Balance 580

Design

Designer

Phillip Berman & Anton du Toit

Summary

Best Suited For

• Performance Cruising

  From the published figures: SA/D 32.6 (upwind 209.1 m², displacement 16668 kg) · 5 cabins

• Liveaboard

  From the published figures: LOA 17.78 m · 5 cabins · fresh water 600 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

58.3 ft (17.78 m)

Hull length

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LWL

58.3 ft (17.78 m)

Beam

28.2 ft (8.6 m)

Draft (min)

5.4 ft (1.65 m)

Draft (max)

11 ft (3.35 m)

Air draft

90 ft (27.43 m)

Displacement

36,747 lb (16,668 kg)

Ballast

—

Cabins

3–5

Heads

—

Berths

—

Sail Plan

Main sail

1,517 ft² (140.9 m²)

Jib

856 ft² (79.5 m²)

Genoa

—

Sail area

2,251 ft² (209.1 m²)

Downwind sail area

3,346 ft² (310.83 m²)

Rig type

—

Engine and Tanks

Engine

—

Engine count

—

Engine manufacturer

Yanmar

Propulsion type

saildrive

Fuel capacity

264 gal (1,000 L)

Fresh water capacity

159 gal (600 L)

Black water capacity

—

Construction

Mast material

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Hull material

carbon fiber / foam core epoxy

Deck material

—

Keel type

—

Rudder type

—

Steering wheels

—

Builder's Own Figures

Davit Load

400 kgs per arm

Max Weight Tender w/OB

268 kgs

Bridgedeck Clearance (Base Boat)

1.10 m

Black Water Capacity

122 ltrs

Maximum Load Displacement

21668 kgs

Max Length Tender

4.27 m

Screacher/Reacher

125.7 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 580· this model58.3 ft
3. Balance 54054.5 ft
4. Balance 50250 ft
5. Balance 46446.6 ft

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