Balance 526

Design

Designer

Phillip Berman & Anton du Toit

Summary

Best Suited For

• Performance Cruising

  From the published figures: SA/D 29.7 (upwind 157.1 m², displacement 12500 kg) · 5 cabins

• Liveaboard

  From the published figures: LOA 16 m · 5 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

52.5 ft (16 m)

Hull length

—

LWL

51.3 ft (15.64 m)

Beam

27.1 ft (8.26 m)

Draft (min)

3.7 ft (1.12 m)

Draft (max)

7.1 ft (2.16 m)

Air draft

78.5 ft (23.93 m)

Displacement

27,558 lb (12,500 kg)

Ballast

—

Cabins

3–5

Heads

—

Berths

—

Sail Plan

Main sail

1,141 ft² (106 m²)

Jib

463 ft² (43 m²)

Genoa

—

Sail area

1,691 ft² (157.1 m²)

Downwind sail area

2,583 ft² (240 m²)

Rig type

—

Engine and Tanks

Engine

57 hp (Yanmar)

Engine count

2

Engine manufacturer

Yanmar

Propulsion type

saildrive

Fuel capacity

264 gal (1,000 L)

Fresh water capacity

206 gal (780 L)

Black water capacity

—

Construction

Mast material

—

Hull material

foam core with carbon-fiber reinforcement, epoxy construction

Deck material

—

Keel type

—

Rudder type

—

Steering wheels

—

Builder's Own Figures

Draft Keeled Version

1.37 m

Black Water Capacity

120 ltrs

DISP (Base Boat - Keeled)

12500 kgs

Bridgedeck Clearance

0.83 m

Maximum Displacement

15625 kgs

Davit Load

400 kgs per arm

Max Weight Tender w/OB

255 kgs

Max Length Tender

4.0 m

Screacher/Reacher

88 m2

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 526· this modelDiscontinued52.5 ft
5. Balance 50250 ft
6. Balance 482Discontinued48.3 ft
7. Balance 46446.6 ft
8. Balance 442Discontinued44.3 ft

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