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...
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...
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,...
Sometimes, if you are lucky, there’s a moment on the water when thinking stops. When decisions seem to flow with ease and you’re not reacting to the ocean instead you’re...
Last 526 Makes Way for New 540 It is so cliché to say, “time flies,” and yet this cliched old thing could not be truer. Fourteen years have passed since...
Real-World E-Drive Efficiency: What the Data Is Showing (and Why It Matters) We’re excited to share the newest insights from our close partners at Integrel Solutions, as part of their...
One of the things we value most at Balance Catamarans is hearing honest, unfiltered impressions from sailors who have no obligation to say nice things — and who have spent...
A Christmas Spirit Launch to Close Out 2025 in St. Francis Bay As dusk settled over St. Francis Bay at the end of December 2025, Instinct rolled out of the...
Launch Day in St Francis Bay Roam made her exit from the factory to an African sunrise, mast stepped and ready for the water. At Balance, every launch comes with...
