Balance 451 vs Voyager 48
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On the numbers
Next to the Balance 451, the Voyager 48 is 1.2 m longer and of similar displacement. The Voyager 48 has the higher Capsize screening (3.82, above the guideline), the Balance 451 the lower (3.53, above the guideline).
Balance 451
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Voyager 48 | |
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| General | ||
| Builder | Balance Catamarans | Chris White Designs |
| Designer | Roger Hill/Phillip Berman | Chris White |
| Hull type | Catamaran Twin Dbrd. | Catamaran |
| Rigging | Frac. Sloop (Rotating Spar) | – |
| Construction | FG/pre-preg foam core w/carbon | – |
| First built | 2016 | – |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length overall | 13.61 m ▼ | 14.76 m ▲ |
| Waterline length | 12.90 m | – |
| Beam | 7.11 m ▼ | 7.70 m ▲ |
| Draft (max) | 2.10 m ▲ | 1.22 m ▼ |
| Draft (min) | 0.80 m | – |
| Weight & ballast | ||
| Displacement | 8,391 kg ▼ | 8,391 kg ▲ |
| Sail plan | ||
| Sail area | – | 106.84 m² |
| Mainsail | – | 67.26 m² |
| Foresail | – | 39.58 m² |
| Engine & tanks | ||
| Engine make | Volvo Penta | – |
| Engine power | 58 HP | – |
| Fuel | 424 L | – |
| Water | 348 L | – |
| Ratios | ||
| D/L | 109 | – |
| Comfort ratio | 10.0 lightweight racing | – |
| Capsize screening | 3.53 ▼ above the guideline | 3.82 ▲ above the guideline |
| Hull speed | 8.72 kn | – |
| KSP | 0.74 | – |
▲ highest and ▼ lowest value in each row. Ratio bands as on the yacht pages; – means the value is not in the catalogue.