2013 Balance Catamarans 526

With her heavily carbon reinforced structures and total epoxy construction, she sails like a racer yet remains amazingly easy to operate and maintain.

Perfect balance is achieved only when all competing elements work in harmony. This is
Balance Catamarans’ design philosophy. It is a never-ending drive for perfect balance.
Norhi’s owners put this philosophy to the test and were first across the line at the recent
Cape2Rio race beating race-ready multihulls that tout performance. Our cats are a winning
balance of speed and comfort.

With her powerful 1,690-square foot-sail plan the Balance 526 ghosts along in 5 knots of wind while others are burning diesel. But when its blowing, furl in her headsails, reef her down, and fly. She is built to withstand the worst weather.

With her owner-version configuration, the Balance 526 easily accommodates six people. And Balance’s innovative salon table converts into a queen-size bed so you can always host another couple. It is also a place to hang out, read a book, or sleep when your partner is on watch. Her master shower aft is luxurious. The 526 sports 6’10” of headroom, boasts a large U-shaped galley, and offers more cabinetry than any performance catamaran of her size and class.

The new 526 delivers expansive sight lines, the result of technological innovations. The
flow and openness between the main salon and cockpit are superbly designed with the
VersaHelm® - a helm station that swings up and down with ease. The VersaHelm® has
revolutionized all weather sailing and been copied by others. At Balance, our quest for
perfect balance means we innovate, we create, we imagine better sailing experiences at
every stage. And then we build it.

The 526 is fast, but how does she balance the need for speed with the reality of singlehanded sailing? Her self-tending blade jib makes tacking a simple matter of turning over the helm. All of her reefing and sail management takes place at the upper helm station. With her dual furling headsails, electric winches, and mainsheet system that operates without a traveler, her ease of sailing is remarkable.