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Balance 526
Make Model Length Price Year Condition
Balance 526 52 ft $ 1,650,000 2018 Used
Boat Name Hull Material Number of Engines Fuel Type
DRAGONFLY Composite 2 Diesel
One of the first Balance 526 catamarans to come to market, Dragonfly is hull #4 of this covetedhigh performance brand. Her experienced owners bought her to enjoy a two year sea-battical,voyaging the U.S. East coast, Bahamas, and Carribbean. She is an exceptionally pretty 526, withlight gray hulls, a gorgeous interior with several custom cabinets, carbon mast, and of course asyou would expect all of the finest equipment money can buy for a live-aboard voyager, 1200 wattsof solar, Spectra watermaker, full aircon, Northern Lights generator, Fibrepath sails, spinnaker andscreecher, etc. etc. She is U.S. duty paid, U.S. flagged, and simply ready to go! A buyer could loadher up the day after closing and head for the South Pacific without a second-thought. Currentreplacement value for Dragonfly is $1,800,000. Dragonfly represents a rare and exceptional
Broker: Phillip Berman
Tel: 215-508-2704
Email: [email protected]
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opportunity to own one of the finest built performance catamarans in the world today, from theworld's fastest growing performance manufacturer. To learn all about her, just give us a call!Dragonfly is the grand prize winner of Cruising World's Boat of the Year Competition as the"Import Boat of the Year" as well as "Best Multihull over 50 feet"
Broker: Phillip Berman
Tel: 215-508-2704
Email: [email protected]
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Measurements
LOA: 56 ft 2 inBeam: 28 ft 5 inNumber of Heads: 2
Propulsion
Engine #1Engine Make: YANMARPrimary Engines: InboardDrive Type: Sail DriveLocation: StarboardHours: 827Power: 57 hpEngine #2Engine Make: YANMARPrimary Engines: InboardDrive Type: Sail DriveLocation: PortHours: 823Power: 57 hp
SPECIFICATIONS
OVERALL LENGTH
52.50ft / 16.00m
WATERLINE LENGTH
51.31ft / 15.639m
BEAM OVERALL
27.17ft / 8.26m
MAIN SAIL
1141 ft2 / 106 m2
Broker: Phillip Berman
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WORKING SELF-TACKING JIB
461 ft2 / 43m2
SAIL AREA (100% FORETRIANGLE)
1690ft2 / 157.1m2
DRAFT
Keel Version: 4.5ft / 1.37m
AIR DRAFT / MAST CLEARANCE
78.53ft / 23.93m
BRIDGEDECK CLEARANCE
2.89ft / 0.88m
DISP (L/SHIP)
26,455lbs / 12,000kgs (Keel Version)
SCREACHER/REACHER
1159 ft2 / 108m2
YANMAR 4JH57 X SD 60
2× 57 HP / 2×43 kW
FUEL CAPACITY
2×130 gals / 2×500 liters
FRESH WATER CAPACITY
2×103 gals / 2×390 litres
BLACK WATER CAPACITY
2×16 gals / 2×60 litres
MAXIMUM DISPLACEMENT
34,450lbs / 15,625kg
Broker: Phillip Berman
Tel: 215-508-2704
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MAXIMUM CRUISING PAYLOAD
6,890lbs / 3,125kgs
DESIGNERS
Phillip Berman and Anton Du Toit
LAYOUT
3 cabins/Owner Version2 heads
POWER + WATER CIRCUIT
Dual electronic throttle (uphelm + downhelm)6x Solar panels ~ 1200 WNorthern Lights Generator with enclosure - 7KwGenerator hours as of March 2020: 540Isolation Transformer2x underwater lights2x aux power socket per headSpectra Cape Horn Extreme Watermaker 24VDC 54LPH with Z-ION Protection System (29 kgs/65lbs)
INTERIOR EQUIPMENT
Oceanair Saloon BlindsCustom gas BBQ in cockpit including 5kg composite bottleFull house a/c (Saloon + 3 cabins) total 34 BTUVitrifrigo In Classic Refill IcemakerSplendide Washer/Dryer Combo WBC7100XCTPlasTeak cockpit flooring
OUTSIDE EQUIPMENT
Line bag packageSunshade awnings + built in composite trackCustom made helm hardtop w/screens
Broker: Phillip Berman
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SAILS + RIGGING + DECK GEAR
Carbon MastWire forestay with wire lateral riggingHayrack upgrade on aluminum boomFibrepath Mainsail clothFibrepath Headsail6x Schaefer receptaclesSymmetrical spinnakerCode 0 screecher1x size 50 winch manual & 1x60 winch motorized at helm, jib sheet and reef2x Size 46 winch motorized on all coaming (dinghy, daggerboards, spinnaker + code 0)Size 60 electric winch on port deck (spinnaker and code 0 halyard)
NAVIGATION + ELECTRONICS
Iridium Go SAT Antenna on mastWi-Fi Booster with routerKVH V3ip satellite tracfone system
TENDER
12' Highfield + center console with a 2-stroke 40 HP
SAFETY
6-Man life raft
GRACIOUS LIVING, ELEGANT DESIGN
After selling over 500 catamarans we know that our customers wish to turn their yachts intogracious, elegant homes. We’ve spent hour upon hour examining our interior sight lines. We’veprofoundly improved upon catamaran living ergonomics – our beds, toilettes and showers, as wellas our cabinetry and finishes are truly state-of-the-art. Our European styled interiors have beendesigned and coordinated by the esteemed Philadelphia design firm, OLC, known for over 25 yearsas a leader in high-end interior design.
EXPERIENCE MATTERS
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The 526 is the brainchild of multihull racer, author and designer Phillip Berman, naval architectAnton Du Toit, and well-known catamaran builder Jonathan Paarman. This exceptional yacht wasdesigned and built by a team with a lifetime of experience sailing, racing, cruising and fabricatingblue water catamarans. The 526 is also the byproduct of the enormous fund of direct sailingexperience and customer feedback Phillip gained managing the sale of over 500 catamaransthrough The Multihull Company, the world’s largest brokerage firm specializing in the sale of blue-water voyaging catamarans. No design, build and brokerage team has ever assembled the depthof hard-fought experience our team holds in catamaran design and fabrication.
SAILING MADE EASY
With the Balance 526 there is never a need to wait for crew. We’ve designed her to be easilypiloted single-handed. Our self tending blade jib, reefing station, and innovative Versa-helmTrademarked design now make it possible for almost anyone to single-hand our catamaran safelyin any sort of weather.
KEEPING IT SIMPLE
We designed the Balance 526 to be as simple to operate and maintain as possible. You want to gosailing, not hang around marina’s cajoling contractors to repair your overly complex systems. Wehave worked overtime to design the simplest, most bullet- proof wiring, plumbing, and mechanicalsystems possible. We do so based on our lifetime of experience as boat builders and brokers whohave attended hundreds of surveys. We’ve chosen the vendors who produce the best and mostreliable products because nothing second best is good enough for us.
DUAL DAGGERBOARDS
The 526 can be configured with dual daggerboards for those seeking maximum performanceunder sail, or with high performance fixed keels to reduce operational complexity. To understandthe trade-offs and performance differences, please see the study we conducted with the WolfsonUnit at the University of Southampton. The fully retractable dual daggerboards draws less than 3’6” inches of water when retracted. Shallow waters are no longer off limits. Upwind performance isdramatically improved with the boards in the down position, while off wind performance isenhanced with the boards raised. In dangerous cross seas, with the “boards up,” the 526 will side-slip to avoid the tripping effect associated with large fin keeled cats.
VERSA HELM DESIGN
The first of its kind in catamaran design, our all-weather Versahelm design blends the best of bothworlds for serious voyagers. In fair weather you open up the sliding hard top and sail upstairs in
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open air. In inclement weather you close the hardtop and drop our cantilevered wheel into the aftcockpit. From here you pilot in total protection looking through our large vertical salon windows.The down position enables you to see all four corners of the yacht for docking and offers a safe,warm and comfortable place to sit watch and pilot the 526 in any sort of weather. We have laboredsedulously to eliminate the ugliness and problems of two-tiered hard tops that must be coveredwith plastic or glass for cold weather sailing. We see no reason why a modern catamaran mustlook like a fishing trawler but find every reason to believe she must often be piloted like one – inany sort of weather in comfort and safety. Sailing must be fun whenever it can be but warm andsafe went it cannot.
Fatigue is the start of every crisis when voyaging and at Balance Catamarans we design our yachtsto fight this threat at every turn.
Most catamaran builders appear to assume everyone is the same size, forcing shorter people intoliving with helm stations and sight lines that are unworkable, or constraining taller people intocontorted postures when helming or operating winches. At Balance we find this unacceptable.We’ve designed the 526 with helm chairs that adjust up and down as well as fore and aft. We’vealso designed a unique retracting helm standing platform that can be raised to increase sight linesfor those who wish to pilot “over the bows” up narrow channels or crab pot cluttered rivers andestuaries. If you are shorter than most, or taller than most, you will celebrate our thoughtfuldesign.
LIGHT, STRONG AND SAFE
Speed is safety provided your yacht is engineered and built to stand up to the worst weathernature delivers. The Balance 526 is strong, but also light. She 526 weighs less than 12.5 tonsequipped for voyaging. She is built using a combination of E-glass, Carbon, Closed Cell Foam,Composite Bulkheads and the entire laminate structure is Epoxy. If there is a need to run fromweather, or position away from it, the Balance 526 will take you safely where you need to go withalacrity. Fast, rugged, unsinkable.
HEAT RESISTANT DESIGN WITH MASSIVE NATURAL VENTILATION
The 526 salon roof carries a brow over her large vertical windows to reduce heat buildup insidethe salon. In hot tropical locations you no longer need to cover your salon windows with UV coversor constantly run the air conditioning. We’ve set a new bar in natural air flow with our unique“Forced-Air-Dorade” hatches that power air from the forward cabins aft in the most efficient andcleverly designed manner yet devised. We’ve also designed as many of our hatches and port-lightsto be left open in a tropical downpour.
Broker: Phillip Berman
Tel: 215-508-2704
Email: [email protected]
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SPEED
The 526 will obtain top speeds in excess of 27 knots (One of our owners has already proven this tous!). Our primary aim, however, was to design catamarans which will sustain high average speeds,fully laden, without being hard-pressed. The 526 was designed to sustain speeds between 10 and12 knots over 24-hour periods. With several of them now already sailing this has been proven,including one 526 owner who averaged over 11 knots in a four day period.
SEA KINDLY, HIGH CLEARANCE, HEAVY PAYLOAD CARRYING HULLS
The 526 was designed carefully to center the weights as much as possible to dampen fore and aftpitching. She carries a sharp, high bow to pierce the seas and high underwing clearance to avoidslapping and pounding. No protrusions or chines are found in our hulls. They are “pure-form”shapes that inhibit drag, increase speed, and reduce sea-induced motion. Our hulls also minimizedrag regardless of the payloads you carry. As payloads grow so too does the beam of our hulls,increasing hydrodynamic drag incrementally for the loads you need to carry. Unlike so many flatsided performance cats that sail smartly when empty but slow dramatically with loads, the 526 willonly see marginal speed degradation when loaded for cruising.
360 DEGREE INSIDE-OUTSIDE VISION
In keeping with modern design the 526 aft cockpit and salon floors are on the same level,increasing the openness of the salon to the aft cockpit to provide amazing visibility in all directionswhether inside or outside. Our salon carries over 6 feet 8 inches of headroom and high, verticalwindows to present a panoramic vision of the world outside. No matter whether you are standingor sitting in the salon, or the aft cockpit, you will be connected to the sea. This not only makespiloting the boat safer, but living more pleasant.
REEFING AND LINE HANDLING MADE EASY
The Balance 526 reefing station enables a single handed sailor to hoist, reef, and trim the mainsailand genoa with ease. At Balance we believe reefing and sail handling should be managed as nearas possible to the primary helm station in a dedicated work area. Our design places all of thewinches and stoppers in the ideal location for ease of use. Raising the mainsail, reefing, andadjusting the sheets has never been easier. No more reaching up or over winches in contortedpostures to lift or close a stopper. No more spaghetti piling up on the floor or tripping overthrottles or instruments. Our line storage systems are the best ever devised. Nobody has thoughtthrough these issues with the intensity of our design and build team to finally achieve a solution tothese persistent design flaws found on dated bulkhead helm designs.
Broker: Phillip Berman
Tel: 215-508-2704
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CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY
Our design and build philosophy at Balance Catamarans is simple: Improve on the proven,innovate when required. As the inventors of the ground-breaking Versa Helm design we know howto push the envelope, but we never go against our prime directive – BUILD THE FINEST, MOSTEASILY OPERATED, BULLET PROOF PERFORMANCE VOYAGING CATAMARANS POSSIBLE.
EXCEPTIONAL BUILD QUALITY
We use the finest resins, epoxies, foam cores, fiberglass and carbon products available in theworld today. Our yachts are built with a combination of resin infusion or vacuum baggedtechniques. We use only foam composite bulkheads, foam cores, and all of our furniture andcabinets are made with cored, sandwich construction. We use carbon fiber heavily in all of the highload areas of our yachts and custom fabricate many of our own glass/carbon components –including davits, bimini posts, doors, bimini tops, etc. Every move we make at Balance is focusedon producing the lightest, strongest, stiffest catamaran we can possibly build..
Disclaimer
The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant theaccuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct hisagents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel isoffered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
Broker: Phillip Berman
Tel: 215-508-2704
Email: [email protected]
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