Owners Stories & Adventure

Apogee’s Story: A Retirement Dream, an Atlantic Crossing, and a New Adventure Ahead

In 2023 Gary and Katie, a Seattle couple and lifelong Pacific Northwest sailors, made their retirement dream real. They bought a Balance 482 and named her Apogee. They chose the...

Women at the Helm: Phoebe and Perrine Aboard Tiger Lily

Sea People sat down with the two skippers running our Balance 502 Tiger Lily in the Outer Passage programme. Sea People’s latest newsletter led with a story we were delighted...

Aboard Matsu: From the Lesser Antilles to French Polynesia

A Voyage Through the Caribbean, the Pacific, and Beyond In Julie’s own words, continuing the story of her family’s voyage aboard their Balance 482, Matsu. For those who followed our...

274 Miles in a Day: Balance 502 Twin Fin Completes Cape Town to Grenada

A Record Run to Close Out the Crossing Balance 502 TwinFin has just completed a Cape Town to Grenada passage — and she saved her best for last. On the...

Welcome to St Helena: Landfall in the Middle of the Atlantic

Atlantic Crossing, Part Two. From the crew of the Balance 526 Väster. After more than 2,000 miles of open ocean, the first sight of St Helena does something strange to...

Set Sail with Confidence: Life Aboard an Outer Passage Charter

How one sailing program is turning curious dreamers into capable bluewater sailors — one Balance catamaran at a time. There’s a moment on the water — helm in hand, sails...

Your Fitness Is Part of Your Safety Plan

Kaia Brown (of Balance 526 Loki) left a hard- driving career for a life at sea. Then built a fitness system specifically for sailors to ensure a lifetime of sailing...

How Rich Built His Perfect Balance 580

After 70 years of sailing and two retirements, Rich finally had the boat he’d always envisioned. We sat down with him dockside in St. Francis Bay to hear the story...

A Rally for the Trailblazers: Celebrating the Originals at Balance Catamarans’ Spring Rally

Looking around at the fleet during our latest Spring Rally, it’s impossible not to feel a deep sense of pride. Seeing so many of our original models lined up together,...

Atlantic Crossing | Part 1

The African Send-Off: Why This Passage Changes Everything There’s a moment — somewhere between land and horizon — where everything shifts. Not physically.Mentally. You’ve left Cape Town behind. The noise,...

Understanding Catamaran Pricing

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