Bali Catamarans is part of Catana Group and is associated with its shipyard in Canet-en-Roussillon, France. The brand’s production is tied to that French Mediterranean location.
What type of boats does Bali build?
Bali builds cruising sailing catamarans. Its range includes compact and larger leisure multihulls designed for private ownership and charter use.
What is Bali Catamarans known for?
The brand is known for open-plan layouts, a tilting aft door, and a forward cockpit or foredeck area that increases usable living space. It is also known for bringing a more spacious, accessible style to production catamarans.
Bali Catamarans is a French catamaran brand of the Catana Group, launched in 2014. It builds cruising sailing catamarans at the group’s shipyard in Canet-en-Roussillon, on the French Mediterranean coast. The brand was created to offer a more spacious, more accessible line of multihulls than Catana’s performance-oriented yachts.
Origins and shipyard
Bali Catamarans was launched in 2014 by Catana Group under the leadership of Olivier Poncin. The brand grew out of Catana Group’s earlier multihull business, which had developed from the Catana shipyard acquired by Poncin in 2003. Catana Group says the first Bali model was the Bali 4.5, launched in September 2014, followed shortly by the Bali 4.3. Production is based in Canet-en-Roussillon, where the group says the shipyard now builds more than 300 boats a year.
Models and design
Bali is known for cruising catamarans that emphasize open living space and easy movement between interior and exterior areas. Catana Group describes the brand’s key ideas as a common space between the saloon and aft cockpit, a tilting door, and an integrated foredeck. The line began with mid-size sailing catamarans and expanded into larger models such as the Bali 5.4 and newer models including the Catsmart. The brand is positioned in the sailing multihull market rather than the high-performance blue-water niche of Catana.
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★ 4.3Bali Catamarans Bali 5.4The Bali 5.4 is a volume-first luxury cruising catamaran with standout indoor-outdoor living, a wide platform, and strong charter appeal. It is less about spirited sailing than relaxed passagemaking, but for owners prioritizing space, comfort, and easy lifestyle use, it is highly capable.Read review →
★ 4.1Bali Catamarans Bali Catsmart (6 Cab.)A compact cruising catamaran with unusually strong interior and deck space for its size, but its shallow-draft, volume-first design puts comfort ahead of lively sailing performance. Best suited to chartering and relaxed family cruising rather than spirited passagemaking.Read review →
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