O que a frota viu
O Balance 580, como a frota o viu
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The Balance 580 is a 17.8-meter fractional sloop catamaran, designed by Phillip Berman and Anton Du Toit, built by Balance Catamarans since 2024. It has a twin daggerboard hull, an 8.6-meter beam, a 3.4-meter draft, and displaces 16,668 kg. The main sail area is 140.9 m², the jib sail area is 79.5 m², the reacher sail area is 125.7 m², and the spinnaker sail area is 310.83 m². The Balance 580 was scheduled for display at the Annapolis Sailboat Show, an event for cruisers preparing for Caribbean passages.3:53 Balance Catamarans, an independent builder based in South Africa, produces the 580, which features carbon fiber construction and a pivoting VersaHelm design.4:06
