{"id":13208,"date":"2025-01-17T07:23:07","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T07:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/?page_id=13208"},"modified":"2025-05-23T20:55:26","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T20:55:26","slug":"community-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/community-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Community"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13208\" class=\"elementor elementor-13208\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-380245a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"380245a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0751e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d0751e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Community<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21fc650 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"21fc650\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d1b823 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d1b823\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Building More<br> Than Boats<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d86a934 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d86a934\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62280bf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"62280bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31497e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31497e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When we\u2019re not sailing, we\u2019re likely thinking or talking about sailing. It\u2019s beyond a passion\u2014and we want to share lessons, stories, and tips to help one another experience the joy that catamaran sailing delivers.<\/p><p>Your Balance journey begins from the first time we speak to identify your needs, to finding the materials and finishes to your liking, and receiving updates on the build of your vessel. We help you navigate the sometimes daunting aspects of the boat buying process and work to ensure your launch day is one of the most memorable of your life.<\/p><p>From launch day, we encourage you to be a part of our community of builders, founders, partners, and each and every Balance owner. Of course, if you need some time by yourself, you can blissfully explore \u00be of the earth\u2019s surface sailing your Balance vessel.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-230ff87 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"230ff87\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16086f9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"16086f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad2cf66 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ad2cf66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1258\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-884\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG-4.jpg 1258w, https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG-4-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG-4-1024x733.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG-4-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG-4-349x250.jpg 349w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1258px) 100vw, 1258px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e21a5ff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e21a5ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bbe675 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6bbe675\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Education<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-869748e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"869748e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At Balance, we are focused on customer education because we want sailors to extract as much pleasure as possible from their time on the water<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-609b008 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"609b008\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/community-2\/education\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9c08af e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c9c08af\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Join the <strong data-start=\"9\" data-end=\"32\">World Cruising Club<\/strong>, the leading organizer of sailing rallies worldwide, and sail around the world in the company of other Balance owners with the support of Balance Catamarans.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdea74e elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"cdea74e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/world-cruising-club\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6846807 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6846807\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/world-arc-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14105\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/world-arc-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/world-arc-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/world-arc-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/world-arc-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/world-arc-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f13c72 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7f13c72\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-584e048 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"584e048\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4c46ea elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b4c46ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"571\" src=\"https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG-5-1024x731.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-885\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG-5-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG-5-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG-5-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG-5-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG-5.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c43545c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c43545c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34f7ed5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"34f7ed5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sustaining Balance<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccc6247 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ccc6247\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At Balance, we strive to listen and learn from others, to respect those on the journey with us.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-280ca7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"280ca7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/community-2\/sustaining-balance\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07235a6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"07235a6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cfbf4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1cfbf4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Owners Think<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29b175e elementor-pagination-type-bullets elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-carousel\" data-id=\"29b175e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;carousel_items&quot;:[{&quot;slide_title&quot;:&quot;Slide #1&quot;,&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;98f75e2&quot;},{&quot;slide_title&quot;:&quot;Slide 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#2&quot;,&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;6927a9e&quot;}],&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;slides_to_scroll&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;slides_to_show_tablet&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;slides_to_scroll_tablet&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;slides_to_show_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500,&quot;offset_sides&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;pagination&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;,&quot;image_spacing_custom&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;image_spacing_custom_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;image_spacing_custom_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-carousel swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"1\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5bfe41 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d5bfe41\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1e2afd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b1e2afd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30d3362 elementor-widget 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