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2023 Balance 442

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Fiumicino, IT-RM, Italy
$1,134,000
Year2023
Length44'
TypeSailing
ListingBrokerage

Overview

Balance 442 “Lasai” — ex DEMO BOAT  PLEASE NOTE THAT LASAI IS CURRENTLY IN CRUISING MODE AND CHANGES LOCATION OFTEN. PLEASE CONTACT US TO FIND OUT HER TRUE CURRENT LOCATION “Lasai” is a Balance 442 performance-cruising catamaran designed by Phillip Berman and Anton du Toit and built by Balance Catamarans in Cape Town, South Africa. Launched in late 2023 and showcased as DEMO boat at the International Multihull Show in La Grande-Motte 2024, she represents the Balance ethos: a light, carbon-reinforced, daggerboard catamaran that blends true sailing performance with comfort and easily managed sail handling. Specifications • Designer: Phillip Berman & Anton du Toit • Builder: Balance Catamarans, Cape Town, South Africa • Model: Balance 442 • Length overall: 13.50 m (44’4”) • Beam: 7.60 m (24’11”) • Draft: 1.15 m / 3’9” (boards up) – 2.15 m / 7’1” (boards down) • Light displacement: approx. 10,750 kg • Sail area (main + self-tacking jib): ~112 m² / 1,205 sq ft • Mast height above waterline: ~65’5” • Fuel capacity: 2 × 400 L (2 × 106 gal) • Fresh water capacity: 2 × 350 L (2 × 92 gal) • Black water tanks: 2 × 42 L (2 × 11 gal) • Engines: Twin Yanmar diesel, saildrives, with a bit more than 600 working hours Highlights • Carbon-reinforced composite construction with foam core for strength and weight savings • Twin daggerboards for upwind performance and shoal-draft versatility • Fractional

Additional details

Disclaimer The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.

Key specifications

BuilderBalance
Model442
Year2023
Length overall44 ft
Catamaran typeSailing
ConditionUsed
Cabins3
Heads2
Hull materialComposite
Waterline length44.25 feet
Beam24.92 feet
Maximum draft7.08 feet
Draft — drive up3.75 feet
Bridge clearance65.58 feet
Dry weight23719.53 pound
Fuel capacity105.67 gallon
Fuel tanks2
Fresh water capacity92.46 gallon
Fresh water tanks2
Fresh water tank materialGRP
Holding tank capacity16.11 gallon
Holding tanks2

Accommodations

Cabins3
Heads2
Convertible saloonNo

Engines and performance

Number of engines2
Fuel typeDiesel
Total engine power80.0 hp
Drive typeSail

Systems and deck equipment

Trim tabsNo

Summary

This used 2023 Balance 442 is a 44-foot sailing catamaran listed in Fiumicino, Italy, although the vessel is cruising and its current location may change. Built with a carbon-reinforced composite foam-core structure, the Phillip Berman and Anton du Toit design features twin daggerboards and a fractional sloop rig. Sail inventory includes a fully battened square-top mainsail, self-tacking furling jib, screecher, and asymmetric spinnaker. Twin upgraded 40 hp Yanmar diesels with SD60 saildrives and folding three-blade propellers provide a combined 80 hp.

The owner-version layout provides three cabins and two heads, with the port aft cabin configured as an office with a pull-out double bed. Equipment includes Garmin multifunction displays at the upper and lower helms, radar, AIS, autopilot, and VHF. The electrical package combines a 48-volt, 20 kWh lithium-ion system with 1.6 kW of solar capacity. Additional onboard features include air conditioning, a watermaker, washer/dryer, Marine Starlink, induction cooktop, convection microwave, cockpit refrigerator, and grill. A Highfield CL340 tender with a 20 hp Yamaha outboard is also included.

Disclaimer

Catamaran World does not own this vessel and is not the listing broker. Information is presented in good faith from the inventory provider but is not guaranteed. Buyers should verify all material facts and engage qualified marine and legal professionals before making a purchase decision.