{"id":5758,"date":"2023-05-12T09:20:08","date_gmt":"2023-05-12T09:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/?p=5758"},"modified":"2025-04-09T19:15:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T19:15:39","slug":"boat-test-balance-482-catamaran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/balancecatamarans.com\/boat-test-balance-482-catamaran\/","title":{"rendered":"Boat test: Balance 482 catamaran"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5758\" class=\"elementor elementor-5758\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-188c29fc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"188c29fc\" 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-344828eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"344828eb\" 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\n<p>The Balance 482 is a fast cruiser with style that instantly grabs your attention, says Rob Peake in his review in SailingToday. 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