620
The 620 was designed for off-the-grid adventure travel to the most remote places on earth. She’s a high performance expedition cat designed to carry significant cruising payloads without bogging down. You can carry surfboards, kayak’s, bicycles, dive tanks, significant fuel and water stores and she’ll still deliver impressive performance. Upwind she points high, with little leeway, in the 8 to 11 knot range. Reaching she ranges between 8 and 14 knots. Put her on a wave, with a surfer at the helm, and high teens and twenties are sure to come
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Performance
With its [feature (light weight hull, etc.)] and [adjective] [size, feature, etc.] the Balance 620 excels in [adjective] [conditions], reaching speeds beyond 20 KTS at a wing angle of 130º. Even at its most blistering speeds the 620 [note on handling (steers gracefully, cuts through waves, smooth ride, etc.].
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The Hull
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Overall Length
18.90 m / 62.01 ft
Waterline Length
17.70 m / 58.06 ft
Beam Overall
8.55 m / 28.05 ft
Main Sail
140.6 m2 / 1,513 ft2
Working Self-Tracking Jib
56.3 m2 / 606 ft2
Sail Area (100% Foretriangle)
208.3 m2 / 2,243 ft2
Asymmetric Spinnaker
281.2 m2 / 3,025 ft2
Draft (Boards Down)
2.70 m / 8.86 ft
Draft (Boards Up)
1.27 m / 4.17 ft
Draft (Keeled Version)
1.60 m / 5.25 ft
Air Draft/Mast Clearance
27.30 m / 89.57 ft
Bridgedeck Clearance
1.15 m / 3.77 ft
DISP (Base Boat – Daggerboard)
19,500 kgs / 43,000 lbs
DISP (Base Boat – Keeled)
19,500 kgs / 43,000 lbs
Davit Load
400 kgs / 882 lbs per arm
Max Length Tender 3.96m / 13 ft
Max Weight Tender w/OB 259 kgs / 570 lbs
Screacher/Reacher
119 m2 / 1,280 ft2
Engine
YANMAR 4JH80 X SD60
2 x 80 HP / 2×60 kW
Fuel Capacity
2 x 1,000 ltrs / 2 x 265 gals
Fresh Water Capacity
2 x 750 ltrs / 2 x 200 gals
Black Water Capacity
2 x 80 ltrs / 2 x 20 gals
Maximum Displacement
25,350 kgs / 55,895 lbs