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Balance 502 Featured in SAIL Magazine’s Top 10 Best Boats

SAIL Magazine’s Verdict on Our New Bluewater Cat SAIL’s Charter Editor, Zuzana Prochazka — a USCG 100-ton master — flew out to Miami to sea trial hull #1 of the...

Balance 580 Named SAIL Magazine Top 10 Best Boats 2026 Winner

We’re proud to share that the Balance 580 has been named a SAIL Magazine Top 10 Best Boats 2026 winner. Read the full SAIL Magazine review here → An Award...

Vote Now: Multihull of the Year 2026

Balance 502 Among the Nominees! The Multihull of the Year 2026 voting is officially open, and the sailing community gets to decide which multihulls stand above the rest in innovation,...

Vote for the Balance 580 – Multihull of the Year Nominee!

We’re thrilled to share that the Balance 580 has been nominated for Multihull of the Year by Multihulls World! This stunning new launch from Balance Catamarans is already making waves—and...

Top 10 Best Boats Review: Balance 442

“The newest kid in the Balance Catamarans family is fun, fast, and flippin’ smart.” “Sail magazine today announced the winners of its Top 10 Best Boats for 2023. Using refined...

Balance Catamarans 526 wins line honors in Cape2Rio Race

A Balance 526 catamaran skippered by Larry Folsom, the boat’s owner, has won line honors inthis year’s 50th Anniversary Cape2Rio race. Facing stiff competition during the 3,4,00 plus nautical mile...

SAIL MAGAZINE: 482 – Best Boat Winner 2022

https://www.sailmagazine.com/boats/best-boats-balance-482 I’m sure many readers have heard of the dinghy test, in which it’s considered important you be able to admire your own boat as you’re dinghying ashore. Taking things...

SAILING WORLD: 2022 Boat of the Year – Best Multihull

https://www.sailingworld.com/sailboats/2022-boat-of-the-year-best-multihull/ The Balance 482 is a bluewater voyager with high-quality construction, performance and value Sailing World Magazine’s annual Boat of the Year tests are conducted in Annapolis, Maryland, following the...

CRUISING WORLD: 2022 Boat of the Year: Best Performance Catamaran

Quick, fast and fun, the South African-built Balance 482 is a cat that will get up and go, but offers plenty of comfort once the hook is down. During and...

CRUISING WORLD: Balance 526 Wins Import Boat of the Year

It was a match made in multihull heaven. On the one hand, you had American Phil Berman, a world-class competitive Hobie sailor in his youth, who parlayed his knowledge, talent...

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