{"id":13495,"date":"2025-02-19T12:44:20","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T12:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/?page_id=13495"},"modified":"2025-07-11T14:49:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T14:49:18","slug":"craftsmanship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/about-2\/craftsmanship\/","title":{"rendered":"Craftsmanship"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13495\" class=\"elementor elementor-13495\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8976141 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8976141\" 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-039c48e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"039c48e\" 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\">Craftsmanship<\/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-16028c8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"16028c8\" 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-626cad9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"626cad9\" 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\">A Special Land<br>\nCreates Magic<br>\nat Sea<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26da88a e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"26da88a\" 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-e261a14 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e261a14\" 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-72e0296 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72e0296\" 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>Two oceans, multiple cultures, and a tradition of seafaring coverage in South Africa, where Balance Catamarans are designed and built.<\/p><p>Multihulls have dotted the seas of this country for generations and that means that designers, fabricators, and builders have the experience and skill to match any boat-building country in the world.<\/p><p>Our factory employs craftspeople from multiple generations and cultures, infusing each vessel with character and an artisan\u2019s touch.<\/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-05621a5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"05621a5\" 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-197e34a elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"197e34a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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aria-label=\"Play Video\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-play\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M424.4 214.7L72.4 6.6C43.8-10.3 0 6.1 0 47.9V464c0 37.5 40.7 60.1 72.4 41.3l352-208c31.4-18.5 31.5-64.1 0-82.6z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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-ed40a6d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ed40a6d\" 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-708fc36 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"708fc36\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e694f8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e694f8\" 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-f5accbb text-display elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5accbb\" 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\">Industry-Leading Quality<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-577887f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"577887f\" 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-54b307e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54b307e\" 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<div class=\"intro-context intro-context--default\"><div class=\"intro-context__inner\"><div class=\"intro-context__secondary\"><div class=\"animated-paragraphs wysiwyg\"><p>We engineer and build elegant, contemporary, durable, safe, blue-water performance catamarans that are as easily operated and maintained as possible.<\/p><p>Balance catamarans are not mass-produced yachts, but painstakingly hand-crafted. Our hulls and decks are hand-laminated and vacuum-bagged with closed-cell foam cores in either epoxy or vinyl-ester resins. Every catamaran we craft is heavily carbon fiber reinforced with fully tabbed hand-laminated bulkheads. All furniture is hand-made for each individual yacht in foam core with real wood veneers. Our tempered glass windows will not shrink or craze and offer superior visibility in all conditions. Tough and thoughtfully built.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\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-bf31930 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bf31930\" 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-76dc576 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"76dc576\" 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-71b02fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"71b02fd\" 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 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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<div class=\"image-spread__item\"><div class=\"animated-paragraphs\"><p class=\"image-spread__caption paragraph-style-caption text-primary\">Geoff Fish and Jonathan Paarman work it out<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"image-spread__item\"><div class=\"image-spread__image\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG-Right-2-800x800.jpg\" media=\"(min-width:768px)\" \/><\/picture><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9845c4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e9845c4\" 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-2a27b78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2a27b78\" 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=\"759\" src=\"https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG-Right-2-1024x971.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-347\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG-Right-2-1024x971.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG-Right-2-300x284.jpg 300w, https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG-Right-2-768x728.jpg 768w, https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG-Right-2-264x250.jpg 264w, https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG-Right-2.jpg 1160w\" 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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac0467a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac0467a\" 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<div class=\"image-spread image-spread--default image-spread--display\"><div class=\"image-spread__inner\"><div class=\"image-spread__item\"><div class=\"animated-paragraphs\"><p class=\"image-spread__caption paragraph-style-caption text-primary\">Jarrod Mienie and Johannes Kabane have a bit of fun<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\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-b9581bf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b9581bf\" 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-72fd179 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"72fd179\" 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\">\"The hull that I inspected was spray finished in a gray blue color and the fairing quality was flawless, not a single bump in her shiny blue hulls. It is hard to imagine the amount of time it took to fabricate tooling that allowed for this, or the amount of time spent fairing her to gain such a finish.\u201d \u2014 Multihulls Magazine<\/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-0a4ccd0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0a4ccd0\" 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-c108733 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"c108733\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=YkpIfmcx9rY&quot;,&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/balancecatamarans.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/05\\\/design-for-performance.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:5762,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;library&quot;},&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/design-for-performance.jpg);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-play\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play Video\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-play\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M424.4 214.7L72.4 6.6C43.8-10.3 0 6.1 0 47.9V464c0 37.5 40.7 60.1 72.4 41.3l352-208c31.4-18.5 31.5-64.1 0-82.6z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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-2218314 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2218314\" 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-4045118 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4045118\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5d17b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bb5d17b\" 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-853676f text-display elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"853676f\" 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\">Design Philosophy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bddb6d0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bddb6d0\" 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-7a479c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a479c8\" 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<div class=\"intro-context intro-context--default\"><div class=\"intro-context__inner\"><div class=\"intro-context__secondary\"><div class=\"animated-paragraphs wysiwyg\"><p>Engineering and design work hand in hand at Balance. Engineering focusing on solving problems and design bringing livability and grace to the live-aboard performance catamaran.<\/p><p>The best designers focus on how things ought to be. We are no exception. We want design and performance, durability and grace, innovation and practicality. We invented the groundbreaking VersaHelm\u2122 with its four-corners visibility. And designed our signature wave piercing, chine-free, gradual-flare-hull shapes to reduce pitching and enable our catamarans to carry significant cruising payloads at impressive speeds. Handcrafted cabinetry, spacious galleys, luxurious living quarters, capacious bathrooms, and light filled, open-plan salons and cockpits\u2026design that performs.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\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-3d93733 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3d93733\" 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-d1ecd43 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d1ecd43\" 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-2c757f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2c757f8\" 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=\"759\" src=\"https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG-Left-2-1024x971.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-356\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG-Left-2-1024x971.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG-Left-2-300x284.jpg 300w, https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG-Left-2-768x728.jpg 768w, https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG-Left-2-264x250.jpg 264w, https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG-Left-2.jpg 1160w\" 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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b568fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b568fc\" 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<div class=\"image-spread__item\"><div class=\"animated-paragraphs\"><div class=\"image-spread__item\"><div class=\"animated-paragraphs\"><p class=\"image-spread__caption paragraph-style-caption text-primary\">Simon Mtonga, Austin Marshall, Siyanda Loni, and Marchant Hesse get down to business<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"image-spread__item\"><div class=\"image-spread__image\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG-Right-3-800x800.jpg\" media=\"(min-width:768px)\" \/><\/picture><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"image-spread__item\"><div class=\"image-spread__image\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG-Right-2-800x800.jpg\" media=\"(min-width:768px)\" \/><\/picture><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87ca8cf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"87ca8cf\" 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-8ddb236 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8ddb236\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"759\" src=\"https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG-Right-3-1024x971.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-357\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG-Right-3-1024x971.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG-Right-3-300x284.jpg 300w, https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG-Right-3-768x728.jpg 768w, https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG-Right-3-264x250.jpg 264w, https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG-Right-3.jpg 1160w\" 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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4363ba9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4363ba9\" 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<div class=\"image-spread image-spread--default image-spread--display\"><div class=\"image-spread__inner\"><div class=\"image-spread__item\"><div class=\"animated-paragraphs\"><div class=\"image-spread image-spread--default image-spread--display\"><div class=\"image-spread__inner\"><div class=\"image-spread__item\"><div class=\"animated-paragraphs\"><p class=\"image-spread__caption paragraph-style-caption text-primary\">Legato Motashabi takes it all in stride<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\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-7b0cf66 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7b0cf66\" 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-8642f5b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8642f5b\" 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-4d2cf96 text-display elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d2cf96\" 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\">Why South Africa?<\/h2>\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-14a2443 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"14a2443\" 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-51d8d80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51d8d80\" 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\tA culture of sailing and a love of catamarans\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-49d8cc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49d8cc1\" 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\tThe rough, unpredictable waters of South Africa forge better sailors and better boats\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-1951b80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1951b80\" 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\tExpertise, parts, and materials procurement are superb. Boat building is 14% of South Africa\u2019s exports, so we have access to many resources to customize your boat to your liking\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-9a8eef9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a8eef9\" 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\tSouth Africa is a wonderful place to visit, vacation, and enjoy the experience of watching your catamaran come to life\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-429fcf8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"429fcf8\" 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\tFor those who aspire to sail their catamaran north upon delivery, they are met with consistent beam winds all the way to the Caribbean\t\t\t\t\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-31f7627 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"31f7627\" 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-15c224e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"15c224e\" 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-f992f7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f992f7b\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Rectangle-23-780x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-362\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Rectangle-23-780x1024.jpg 780w, https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Rectangle-23-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Rectangle-23-768x1008.jpg 768w, https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Rectangle-23-191x250.jpg 191w, https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Rectangle-23.jpg 1160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/>\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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14d517f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14d517f\" 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<div class=\"image-spread__item\"><div class=\"animated-paragraphs\"><div class=\"image-spread__pillar\"><div class=\"animated-paragraphs\"><p class=\"image-spread__caption paragraph-style-caption text-primary\">Lukhanyo Langa, Ntlankanipho Sibesu, Luzuko Mbeki, and Nkosithandile Mhlambeni keep it smooth<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"image-spread__pillar-grid\"><div class=\"image-spread__pillar-item\"><div class=\"image-spread__image\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Peter-dean-mark-wherly-James-cook-1-1-1000x1000.png\" media=\"(min-width:768px)\" \/><\/picture><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"image-spread__item\"><div class=\"image-spread__image\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG-Right-2-800x800.jpg\" media=\"(min-width:768px)\" \/><\/picture><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5c85eb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b5c85eb\" 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-b617902 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b617902\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"782\" src=\"https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Peter-dean-mark-wherly-James-cook-1-1-1024x1001.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2031\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Peter-dean-mark-wherly-James-cook-1-1-1024x1001.png 1024w, https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Peter-dean-mark-wherly-James-cook-1-1-300x293.png 300w, https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Peter-dean-mark-wherly-James-cook-1-1-768x751.png 768w, https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Peter-dean-mark-wherly-James-cook-1-1-1536x1502.png 1536w, https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Peter-dean-mark-wherly-James-cook-1-1-2048x2003.png 2048w, https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Peter-dean-mark-wherly-James-cook-1-1-256x250.png 256w, https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Peter-dean-mark-wherly-James-cook-1-1.png 1920w\" 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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cabeab9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cabeab9\" 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<div class=\"image-spread image-spread--default image-spread--display\"><div class=\"image-spread__inner\"><div class=\"image-spread__item\"><div class=\"animated-paragraphs\"><div class=\"image-spread__pillar-item\"><div class=\"animated-paragraphs\"><p class=\"image-spread__caption paragraph-style-caption text-primary\">Mark Wehrley and Peter Dean share a laugh<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"image-spread__pillar-item\"><div class=\"image-spread__image\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Rectangle-26-800x720.jpg\" media=\"(min-width:768px)\" \/><\/picture><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\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-77bdf8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"77bdf8e\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"497\" src=\"https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Rectangle-26-1024x636.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-364\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Rectangle-26-1024x636.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Rectangle-26-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Rectangle-26-768x477.jpg 768w, https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Rectangle-26-380x236.jpg 380w, https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Rectangle-26.jpg 1160w\" 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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3e2a96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3e2a96\" 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<div class=\"image-spread image-spread--default image-spread--display\"><div class=\"image-spread__inner\"><div class=\"image-spread__item\"><div class=\"animated-paragraphs\"><div class=\"image-spread__pillar-item\"><div class=\"animated-paragraphs\"><div class=\"image-spread image-spread--composition image-spread--display\"><div class=\"image-spread__inner\"><div class=\"image-spread__pillar-grid\"><div class=\"image-spread__pillar-item\"><div class=\"animated-paragraphs\"><p class=\"image-spread__caption paragraph-style-caption text-primary\">Makazole Mhlangani gets the details right<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"image-spread__pillar-item\"><div class=\"image-spread__image\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Rectangle-26-800x720.jpg\" media=\"(min-width:768px)\" \/><\/picture><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\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-b7ead65 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b7ead65\" 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-61534f0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"61534f0\" 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-e42fea6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e42fea6\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1260\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Education_Design.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1354\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Education_Design.webp 1260w, https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Education_Design-300x214.webp 300w, https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Education_Design-1024x731.webp 1024w, https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Education_Design-768x549.webp 768w, https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Education_Design-350x250.webp 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1260px) 100vw, 1260px\" \/>\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-6806c1d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6806c1d\" 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-4796679 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4796679\" 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\">Design &amp; Build Process<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1356f47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1356f47\" 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 take pride in our expert teams who craft the quality catamarans that define our brand. Discover more about the people behind the scenes and the step-by-step process of building a Balance Catamaran\u2014from design to handover.<\/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-7ccc0a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7ccc0a5\" 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:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL_ZKlaZSmtsQ7rXFdYUkQTO4NAdiPcDxG\" target=\"_blank\">\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\">Balance @ Work Series<\/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 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