and a convertible bunk cabin complete the layout, which makes her unusually flexible for families travelling with children. Every cabin is finished in the same timber, carries its own ensuite and has a screen at the berth. The 2024 refit kept the warmth and freshened the finishes.
Outside, the covered aft deck is the shaded outdoor dining room, set for the full party with a settee wrapping the rail and the boarding platform a step below. The flybridge is the yacht’s main social deck, running the length of the upper deck with lounge seating forward, a wet bar and grill aft and the water toys stowed just behind. The foredeck adds a second open space with a sunpad and seating for a quiet morning away from the rest of the party, so a group of eight can split naturally between the shaded aft deck, the open flybridge and the bow without ever feeling on top of one another.
Her toy locker is deep for her size: a five-metre Williams jet tender, two Sea-Doo Spark runabouts, stand-up paddleboards, Yamaha sea scooters, a wakeboard, a slalom ski, towables, spearfishing poles and snorkelling gear for the whole party. A crew of three runs her with the easy, personal service a boat this size allows.
Based in Jupiter, Florida, PILOT LOUNGE charters the Florida coast and the Bahamas by the week and is also open to high-end day charters, which makes her a flexible choice for a family that wants a full week afloat and the option of a separate day on the water with friends. For guests who value a calm, warm, traditional motor yacht over a fast, hard-edged one, and who would rather spend a week at anchor than crossing open water, she is a considered and comfortable pick at a sharp weekly rate.
