Sail area / displacement
How much sail the boat carries for its weight — its power in light air.
- 27.6· Racing
How it is worked out
sail area (ft²) ÷ (displacement as ft³ of seawater)^⅔
published upwind sail area
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Bali 4.6 au mouillage dans la baie de collioure, devant le clocher — Bali
Design
- Designer
- Xavier Faÿ
- Naval architect
- Xavier Faÿ
- Interior designer
- Agence Berco design + Piaton
Summary
- Length overall
- 47 ft
- Beam
- 25.1 ft
- Draft
- 4.2 ft
- Displacement
- 30,424 lb
- Sail area (upwind)
- 1,679 ft²
- Cabins
- 3–5
* 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 14.33 m
- Performance Cruising
From the published figures: SA/D 27.6 (upwind 156 m², displacement 13800 kg) · 5 cabins
- Liveaboard
From the published figures: LOA 14.33 m · 5 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.
- 154· 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.
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.
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.
Dimensions
- LOA
- 47 ft (14.33 m)
- Hull length
- 44.9 ft (13.68 m)
- LWL
- 44.5 ft (13.56 m)
- Beam
- 25.1 ft (7.66 m)
- Draft (min)
- 4.2 ft (1.27 m)
- Draft (max)
- 4.2 ft (1.27 m)
- Air draft
- —
- Displacement
- 30,424 lb (13,800 kg)
- Ballast
- —
- Cabins
- 3–5
- Heads
- —
- Berths
- —
Sail Plan
- Main sail
- —
- Jib
- —
- Genoa
- —
- Sail area
- 1,679 ft² (156 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
- 45578 lbs
- Surface utilisable
- 95.4 m²
- Déplacement en charge maxi
- 20.6 t
- Surface de voile standard
- 116 m²
- CE persons
- category A 12; category B 16; category C 24; category D 38 (certified persons, not guests)
- Sail area basis
- maximum upwind sail area 1679 sq ft -> 156.0 m2; standard sail area 1248 sq ft
- Unit basis
- the page prints imperial units; converted (ft/in -> m, lbs -> kg, sq ft -> m2)
- Displacement basis
- empty weight 30567 lbs as printed -> 13865 kg
Figures read fromwww.bali-catamarans.com/fr/catamarans/bali-4-6· Dimensionsread 9/20/2026
Videos
External contentFilms of this model from the builder's official YouTube channel (Bali Catamarans). They are the builder's own; the figures above are the reference.
Shorts
Next stop for the BALI 4.6: Oslo
OWNER SPOTLIGHT BALI 4.6 - Sailing Queen Lizzy
Videos whose title names the Bali 4.6, from the channel the builder's site links; last checked 9/30/2026. Playing one loads YouTube's player, which may set cookies.
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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