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Balance 451

By Sandy Parks · On October 31, 2018

This Roger Hill and Phil Berman design is a thoroughly modern couple’s performance cruising boat. (Review from Multihulls Quarterly)

 

For many cruisers, 45 feet is just about the perfect size for a couple’s cruising boat and the new Balance 451 fits right into that sweet spot. In a boat of this size, nothing onboard is too heavy or large for a normal adult to handle, whether it be the main anchor or the genoa, or the weight of the mainsail as you hoist it. Read More

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