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Dimensions
| Hull type | Catamaran |
| LOA | 52.50 ft (16.00 m) |
| LWL | 47.33 ft (14.43 m) |
| Beam | 27.17 ft (8.28 m) |
| Draft | 7.25 ft (2.21 m) |
| Displacement | 20,970 lbs (9,512 kg) |
| Sail area (total) | 1,691 sq ft (157.1 m²) |
| Rig type | sloop |
| Keel type | daggerboard |
| Fuel capacity | 264 gal |
| Water capacity | 206 gal |
| Designer | Anton du Toit, Jonathan Paarman, and Phillip Berman |
Construction
Sources
Dimensions/displacement (light-ship)/sail area (100% foretriangle) per SAIL Magazine's boat review. draft_ft is the boards-down figure (7'3"); boards-up draft is 1'9". Hull/deck sandwich Corecell foam skinned with E-glass and epoxy resin, carbon-fiber reinforcement in high-load areas. Sloop rig with self-tacking jib and furling reacher; standard mast not explicitly named but carbon-fiber rig with Reckmann furling boom offered as an upgrade -- defaulted standard to aluminum. Built by Balance Catamarans in partnership with Nexus Yachts, St Francis Bay, South Africa. Verified 2026-07-12. [Rudder/tankage/electrical update, 2026-07-16]: Fuel 2x500L/2x132gal=264gal total, water 2x390L/2x103gal=206gal total. Rudder type/construction not confirmed in available sources (Balance offers both fixed keels and daggerboards, but rudder configuration specifically wasn't documented) -- left null rather than assume. No holding-tank or electrical-system data found.