2027 Balance 502 for Sale – 50 ft – Cape Town, South Africa

This listing is for available hulls for 2026/2027 deliveries which can be customized.

The all-new Balance 502 advances performance voyaging with longer, leaner hulls, increased payload capacity, and the ability to carry more energy, tender weight, or cruising gear without diminishing speed. Innovation keeps on coming at Balance, and the 502 incorporates everything learned from a decade of design evolution. Her Carbon Core construction—featuring full carbon bulkheads, soles, daggerboards, trunks, partition panels, and rudders—significantly elevates stiffness, quality, and overall performance. Her sleek new hulls and contemporary window lines remain unmistakably and timelessly Balance.

The 502 introduces several major innovations. The VersaStern™ enables the aft cockpit to be secured in seconds while sailing or opened easily for docking, swimming, or tender handling. A newly designed coach top integrates molded airflow solar cavities and handholds, her stern ladder now deploys internally, and the widened salon door improves both ventilation and flow. Forward cabin airflow has been expanded with innovative custom opening ports that can be safely left open even in rain. Interior refinements include frameless cabinetry, a lounge-style salon with convertible table, and a redesigned nav station that doubles as an office with a hide-away charging station.

Top-end sailing performance has been supercharged by a newly engineered forebeam, crossbeam, and longeron, paired with a taller mast that substantially increases the J-measurement for improved light-air response and high-speed capability. With a self-tending blade jib, dual furling headsails, electric winches, and all reefing and sail handling at the helm, the 502 remains exceptionally easy to operate single- or double-handed.

The optional VersaDrive hybrid reduces fuel use by up to 25% while charging the 36 kW 48V lithium bank at up to 15 kW per engine. With as much as 3,000 W of solar, she becomes a state-of-the-art eco-adventure platform. Inside, the owner version offers 6'10" headroom, a large U-shaped galley, an expanded and luxurious master shower, abundant handcrafted storage, and a convertible salon berth for additional guests.

Specifications – Balance 502

 Overall Length: 15.25 m / 50.03 ft
 Waterline Length: 15.25 m / 50.03 ft
 Beam: 7.90 m / 25.92 ft
 Main Sail: 95.63 m² / 1,029.4 ft²
 Self-Tacking Jib: 39.31 m² / 423 ft²
 Sail Area (100% Foretriangle): 143 m² / 1,539 ft²
 Asymmetric Spinnaker: 217.9 m² / 2,345 ft²
 Screacher/Reacher (Code D): 89.55 m² / 963.37 ft²
 Draft (Boards Down/Up): 2.27 m / 7.46 ft — 1.16 m / 3.81 ft
 Air Draft: 22.40 m / 73.49 ft
 Displacement (Cruise Equipped): 12,800–14,000 kg / 28,219–30,864 lbs
 Underwing Clearance: 932–827 mm / 36.7–32.6 in
 Fuel: 2 × 400 L / 106 gal
 Fresh Water: 2 × 390 L / 103 gal
 Black Water: 2 × 61 L / 16 gal
 Engines: Yanmar 4JH45 + SD60, 2 × 34 kW / 45 HP
 VersaDrive Hybrid: 2 × 15 kW Integrel E-Drive + 2 × 34 kW / 45 HP Yanmar Diesels
 Hybrid Battery: 36 kW 48V Lithium

BASIC BASE BOAT PRICE & SAILAWAY INVENTORY 

• Owner Version 3 cabins, with dagger boards,  hull colour white 

• Deck, hull and cockpit including painted non-skid standard colour White built with Vinyl Ester Resin, foam core and Carbon fibre Bulkheads,floor boards, hull soles,rudders and daggerboards 

• Aluminium mast with wire standing rigging, running rigging and Battencar system 

• Aluminium crossbeam and longeron

• Fishbone Boom Upgrade

• 3 x size 50 2 speed manual winches at upper helm   

• 2 x size 46 2 speed manual winches on cockpit coaming for lifting dinghy/ dagger boards and/or spinnaker and Screecher control

• 1 x size 46 2 speed manual winch at mast base

• Jib furling unit, manual Profurl C430

• Square top 99m2 mainsail in Dacron with stack pack

• Furling self tacking 44m2 Jib in Dacron with UV strip 

• 2 x 24V marine electric toilets with control panel and soft close seats - fresh water flush 

• 1 x 24V Indel B 2 drawer 160Ltr fridge 

• 110V Electric plug outlets -  two in each cabin,  two at nav table,  two in galley and two above fridge area (refer to 110V outlets GA drawing)

• 2 x type C USB outlets per plug outlet

• 2 x Scanstrut 60w USB-C outlets ( 1 at lower helm and 1 at nav station)

• 4 x Dimmers for galley, saloon and cockpit overhead lights

• Shore power - 1 x  50A 110v inlet with 20m lead and 110v USA dock side plug 

• Smeg 220V 60cm 4 plate induction cooker top 

• Whirlpool 220v 40Ltr convection microwave oven 

• Warm white LED marine lighting including service areas - White and Red lighting in the cockpit, saloon and galley

• Courtesy lights - one on each transom step and one in each companionway - warm white

• B&G ZEUS S 9 Multi-function Display ( Excludes charts)

• B&G HALO20+ 36NM Radar

• B&G TRITON2 digital display 

• B&G Autopilot - NAC-3 autopilot computer, RF25N rudder feedback unit, Precision-9 solid-state compass and Triton2 auto pilot controller at upper helm

• B&G Hydraulic 24V T3 Ram 

• B&G V100 DSC- AIS - RX VHF marine radio fitted at nav table

• B&G V3100 SOTDMA Class B AIS with GPS-500

• DST810 Depth/Speed/Temp Sensor

• WS310 Wind Pack with 35m Cable and Interface

• 2 x NEP-2 Network Expansion Port

• ZG100 GPS Antenna with compass

• Composite tender davits with manual purchase blocks, sheaves and custom protection on davits to protect and secure tender

• 10 x black anodised 350mm mooring cleats - (side deck and transom cleats) 

• 8 x black anodised aluminium stanchions with Dyneema triple line guard rail  

• 1 x Black anodised aluminium pulpit with white GRP seat on each bow

• 2 x sets of black anodised aluminium gates for side hull boarding

• 2 x 30mm black polyester open mesh trampolines 

• 4 x black powder coated stainless steel handrails on transom coaming 

• Custom integrated upper helm seat with white base

• VersaStern folding transom doors port and starboard

• Stowage for life raft in cockpit seat

• Quick dry foam cockpit cushions  covered in Sunbrella fabric 

• Custom memory foam mattress with headboard in each cabin

• White solid surfacing countertops with moulded basins including towel hooks and rails in all heads

• White Avonite solid surfacing upgrade to hull/cabin counter tops in lieu of standard veneer finish

• Hot and cold transom shower on transom

• Anchor windlass - non-capstan version with 48v up and down electric foot switches on the foredeck

• "Primary anchor- Rocna 33 (73lbs) on 50m (164’) of 10mm (3/8”) DIN766 G40 medium tensile 

• galvanized chain"

• Cassette style Swimming ladder on transom

• Spinnaker Deck gear excludes sail and winch includes sheave, halyard and mast attachments 

• Salt water deck wash located on transom and anchor locker 

• Large opening cockpit sliding door with stackable doors

• Custom large rectangular coachroof ventilation hatch overhead with shade/flyscreen

• 3 x Large opening porlights in forward facing and adjacent coachroof windows 

• All Cabins have white pleated blackout shades

• All heads and showers have white roller shades

• Custom Balance drying rack in galley behind sink

• Racor marine fuel/water filtes/seperator for each motor with vacuum gauge 

• Plastimo Offshore 115 compass 

• Line bag package/line boxes 

• 8 x Inflatable fenders with soft covers and 10 x mooring lines 

• White daggerboards with UV covers

• 2 x Yanmar4JH45 x SD60,  45hp marine diesel engines 

• Start batteries - 2 x 12v 110ahr deep cycle 

• 36KW 48V lithium ion domestic battery bank with Dual E-DRIVE Integrel 15 KW Generator systems with 5KW 24V Li-Ion battery,  0.7KW 12V Li-Ion battery, DC-DC chargers for 12/24V systems, 1 x 110V 5KW Inverter/charger, 1 x 220V 5KW inverter/charger, 1 x 110V and 220V 50A shore power inlet. 48V Windlass, winches and airconditioners.  Yanmar VC20 electronic throttle control system upgrade for dual engines (Fitted at mid helm position)(single station)

• Transport from production facility, Launching, Commissioning, Sea trials, Diesel, Engine lubes, and mooring fees upto sign off of certificate of delivery

To obtain our options pricing and additional information please contact us.