Overview
The Balance 451 is a catamaran from Balance Catamarans, designed by Roger Hill/Phillip Berman and first built in 2016. It carries a fractional sloop with a rotating spar on 44.64 ft overall and 23.33 ft of beam.
Design and Construction
Length on the waterline is 42.31 ft. Displacement is listed at 18,499 lb with about 957 sq ft of reported sail area. The hulls are built of fiberglass over a pre-preg foam core with carbon, and the boat has twin daggerboards: draft is 6.89 ft with the boards down and 2.62 ft with them up. Power is Volvo Penta diesel, 58 hp. Listed figures are underwing clearance of 2 ft 7 in lightship and 2 ft 4 in at full load, a maximum payload of 3,433 lb, a 706.5 sq ft mainsail, a 260.7 sq ft self-tending jib, a 711.6 sq ft screecher and a 1,367 sq ft spinnaker.
Buyers Notes
John Neal rates the Balance 42-70 range 4 of 5, with no note printed.
