THE PERFECT HARMONY OF PERFORMANCE & LIVABILITY

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Climb aboard the new Balance 442 and behold the boldly contemporary lines of our trend-setting high performance blue water voyager. Designed by world champion catamaran racer Phillip Berman and award winning naval architect Anton du Toit, the Balance 442 is blue water tough, fast as a gazelle, yet exceptionally easy to handle.

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RESTORING BALANCE TO THE CATAMARAN UNIVERSE

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COCKPITA3 PERSPECTIVE

– Multihulls World, 2019

Pretty as she is, every aspect of her design seems to have been refracted through a simplicity prism. Access for repairs is exceptional. Movement from helm to side decks and from side decks to foredeck is a breeze.

With forward-raked wave piercing bows, dual daggerboards, foam core hulls, decks and furniture, carbon reinforced, she offers incomparable performance and stunning design.

SHE IS DESIGNED FOR A COUPLE OR FAMILY WHO WANT TO GO PLACES IN SPEED AND COMFORT YET CARRY SIGNIFICANT CRUISING PAYLOADS.

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SAILING MADE EASY

Balance Catamarans reserves the right to make alterations to specifications and general arrangements without notifications.

THE NEW BALANCE 442Metric Imperial

PRINCIPAL DIMENSIONS

Length Overall 13,50 m 44,29 ft

Length Waterline 13,50 m 44,29 ft

Beam Overall 7,60 m 24,94 ft

Hull Beam 2,05 m 6,73 ft

Freeboard (Bow) 2,00 m 6,56 ft

Freeboard (Stern) 1,70 m 5,58 ft

Draft (Board Up) 1,15 m 3,77 ft

Draft (Board Down) 2,15 m 7,05 ft

Air Draft 20.01 m 65,65 ft

Displacement (Lightship) 10750 kgs 23704 lbs

With the Balance 442 there is never a need to wait for crew. We’ve designed her to be easily piloted single-handed. Our self tending blade jib, reefing station, and innovative Versa-helm Trademarked design now make it possible for almost anyone to single-hand our catamaran safely in any sort of weather.

SAIL AREAS

Sail Area Total (100% Foretriangle) 112,0 m2 1205 ft2

Mainsail 75,59 m2 813,64 ft2

Jib 30,28 m2 325,93 ft2

Storm Jib (Optional) 10,01 m2 107,74 ft2

115% Screacher - Furling (Optional) 60,6 m2 652,29 ft2

Asymmetrical Spinnaker (Optional) 152,83 m2 1645,05 ft2

GENERAL

Engines 2 x Yanmar 3YM30 - SD25

Ships Batteries

Mastervolt Gel Series 600 Ah 24 V

(Optional) Mastervolt Lithium Ion Batteries2 x 5 KW

Mastervolt 3500 W InverterMastervolt 100 W Chargemaster 12 V

Fuel Capacity 2 x 400 liters 2 x 106 gals

Fresh Water Capacity 2 x 350 liters 2 x 92 gals

Black Water Capacity 2 x 42 liters 2 x 11 gals

Designer Du Toit Yacht Design

Classification CE Category A

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GRACIOUS LIVING, ELEGANT DESIGNWe’ve profoundly improved upon catamaran living ergonomics – our bunks, heads and showers, as well as our cabinetry and finishes are truly state-of-the-art. Our European styled interiors have been designed and coordinated by the esteemed Philadelphia design firm, OLC, known for over 25 years as a leader in high-end interior design.

With her owner version configuration, the Balance 442 easily accommodates up to six people for a long voyage. She may also be ordered in a four cabin version. Our innovative salon table converts into a queen size bed so you can always sleep another couple if required. It is a superb place to hang out, read a book, or sleep when your partner is on watch. Her master shower aft is luxurious, and the 442 sports 6 foot 8 inches of headroom, boasts a large U-shaped galley, and offers more quality, hand-crafted cabinetry than any performance catamaran of her size and class.

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KEEPING IT SIMPLEThe 442 is fast, sure. But she’s easily operated single-handed if required. 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 a mainsheet system that operates without a traveler, you don’t need to be a racer to sail her.

VERSA HELM DESIGN – BECAUSE ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALLThe new 442 delivers the most expansive sight lines in the catamaran industry today. The flow and openness between the main salon and the cockpit are superb, and her permanent up and down helm stations take the ground breaking Versa-Helm design to an entire new level. Spitting rain? Cold and tired? Who cares? You’re sailing a Balance.

– Multihulls Quarterly

It was clear that Berman and du Toit had spent hundreds of hours to design what they felt was the ultimate blue-water performance cat.

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WHAT MAKES HER SPECIAL?

It’s been said before that, “Balance doesn’t make perfect – only perfect balance makes perfect.” This sums up our designs perfectly! We’ve thought through every aspect of the 442 to strike a careful balance between speed and comfort.

Racers at heart, Berman and du Toit are also deeply practical sailors who’ve spent thousands of miles at sea. For them, a great catamaran must live as well as it sails. A superb galley, great sleeping and eating spaces, plenty of storage, and enchanting areas in which to live and play - inside or outside - this is our 442.

– Multihulls World, 2019

In addition to being a yacht of the finest quality, the new “Versa-Helm” is so elegant, wise and functional one wonders why nobody thought to do it before

She’s a pleasure to move about on, to sleep on, cook, lounge, bathe, dine and entertain friends and family.

There is a place to store everything on the 442, and a lot of places to just hang out and relax – you can pilot her up top in fair weather, pilot her down in the cold, you can lounge and read inside or outside, turn your tables into beds, into dining tables, into pleasure nooks for reading or watching the latest film. The 442 is your home away from home.

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Exposure to bad weather on the 442 is minimized while your ability to sail away from the worst is maximized. But sailing fast isn’t enough, is it? No catamaran should brag about being the first at anchor if she’s not also a sheer delight to live on. That’s why the 442 is the most gracious live-aboard 44 foot performance catamaran we could possibly design.

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