Bali Catamarans 4.4

The Bali 4.4 is a sailing catamaran of 44'3" (13.50 m) overall on a 24'3" (7.40 m) beam, drawing 4'1" (1.26 m). Hull length is 42'11" and waterline length 42'6". Empty weight is 30,038 lbs, with displacement at maximum load of 43,367 lbs.

She was designed by Olivier Poncin, with naval architecture by Xavier Faÿ and the interior layout by PIATON BERCO, and she is built in France near La Rochelle. Usable deck area is 946 sq ft (87.9 m²), and the Open Space — saloon and cockpit opened into one through the Bali Door — comfortably accommodates fifteen people. Tankage is 212 gal of fuel and 228 gal of water, with 615 liters of fridge and freezer. Layouts are three cabins and three heads or four cabins and four heads, and CE certification is A: 12 / B: 14 / C: 24 / D: 38 persons — twelve people in the offshore category.

Auxiliary power is twin diesels, and the numbers that matter for where you take her are the 4'1" draft and the 24'3" beam — shallow enough for thin water at 44 feet, wide enough to stay level with fifteen aboard.

Under sail the 4.4 carries 1,248 sq ft as standard, rising to 1,614 sq ft of maximum upwind sail area — a substantial rig for the length, and the reason she has an assertive, seakindly character rather than a purely static one. The flybridge is where the rig becomes manageable: the boom is lowered, which puts the sails and the lazybag within easy reach rather than overhead, and the helm sits adjacent to the sunbathing and dining areas so the person steering stays with everyone else. At sea trial, reef from the flybridge under way and time it, and ask for observed fuel burn at your intended cruising rpm in writing so you can work your own numbers off the 212 gal tankage.

The keyword the yard uses is openness, and on the 4.4 it is literal: the Bali Door, the large windows and the wide openings mean the outside comes in, and the Open Space that results takes fifteen people comfortably. That is a genuinely unusual number on a 44-foot boat, and it is the reason the 4.4 gets bought by people who entertain at anchor rather than people who race.

The owner's cabin is sized XXL and finished with the elegance the 2024 Bali design refresh brought to the whole range — new materials, revised lighting and reworked ergonomics. Three- and four-cabin versions are offered, each cabin with its own head. Provisioning is the quiet advantage: 615 liters of fridge and freezer is what makes a fortnight away from a supermarket practical rather than theoretical.

The 4.4 sits above the 42'2" 4.2 in the Bali range, and the step up is measurable rather than cosmetic: 94 sq ft more usable deck, 13 inches more beam, 355 sq ft more maximum upwind sail area, 43 gal more fuel, and a jump in CE offshore rating from ten persons to twelve. It is the length at which the range's layout stops being clever for its size and simply becomes roomy.

Cross-brand it lands against the Fountaine Pajot FP44 at 43'6" and the Lagoon 43 — the mid-forties cruising class most owners settle in for extended cruising. The Bali's argument there is the Open Space and what it holds: fifteen people in one room, 615 liters of cold storage behind them, and 946 sq ft of deck around them.

Choose the Bali 4.4 if you are buying for extended cruising with a full boat rather than long weekends with four aboard. The CE Category A rating for twelve persons, 212 gal of fuel, 228 gal of water and 615 liters of fridge and freezer are the four figures that decide how long you can stay away from a dock, and on this boat they line up. The lowered boom and the flybridge helm beside the seating are what make a 44-footer credible for a couple to run with guests aboard rather than crew.

Take the three-cabin version if the boat is yours and the owner's XXL cabin is part of why you are buying; take four cabins and four heads if you charter or genuinely fill the berths. Be clear-eyed on load: 30,038 lbs empty against 43,367 lbs at maximum load is real capacity, and it is capacity you can fill without noticing. If you want the same layout in a boat one person can handle more easily on a tight dock, the 4.2 is the step down.