Balance 526 vs DH550
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On the numbers
Next to the Balance 526, the DH550 is 0.8 m longer and 2% heavier. The DH550 has the higher D/L (90), the Balance 526 the lower (90). The Balance 526 has the higher Comfort ratio (9.9, lightweight racing), the DH550 the lower (9.4, lightweight racing). The DH550 has the higher Capsize screening (3.78, above the guideline), the Balance 526 the lower (3.63, above the guideline).
Balance 526
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DH550
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| General | ||
| Builder | Balance Catamarans | Dudley Dix Yacht Design |
| Designer | Phillip Berman/Anton du Toit | Dudley Dix, Philip Harvey |
| Hull type | Catamaran Twin Dbrd. | Catamaran |
| Rigging | Frac. Sloop (Rotating Spar) | – |
| Construction | E-glass/cabon | – |
| First built | 2016 | – |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length overall | 16.00 m ▼ | 16.75 m ▲ |
| Waterline length | 15.60 m ▼ | 15.70 m ▲ |
| Beam | 8.28 m ▼ | 8.70 m ▲ |
| Draft (max) | 2.20 m ▲ | 2.19 m ▼ |
| Draft (min) | 1.16 m ▲ | 0.75 m ▼ |
| Weight & ballast | ||
| Displacement | 12,200 kg ▼ | 12,500 kg ▲ |
| Sail plan | ||
| Sail area | – | 133.50 m² |
| Engine & tanks | ||
| Engine make | 2x Yanmar | – |
| Fuel | 1,000 L | – |
| Water | 780 L | – |
| Ratios | ||
| SA/D | – | 25.2 high-powered |
| D/L | 90 ▼ | 90 ▲ |
| Comfort ratio | 9.9 ▲ lightweight racing | 9.4 ▼ lightweight racing |
| Capsize screening | 3.63 ▼ above the guideline | 3.78 ▲ above the guideline |
| Hull speed | 9.59 kn ▼ | 9.62 kn ▲ |
| KSP | 0.90 | – |
▲ highest and ▼ lowest value in each row. Ratio bands as on the yacht pages; – means the value is not in the catalogue.