Far Out

2014 Balance 451

Offered at $500,000 USD

At first glance, you see this boat is a unique performance catamaran: wave-piercing bows, aero-dynamic sloped windows and retractable dagger boards. This is a serious blue water cruising catamaran which provides the perfect ‘Balance’ between performance and live-aboard comfort.

Far Out was designed and custom fitted for speed, with lightweight construction, upgraded sails and dagger boards. The state of the art battery system is light and provides ample power for all your needs - Air conditioning, microwave, water heater and even central vacuum. You'll find ample storage throughout including huge freezer spaces for long passages and off-the-grid living. Fresh water heads with hot and cold bidets give you all the personal comforts of home, while the premium Raymarine navigation and Maretron monitoring systems keep you informed and on the right course.

Second owners have heavily upgraded this boat with over $80,000 USD in improvements - Highlighted in bold below

Salon and Galley

  • Salon facing galley

  • Salon facing forward

  • Galley

  • Galley

  • Galley

  • Salon facing aft/nav station

  • Galley

  • Galley / cockpit exterior

Cabins and Heads

  • Starboard cabin

  • Cedar closet (Starboard)

  • Starboard head facing forward to cabin

  • Starboard head shower

  • Port cabin

  • Port ensuite head

  • Port cabin/office/storage

Exterior

  • Foredeck

  • Helm station

  • Davits

  • Dinghy

Technical

  • Battery bank

  • Battery bank

  • Victron charge controllers, inverter and cerbo

  • Raymarine, Maretron and Vesper components

  • Misc wiring

  • Yanmar 3JH5E engines

  • Nav station

Main Features:

  • Light weight, composite construction

  • Ultralight hardtop bimini

  • Vinylester resins and foam core in hulls and decks

  • Many areas reinforced with carbon fiber for extra, light-weight strength

  • Dual daggerboards for better upwind angles, reduced leeway and off wind sailing with less effort due to greatly reduced hydrodynamic drag

  • Lithium ion batteries - eliminates need for a generator

  • Custom cedar walk-in closet on the owner's side

  • Longer stern platform for easy loading/unloading

  • All lines run to a central location for single/short handling

  • Protected, raised helm station for easy viewing and comfort

  • Sculpted, semi-circular seating in the cockpit

  • Huge master suite with walk-in shower

  • Self-tacking jib

  • Screecher for improved off wind sailing performance

Specifications, Equipment and Additional Information:

Designer: Roger Hill

Flag of Registry: Canada

Dimensions

  • LOA: 13.6 m / 44’ 8”

  • Waterline Length: 12.9 m / 42’ 4”

  • Beam: 7.1 m / 23’ 5”

  • Minimum draft (daggerboards up): 0.8m / 2' 7”

  • Maximum draft (daggerboards down): 2.1m / 6’ 11”

  • Displacement: 8,391 kg / 18,500 lbs

  • Maximum Payload: 1,557kg / 3,433 lbs

  • Mast Height Off Deck: 17.22 m / 56’ 6”

  • Mast Height Off Water: 19.19 m / 62’ 11”

Engines

  • Make/model: 2x Yanmar 3JH5E (diesel inboards)

  • Engine power: 39 HP

  • Drive type: Sail drive - Yanmar SD-50 (cone clutch transmissions upgraded in 2024)

  • Engine hours port: 2,356

  • Engine hours starboard: 2,818

Tanks

  • Fresh water tank (Polypropylene): 250 litres / 67 gallons (New in June 2024)

  • Fuel tank (Aluminum): 340 litres / 112 gallons

  • Holding tanks: 2x (one in each hull) 227 litres / 60 gallons

Accommodations

  • Single berths: 1

  • Double berths: 2

  • Cabins: 3

  • Heads: 2

Sails and Rigging

  • Standing rigging replaced in July 2024

  • Neil Pryde Mainsail: 65.6 m² / 706.5 ft² (New in 2023)

  • Neil Pryde Jib: 24.2 m² / 260.7 ft² (New in 2023)

    • Self-tacking blade jib on a curved track to simplify tacking.

  • Neil Pryde screecher: 711.6 ft² / 66.1 m² (New in 2023)

  • Symmetrical spinnaker

  • Manage the mainsail halyard and all reefing lines at a single station positioned aft of the helm seat

  • 1 power winch and 3 manual winches

Galley and Cockpit

  • Spacious, open cockpit living area with excellent flow from the salon galley. Includes an outdoor sink, day fridge and full sized, high end barbecue on lifting gas struts.

  • Complete interior refit in 2022: New flooring, saloon repaint, rewiring lights in saloon and general renovations

  • Microwave

  • 3 burner stove top

  • Air fryer / toaster oven (New 2024)

  • Portable dining/coffee table in saloon, hand made in Guatemala (New 2023)

  • High-end, bright, mounted television (New 2025)

  • Ample refrigeration!

      • 1 galley fridge/freezer

      • 1 cockpit fridge/freezer

      • 2 auxiliary fridge/freezers in spare room

  • 2 sets of UV window covers, black and white

Power, Electronics and Navigation

  • 2,380 watts of solar (New Aug 2022) - no need for dedicated generator

  • Two high output Balmar 94 Series alternators (New Aug 2022)

  • Spectra Cape Horn Extreme water-maker, 17GPH 24v (Refurbished Feb 2026)

  • Maretron: DSM250 NMEA display, TLM-100 tank level sensor, 2x ESM100 engine monitors, RIM100 bilge alarm. ALM100 alarm, DCM100 battery monitor

  • Victron: Multiplus 24/70/3000 120 VAC inverter/charger (New Nov 2025), Cerbo GX with touch display (New Aug 2022), MPPT 150|45 and MPPT 150|60 solar charge controllers (New Aug 2022).

  • Raymarine: Axiom+ 9 chartplotter (New May 2025), 2x i70 - mini displays, iTC-5 Instrument Transducer Converter (New 2024), p70 - autopilot controller, ACU-200 - autopilot computer, EV-1 - autopilot sensor core, 4kW 18” HD Color Radome, DST810 depth transducer (starboard depth), P79 depth transducer (port depth), Raymarine AIS, Wired masthead wind transducer.

Hydraulics (steering and autopilot)

  • All new hydraulic hosing (March 2022)

  • Lecomble and Schmitt VHM 45 rudder control cylinders (New March 2022)

  • Lecomble and Schmitt 90 CT helm pump

  • Lecomble and Schmitt RV2 autopilot pump (New Oct 2025)

Dinghy

  • AB Lamina 10 AL dinghy (New Dec 2022)

  • AB 10’ Chaps (New 2023)

  • Yamaha Enduro 15 outboard engine (New Dec 2022)

Additional Information

  • Lewmar CPX 3 windlass (Motor replaced in June 2024)

  • 80 meters of 10 mm anchor chain (New Aug 2022)

  • 25kg Rocna anchor

  • Central Vacuum

  • Electric, freshwater bidet toilets with hot and cold water

  • Premium grade trampolines

  • 4 man Viking RescuYou premium life raft with auto release

  • Custom dinghy davits with one person raise/release system

  • 2x 10lb aluminum propane tanks

  • Cedar lined master walk in closet