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Balance CatamaransCatamaran

526

2016–present
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SA/D
35.6
Performance
Powered up for speed; expect more sail handling in a breeze.
D/L
88.3
Ultralight
Very light displacement, typically race-oriented.
Comfort ratio
8.2
Coastal cruiser
Motion will feel quick/lively offshore.
Kelsall sailing performance
1.0
~9.8kt in a 10kt breeze
Kelsall Sailing Performance Number: roughly predicts boat speed as this fraction of true wind speed. Multihull-specific.

Dimensions

Hull typeCatamaran
LOA52.50 ft (16.00 m)
LWL47.33 ft (14.43 m)
Beam27.17 ft (8.28 m)
Draft7.25 ft (2.21 m)
Displacement20,970 lbs (9,512 kg)
Sail area (total)1,691 sq ft (157.1 m²)
Rig typesloop
Keel typedaggerboard
Fuel capacity264 gal
Water capacity206 gal
DesignerAnton 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.