Balance 526 Mk II. What is new? Lots to love but a few thing still on the wish list.
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Welcome to Cruising Off Duty. We are Craig and Janice. We love travelling and we love sailing, so we figure the best way to see the world is by sailboat. We presently have a 35' Beneteau Oceanis sloop that we sail out of Kingston, Ontario Canada, which is on Lake Ontario. We have a longer term plan, when we retire in a few years, to sell everything and buy a 40-50' Catamaran and circumnavigate the globe. Craig loves photography along with land based and drone videography and plans to document everything along our travels to share with the world through Youtube and other social media. For now, follow our channel as we show you the beauty of the Great Lakes and the 1000 Islands area of the St Lawrence River. You will also see the steps we take as start narrowing down the Catamaran we think will suit us best as we move closer to our goal of living full time on a sailboat and exploring the world. It should be a journey worth watching.
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This is a guided tour of the Balance 526 Mk II by Phil Berman (Founder and Designer) at the 2023 Annapolis Sailboat show. It showcases what is new and improved on the 526 Mk II vs the original model. There is a lot to love in this boat as it is a performance catamaran that also gives great interior comfort and storage. At the end I highlight the areas I loved (Versa Helm being the biggest feature) but do mention a few things I wish it had, such as an electric propulsion options and shaft drive vs sail drive but overall this would be a fantastic boat to live on while you circumnavigate the globe.
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