Yachts & Yachting magazine

SMART THINKING

They say that one of the keys to happiness and wellbeing is self acceptance. The ability to take a good, hard look at yourself and say, ‘well, this is who I am, take it or leave it’ is a hugely important step if you want to achieve a degree of serenity. What has this got to do with the Bali Catsmart I hear you cry? Well, it’s just a gut feeling I have but, in the world of yachts, more specifically multihulls, Bali catamarans is the marque that is the most willing to accept what it is and feel at ease with this. Unlike some yachts that try to be all things to all sailors, the Bali is unashamedly a cruising catamaran and the company has stuck with this basic concept since it launched its first boat in 2014. Perhaps being part of the Catana group helped because Catana had a deserved reputation for producing top end, performance catamarans so Bali felt at ease producing something tailored for cruising.

I do not mean this in a negative way. If you start with a very clear concept

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