Balance 502

Design

Designer

Phillip Berman & Anton du Toit

Summary

Best Suited For

• Performance Cruising

  From the published figures: SA/D 28.0 (upwind 143 m², displacement 11800 kg) · 4 cabins

• Liveaboard

  From the published figures: LOA 15.25 m · 4 cabins · fresh water 780 L

Tags are derived from certified class, length, sail area, accommodation and tankage using the criteria described on the Sources page; an editor may add or remove one.

Sailing Ratios

Classic yacht-design ratios worked out from the builder's published figures, each shown against the bands designers read it by.

Most builders publish a light displacement. The ratios were defined on a loaded boat, so every boat here reads a little lighter than a surveyor's figure would — all alike, which keeps them comparable.

Tanks

What the builder publishes about how fast, how strong and how much the boat carries.

Dimensions

LOA

50 ft (15.25 m)

Hull length

—

LWL

50 ft (15.25 m)

Beam

25.9 ft (7.9 m)

Draft (min)

3.8 ft (1.16 m)

Draft (max)

7.4 ft (2.27 m)

Air draft

73.5 ft (22.4 m)

Displacement

26,015 lb (11,800 kg)

Ballast

—

Cabins

3–4

Heads

—

Berths

—

Sail Plan

Main sail

1,029 ft² (95.63 m²)

Jib

423 ft² (39.31 m²)

Genoa

—

Sail area

1,539 ft² (143 m²)

Downwind sail area

2,345 ft² (217.9 m²)

Rig type

—

Engine and Tanks

Engine

45 hp (Yanmar)

Engine count

2

Engine manufacturer

Yanmar

Propulsion type

saildrive

Fuel capacity

211 gal (800 L)

Fresh water capacity

206 gal (780 L)

Black water capacity

—

Construction

Mast material

—

Hull material

E-glass carbon-fiber-reinforced vinylester foam-core

Deck material

—

Keel type

—

Rudder type

—

Steering wheels

—

Builder's Own Figures

Screacher/Reacher (Code D)

89.55 m2

Max Load Displacement

18850 kg

Underwing Clearance

932 mm to 827 mm

Black Water Capacity

2 x 61 ltrs

VersaDrive Integrel E-Drive

2 x 15kW 2 x 20HP

Brochure

About Balance Catamarans

Semi-custom

American-founded builder of performance sailing catamarans, established in 2013 by Phillip Berman, with boats built by partner yards in Saint Francis and Cape Town, South Africa.

The Balance Catamarans Range

Every model Balance Catamarans publishes, by length — where this one sits in the range.

1. Balance 75076.1 ft
2. Balance 58058.3 ft
3. Balance 54054.5 ft
4. Balance 502· this model50 ft
5. Balance 46446.6 ft

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