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Balance Catamarans 🏆 Award-winning luxury performance multihulls
⚓ Home of the VersaHelm™
⛵ Carbon-reinforced speed & comfort
🌊 Bluewater sailing (46’-76’)
🇿🇦 South Africa

16/10/2026

That's the Balance 502 🫡
Take a speed through with Dean, on the dock at Annapolis Boat Shows

The South Africans have brought the heat to the Chesapeake! 🇿🇦🔥Under blue skies, our crew has been doing the logistical ...
15/10/2026

The South Africans have brought the heat to the Chesapeake! 🇿🇦🔥

Under blue skies, our crew has been doing the logistical hustle, putting on the final touches, and feeling proud with Marnie Kai 3 and Tiger Lily side by side on the docks.

Annapolis has transformed into this buzzing “sailing capital of America.” A massive shoutout to everyone involved!

Thank you to the Outer Passage and Balance crew for getting these Balance catamarans dialed in. The excitement and energy is high!

14/10/2026

What’s hidden beneath the surface of the Balance 502 & 464?

Our advanced Carbon Core superstructure, engineered for true bluewater voyaging.

Lighter, stiffer, and faster than ever before.

As performance-driven sailors, we know the beauty is in the numbers.Scroll through the image captions to compare the spe...
13/10/2026

As performance-driven sailors, we know the beauty is in the numbers.

Scroll through the image captions to compare the specs on sail plans, displacement figures, and blue-water liveaboard capabilities of the Balance 502 and 580.

If you’re tired of staring at the specs online, come feel the scale in person. We're showing both hulls side-by-side at the Annapolis Sailboat Show from October 15–18. Find us at Dock C!

Tap the link in the first comment to secure your reservation.

Fresh off an Atlantic crossing and straight into SAIL Magazine’s Top 10 Best Boats.SAIL Magazine’s Charter Editor and US...
12/10/2026

Fresh off an Atlantic crossing and straight into SAIL Magazine’s Top 10 Best Boats.

SAIL Magazine’s Charter Editor and USCG 100-ton master, Zuzana Prochazka met Balance founder Phil Berman in Miami to sea trial 502 Hull #1, Tiger Lily.

Engineered with Carbon Core construction, the 502 was purpose built to carry bluewater cruising payloads without shedding an ounce of its high-speed performance.

Read what happens when advanced multihull design meets real-world testing in light air. The official verdict on the new Balance 502:

“Our test day served up mild conditions with true winds of 8-15 knots and a small chop. In 9.1 knots true, we sailed 6.9 knots of boat speed at 80° apparent wind angle (AWA). That’s a whopping 75% of wind speed.

When we cracked off to 120° AWA, we made good 9.2 knots although the wind had piped up to 14 knots by then.

The helm was fingertip light and our tacks were crisp. The polar diagrams suggest that she’ll sail at wind speed given 20 knots at 110° on flat water which left me wishing for more wind.”
— Zuzana Prochazka, SAIL Magazine

Click the link in the 1st comment to read the official Magazine Review.

📸 Patrick Shaughnessy

11/10/2026

Annapolis Boat show is just days away… go to balancecatamarans.com to make your appointment

Sunrise session, slipping out on a glassy morning.Port St Francis, the starting point to so many voyages...So ready to s...
09/10/2026

Sunrise session, slipping out on a glassy morning.
Port St Francis, the starting point to so many voyages...
So ready to sail into friday!

Taste is subjective and we love that.One of our recent interior reels received some of the strongest and most polarized ...
08/10/2026

Taste is subjective and we love that.

One of our recent interior reels received some of the strongest and most polarized comments we've ever seen. People either loved the bold choices or really didn't. And honestly, that's the point of a semi-custom build. Your Balance should reflect your personal style the same way your home does.

Whether you lean toward the dramatic grain of Zebrawood, the warmth of Walnut, or the clean simplicity of American White Oak, the choice is yours.
Which style speaks to you?

07/10/2026

The Balance 502 & 580. Both track true at sea and transform into elegant crafted homes at anchor.

Side by side on the Chesapeake this October.
Step aboard the 502 & 580 at the Annapolis Sailboat Show Oct 15–18.

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