Pragmatic Meets
Dramatic
Like many insurgent brands, Balance was born from our frustration. The catamaran market had simply become dominated by charter cats or racing cats, leaving few options for those seeking something in-between. We took our collective experience born from thousands of miles at sea to design and create truly balanced, handcrafted performance catamarans that would offer our customers years of blissful living and sailing.
Our Models
The agile carbon fiber multi-tasker is the ideal performance cruiser for island hoppers yet fully capable of trans-oceanic adventure travel.
Our trend-setting carbon fiber speedster ticks off big nautical miles carrying significant cruising payloads yet remains small enough to easily maintain and operate short-handed.
With her heavily carbon reinforced structures and total epoxy construction she sails like a racer yet remains amazingly easy to operate and maintain.
The ultra high-performance voyager was designed for sailors with speed in their hearts but luxury on their minds.
Our stunning new flagship is a ground-breaking super-high-performance luxury adventurer that sports both a forward cockpit and dual bulkhead helms.
Why Balance
Heritage
BALANCE EXPERTISE
The Balance team brings together decades of experience in catamaran racing, voyaging, design, engineering and building. We are a proud group of men and women who simply want to craft the finest adventure catamarans on the planet.
Performance
BALANCE PERFORMANCE
Speed expands cruising horizons, shortens passages, makes sailing more fun, and helps you avoid approaching foul weather.
Technology
BALANCE DESIGN AND INNOVATION
Painstakingly considered in every detail, from resins and epoxies to carbons and cores, mast and sails, to hatches and hulls—the technology of your Balance has been optimized to make sailing as easy and safe as possible.
Craftsmanship
BALANCE CRAFTSMANSHIP
Born from the toughest seas of Africa, we’ve forged an eclectic team of multi-faceted craftspeople who take deep pride in working with you to customize a dream catamaran like no other.
Reviews
“On the water, Balance Catamarans achieve the elusive combination of excellent performance in a broad range of wind and sea conditions, on most points of sail, with good payload-carrying ability.”
Seahorse Magazine
“Truly impressive…With the scaled-down 442, Balance fills out the family offering with dimensions and a price point that make their designs more accessible to a broader swath of the cruising market. The result is a performance catamaran that’s perfectly positioned to appeal to an experienced sailing couple looking for quality, livability, speed, and savvy systems, all in a true 44-foot package that is a kick to sail.”
Sail, February 6, 2023
“The choice of materials is qualitative (the foam core and wood veneer for furniture), as well as the overall finish, in a word: impeccable.”
Voile Magazine
“I think the Balance 526 represents an important moment in the history of multihull design and evolution…there was something missing in the marketplace that Phil recognized: a high-performance voyaging cat that an experienced couple could take anywhere…finally, we have that a couple can really sail well.”
Tim Murphy, Judge, Cruising World Boat of the Year 2017
“Pretty as she is, every aspect of her design seems to have been refracted through a simplicity prism. Access for repairs is exceptional. The movement from helm to side decks and from side decks to foredecks is a breeze. The wiring and systems installations all reflect a commitment to functional excellence.”
Multihulls World
“Several Balance 526 owners have reported 24-hour periods covering 260 miles or more. This is one very, very fast catamaran, laden or empty.”
Multihulls World
