Sail area / displacement
How much sail the boat carries for its weight — its power in light air.
- 21.4· Performance
How it is worked out
sail area (ft²) ÷ (displacement as ft³ of seawater)^⅔
published upwind sail area
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large_BALI_4_3_43_Foot_Sailing_Catamaran_Starboard_Aft_View_e1fa8545c7 — Bali
Design
- Designer
- Aurélien Poncin
- Naval architect
- Xavier Faÿ
Summary
- Length overall
- 45.1 ft
- Beam
- 24.3 ft
- Draft
- 4.6 ft
- Displacement
- 30,865 lb
- Sail area (upwind)
- 1,313 ft²
- Cabins
- 3–4
* A standard reference image, not the actual boat — shown to help visualise this model's published dimensions.
Best Suited For
- Bluewater Cruising
From the published figures: CE Category A · LOA 13.74 m
- Liveaboard
From the published figures: LOA 13.74 m · 4 cabins
Tags are derived from certified class, length, sail area, accommodation and tankage using the criteria described on the Sources page; an editor may add or remove one.
Sailing Ratios
Classic yacht-design ratios worked out from the builder's published figures, each shown against the bands designers read it by.
Displacement / length
How heavy the boat is for its waterline length. Lower is lighter and quicker; higher is steadier and roomier.
- 222· Moderate
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.
Design Category
Certified CE design category A (Ocean): the wind and waves the EU Recreational Craft Directive says this boat is designed to take.
- D
Sheltered waters
- Wind
- up to Beaufort 4
- Waves
- up to 0.3 m
- C
Inshore
- Wind
- up to Beaufort 6
- Waves
- up to 2 m
- B
Offshore
- Wind
- up to Beaufort 8
- Waves
- up to 4 m
- AThis boat
Ocean
- Wind
- above Beaufort 8
- Waves
- above 4 m
Design limits set by the EU Recreational Craft Directive (2013/53/EU), in significant wave height. A category covers the conditions of those below it. It is the limit the boat was designed to, not a promise that it is safe in any conditions within it — that judgement stays with the skipper.
Dimensions
- LOA
- 45.1 ft (13.74 m)
- Hull length
- 42.7 ft (13 m)
- LWL
- 39.6 ft (12.07 m)
- Beam
- 24.3 ft (7.42 m)
- Draft (min)
- 4.6 ft (1.4 m)
- Draft (max)
- 4.6 ft (1.4 m)
- Air draft
- —
- Displacement
- 30,865 lb (14,000 kg)
- Ballast
- —
- Cabins
- 3–4
- Heads
- —
- Berths
- —
Sail Plan
- Main sail
- —
- Jib
- —
- Genoa
- —
- Sail area
- 1,313 ft² (122 m²)
- Downwind sail area
- —
- Rig type
- —
Engine and Tanks
- Engine
- —
- Engine count
- —
- Engine manufacturer
- —
- Propulsion type
- —
- Fuel capacity
- —
- Fresh water capacity
- —
- Black water capacity
- —
Construction
- Mast material
- —
- Hull material
- —
- Deck material
- —
- Keel type
- —
- Rudder type
- —
- Steering wheels
- —
Builder's Own Figures
- Displacement at maximum load
- 43652 lbs (19800 kg)
- Interior designer
- Piaton Berco
- Manufacturer
- Chantier Catana
- CE persons
- category A 12, category B 14, category C 24, category D 38 (certified persons, not guests)
- Sail area basis
- maximum upwind sail area 1313 sq ft, standard sail area 1162 sq ft (108 m2)
- Unit basis
- the page prints imperial units, converted (ft/in -> m, lbs -> kg, sq ft -> m2)
- Displacement basis
- empty weight 30865 lbs as printed
- Cabins basis
- layouts drawn with 3 or 4 cabins
Figures read frombali-catamarans.com/en/catamarans/bali-4-3· Dimensionsread 10/17/2026
Layouts & Drawings
5 drawings from the builder's page: general arrangement, sail plan, profile.
About Bali
Volume production
French catamaran brand founded in 2014 by Olivier Poncin, designed by Catana Group's Research and Innovation department, known for its opening bow door concept.
Visit brand pageThe Bali Range
Every model Bali publishes, by length — where this one sits in the range.
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