{"id":2155,"date":"2021-08-01T16:13:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-01T16:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/?p=2155"},"modified":"2025-04-09T13:48:38","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T13:48:38","slug":"awards-and-media-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/awards-and-media-2\/","title":{"rendered":"CRUISING WORLD: Best Full-Size Multihull Over 50 Feet"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2155\" class=\"elementor elementor-2155\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29d2b4ae e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"29d2b4ae\" 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\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66667da1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66667da1\" 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<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/526-2\/\">Winner: Balance 526<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/best-full-size-multihull-over-50-feet\/\"><strong>The 2017 winner of the Best Full-Size Multihull Over 50 Feet.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>When it comes to cruising catamarans, there are two nations above all others that have become the world leaders in the design and construction of new models: France and South Africa. Yet in a still-\u00adsurprising twist, in the Full-Size Multihull Over 50 Feet category in the 2017 BOTY contest, all four \u00adnominees \u2014 the Balance 526, Royal Cape Catamarans Majestic 530, St. Francis 50 MK II and Xquisite X5 \u2014 were South African products. Perhaps not so surprisingly, they represented the strongest division in the entire fleet.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The most unusual cat in the quartet was the Majestic 530, built in Durban and \u00adoriginally designed as a 40-footer, but one that over time evolved into ever-larger siblings, including 42-, 45-, 50- and finally 53-foot versions. The company billed the boat as \u201csafe, stable, [and set up for] singlehanded sailing with superior specifications and long-range capabilities.\u201d For the most part, the judging panel agreed with this summation.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey had stainless-steel handholds all the way around the perimeter of the yacht \u2014 better handholds than all the other cats, probably,\u201d said Carol Hasse, always mindful of the safety features among the nominees. \u201cThe layout of the deck and cabin top was very functional. And there was good nonskid throughout.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe model we sailed had five cabins and five heads,\u201d noted Tim Murphy, while acknowledging that other layouts were available. \u201cThe fit and finish of the interior was very good. As you\u2019re living in those cabins, it\u2019s clear that a lot of man-hours went into their execution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Some members of the panel were familiar with the St. Francis 50 MK II; an earlier iteration of the Angelo Lavranos design was named the Best Cruising Multihull in 2006. Murphy was effusive in his praise for company founder and owner Duncan Lethbridge. \u201cHe\u2019s kind of the godfather of South African catamaran boatbuilding,\u201d he said. \u201cHe\u2019s definitely a legend. His firm builds four boats a year, so it\u2019s not a high-output yard. But they\u2019ve made some interesting innovations with this boat along the way. Lethbridge was one of the first catamaran builders to start infusing hulls, which he did with the MK II version. And the boat really sails well. We were sailing in about 7 to 8 knots of true wind and still making nearly 7 knots. Lethbridge said the boat would sail the same speed as the breeze in up to 10 knots of wind, and after sailing the boat, I believe him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a lot to like about this boat,\u201d seconded Hasse. \u201cThe cockpit lockers are arranged so you can fit in five scuba tanks. There\u2019s a paddleboard storage locker in the aft coaming, and a really nice swim ladder. They didn\u2019t lead all the running rigging aft, like so many cats. You could actually deal with things at the mast \u2014 there\u2019s a winch, rope clutches, mast steps, handholds \u2014 that I prefer to deal with there, like the spinnaker halyard. Compared to some of the other cats, I found this very seaworthy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSystemswise, it has some pretty neat engineering,\u201d said Ed Sherman. \u201cAnd they did a really nice job creating laminates for all the cabinetry. There was a high degree of workmanship visible that we didn\u2019t see with all the nominees.\u201d Next was the Xquisite X5. The cat did not win this category, but it proved to be an award-winning design just the same. \u201cIt\u2019s a little bit of a strange-looking boat,\u201d said Murphy. \u201cSailing blogger Charles Doane wrote that it\u2019s the boat that looks the most like a running shoe, and I think that\u2019s sort of accurate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14632 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/crw0217_fea1_boty_feature013-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"353\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/crw0217_fea1_boty_feature013-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/crw0217_fea1_boty_feature013-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/crw0217_fea1_boty_feature013-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 353px) 100vw, 353px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Yet there is beauty in utility and comfort, as Murphy discovered when he stepped aboard. \u201cIt\u2019s lovelier on board than it is at a distance,\u201d he said. \u201cWhen you\u2019re in the space in the main saloon or down in the hulls, it\u2019s really nice. They\u2019ve created volume in the hulls for all the berths to be fore-and-aft; they didn\u2019t make the concession to performance and speed that, for instance, the Balance 526 did. The Balance designers chose hull forms that would deliver particular speeds and then developed the interior around those forms. The Xquisite is the other way around, I think. There\u2019s just detail after detail after detail. The number of seagoing details that are built into this boat is really, really impressive.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The remaining boat in the running was the aforementioned Balance 526. Murphy expanded on his previous thoughts about the cat: \u201cI think this is a performance cat that a couple can sail well. There are many details I like about it. One of them is that there are no gimmicks or quirks about the hull form \u2014 no bumps or chines. The builder decided from the beginning that he wanted a boat that can consistently sail between 10 and 12 knots. To do that, you have to have a hull form that wasn\u2019t going to get too voluminous or too splashy in different kinds of seaways, and stay true to it.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are compromises in it,\u201d he continued. \u201cIt means you can\u2019t have the spacious island queen berths facing fore-and-aft like many other cats do. But I think that\u2019s an honest and honorable choice. Not everybody\u2019s going to love it, but it started with the hull form and then went to the interior, and I\u2019m very glad that the choice exists in the marketplace. I think the hulls are beautiful. Under sail, we sat on the forward trampolines and just watched the boat moving through the water, and it was really lovely.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Murphy\u2019s colleagues agreed. Not only did the Balance 526 take the Import Boat of the Year award, but it also walked away with the title of Best Full-Size Multihull Over 50 Feet for 2017. 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