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Bali 4.6vsHH50

HH50 is 4.8 ft longer than Bali 4.6 (10%). Bali 4.6 is 0.7 ft wider than HH50 (3%). Bali 4.6 draws the least water, 4.2 ft — 1 ft less than HH50.

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Key differences

Worked out from the published figures below — arithmetic, not opinion.

At a glance

Dark icons are the standard layout; faded ones are what the larger layout adds.

Length : beam is length divided by beam — the higher it is, the slimmer the hull. Multihulls read low by nature.

A figure marked with a quote mark was read from the builder's page. Open it for the exact line, the page and the date.

Model
Bali 4.6 au mouillage dans la baie de collioure, devant le clocher
HH50-5

HH Catamarans

HH50
Overview
BrandBaliHH Catamarans
ModelBali 4.6HH50
GenerationUnknownUnknown
Hull typeSailing CatamaranSailing Catamaran
PropulsionSailSail
Production statusIn productionDiscontinued
Production start yearUnknownUnknown
Production end yearUnknownUnknown
DesignerXavier FaÿMorrelli & Melvin
Dimensions
LOA47 ft51.8 ft
Hull length44.9 ftUnknown
Beam25.1 ft24.4 ft
Draft4.2 ft5.1 ft
Displacement30,424 lb29,072 lb
Accommodation
Cabins3–53–4
HeadsUnknownUnknown
BerthsUnknownUnknown
Performance & Rig
Main sailUnknown873 ft²
JibUnknown479 ft²
GenoaUnknown611 ft²
Upwind sail area1,679 ft²Unknown
Downwind sail areaUnknown1,459 ft²
Engine powerUnknown38 hp
Engine countUnknown2
Materials
Hull materialUnknownUnknown
Deck materialUnknownUnknown
Mast materialUnknownUnknown
Keel typeUnknownUnknown
Rudder typeUnknownUnknown
Sources

Figures read fromwww.bali-catamarans.com/fr/catamarans/bali-4-6· Dimensionsread 9/20/2026

7 of 8 figures here carry the builder's own words

Figures read fromhhcatamarans.com/hh50· Principal Particularsread 9/13/2026

Size, to scale

Each boat's published length and beam seen from above, and its mast height and draft from the side, all drawn on one scale.

From above — length × beam
0 ft10 ft20 ft30 ft40 ft50 ftHH50: 51.8 ft × 24.4 ftBali 4.6: 47 ft × 25.1 ftHH5051.8 ft × 24.4 ftBali 4.647 ft × 25.1 ft

Outlines are schematic; the dimensions are the builder's.

From the side — height above and depth below the water
WaterlinePerson, 5.9 ftBali 4.6: air draft not published / 4.2 ftair draft not published4.2 ftBali 4.6HH50: 76.5 ft / 5.1 ft76.5 ft5.1 ftHH50

Speed, power & tanks

What the builders publish about how fast, how strong and how far — each figure on one scale for every boat.

Cruising speed

01020kn
  • HH508.5 kn

How they sail, in numbers

Classic yacht-design ratios worked out from each builder's published figures. They compare boats; they don't grade them.

Sail area / displacement

How much sail the boat carries for its weight — its power in light air.

ModestCruiserPerformanceRacing162024Bali 4.6: 27.6HH50: 25.1
  • Bali 4.627.6· Racing
  • HH5025.1· Racing
How it is worked out

sail area (ft²) ÷ (displacement as ft³ of seawater)^⅔

Bali 4.6: published upwind sail area

HH50: mainsail + genoa, added up

Displacement / length

How heavy the boat is for its waterline length. Lower is lighter and quicker; higher is steadier and roomier.

UltralightLightModerateHeavyVery heavy100180270350Bali 4.6: 154HH50: 111
  • Bali 4.6154· Light
  • HH50111· Light
How it is worked out

displacement (long tons) ÷ (0.01 × waterline length in ft)³

Most builders publish a light displacement. The ratios were defined on a loaded boat, so every boat here reads a little lighter than a surveyor's figure would — all alike, which keeps them comparable.

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