Craftsmanship
A Special Land
Creates Magic
at Sea
Two oceans, multiple cultures, and a tradition of seafaring coverage in South Africa, where Balance Catamarans are designed and built.
Multihulls have dotted the seas of this country for generations and that means that designers, fabricators, and builders have the experience and skill to match any boat-building country in the world.
Our factory employs craftspeople from multiple generations and cultures, infusing each vessel with character and an artisan’s touch.
Industry-Leading Quality
We engineer and build elegant, contemporary, durable, safe, blue-water performance catamarans that are as easily operated and maintained as possible.
Balance catamarans are not mass-produced yachts, but painstakingly hand-crafted. Our hulls and decks are hand-laminated and vacuum-bagged with closed-cell foam cores in either epoxy or vinyl-ester resins. Every catamaran we craft is heavily carbon fiber reinforced with fully tabbed hand-laminated bulkheads. All furniture is hand-made for each individual yacht in foam core with real wood veneers. Our tempered glass windows will not shrink or craze and offer superior visibility in all conditions. Tough and thoughtfully built.
Geoff Fish and Jonathan Paarman work it out
Jarrod Mienie and Johannes Kabane have a bit of fun
"The hull that I inspected was spray finished in a gray blue color and the fairing quality was flawless, not a single bump in her shiny blue hulls. It is hard to imagine the amount of time it took to fabricate tooling that allowed for this, or the amount of time spent fairing her to gain such a finish.” — Multihulls Magazine
Design Philosophy
Engineering and design work hand in hand at Balance. Engineering focusing on solving problems and design bringing livability and grace to the live-aboard performance catamaran.
The best designers focus on how things ought to be. We are no exception. We want design and performance, durability and grace, innovation and practicality. We invented the groundbreaking VersaHelm™ with its four-corners visibility. And designed our signature wave piercing, chine-free, gradual-flare-hull shapes to reduce pitching and enable our catamarans to carry significant cruising payloads at impressive speeds. Handcrafted cabinetry, spacious galleys, luxurious living quarters, capacious bathrooms, and light filled, open-plan salons and cockpits…design that performs.
Simon Mtonga, Austin Marshall, Siyanda Loni, and Marchant Hesse get down to business
Legato Motashabi takes it all in stride
Why South Africa?
Lukhanyo Langa, Ntlankanipho Sibesu, Luzuko Mbeki, and Nkosithandile Mhlambeni keep it smooth
Mark Wehrley and Peter Dean share a laugh
Makazole Mhlangani gets the details right
Design & Build Process
At Balance, we take pride in our expert teams who craft the quality catamarans that define our brand. Discover more about the people behind the scenes and the step-by-step process of building a Balance Catamaran—from design to handover.
Check out the full Balance 526 Build Series.
