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Balance 482

Catamaran, twin daggerboards · Fractional Sloop · First built 2020

Designed by Anton DU Toit.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Catamaran Twin Dbrd.

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The Balance 482, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from All About Sailing

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

Shoal draftDraws 1.16 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LightHeavy

99 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 99
EasygoingPowered-up

27.0 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 27.0
  • Draws more than ~82% of boats her size on file

Compared with 263 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Balance 482, as the fleet has seen it

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The Balance 482 is a 14.7-meter fractional sloop catamaran, designed by Anton Du Toit and built by Balance Catamarans since 2020. It features a twin daggerboard hull and a VersaHelm design. The catamaran has a beam of 7.9 meters, a draft of 2.2 meters, and a displacement of 11,314 kg. Balance Catamarans operates as an independent builder based in South Africa, distinguishing itself within a competitive performance catamaran market that includes brands like HH, Outremer, and Gunboat.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
27.0
Displacement / length
99.1
Hull
Hull type
Catamaran Twin Dbrd.
Construction
E-glass/cabon
Production
Years built
First built 2020
Designer
Anton Du Toit
Builder
Balance Catamarans

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The family

Related models

The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.

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