Balance 540

Design

Designer

Phillip Berman & Anton du Toit

Summary

Best Suited For

• Performance Cruising

  From the published figures: SA/D 32.1 (upwind 179.1 m², displacement 13500 kg) · 4 cabins

• Liveaboard

  From the published figures: LOA 16.61 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

54.5 ft (16.61 m)

Hull length

—

LWL

54.5 ft (16.6 m)

Beam

27.5 ft (8.38 m)

Draft (min)

4.1 ft (1.24 m)

Draft (max)

10.4 ft (3.16 m)

Air draft

81.4 ft (24.82 m)

Displacement

29,762 lb (13,500 kg)

Ballast

—

Cabins

3–4

Heads

—

Berths

—

Sail Plan

Main sail

1,248 ft² (115.91 m²)

Jib

—

Genoa

695 ft² (64.54 m²)

Sail area

1,928 ft² (179.1 m²)

Downwind sail area

2,693 ft² (250.15 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

carbon fiber / foam core epoxy

Deck material

—

Keel type

—

Rudder type

—

Steering wheels

—

Builder's Own Figures

Bridgedeck Clearance (Base Boat)

0.88 m

Black Water Capacity

122 ltrs

Davit Load

400 kg per arm

160% Screacher

142.74 m2

Maximum Load Displacement

20150 kg

Displacement (Dependent on Model & Fit Out)

13,500-15,500 kg

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 540· this model54.5 ft
4. Balance 50250 ft
5. Balance 46446.6 ft

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