Bali Catamarans Launches 70-Foot Bali 7.0, Entering the Superyacht Segment

Catana Group announced the launch of the Bali 7.0, a prestige catamaran that marks the group's entry into the superyacht segment, as outlined in its strategic plan for 2030. Billed by specialist publications as the brand's first multiyacht, the Bali 7.0 represents a significant milestone in the shipyard's development.

The jump in scale is genuinely dramatic. The Catana 70 has been built since 2015, so Catana Group has navigated this size class before, but as Multihulls World's Emmanuel van Deth put it: "Having launched the Catana 70 ten years ago now, a 70-foot catamaran is nothing new for Catana Group… but for Bali, it's a whole different ballgame!" The Bali 7.0's precise LOA comes in at 73'11" (22.53 m), wider and heavier than the "70-foot" shorthand used in the announcement. Hull length measures 71'7" (21.83 m), waterline length 68'4" (20.84 m), and beam 33'10" (10.32 m). Draft is 6'1" (1.85 m), while air draft climbs to 106' (32.4 m). Displacement sits at 88,200 lbs (40 t). Engine options run to either 2×195 HP or 2×230 HP, backed by 528 US gal (2,000 l) of fuel and 401 US gal (1,520 l) of fresh water. Builder is Catana Group.

The sail plan covers 280 m² upwind, combining a mainsail and genoa for genuine offshore capability. Lithium battery banks and a solar array support autonomy at anchor, with silent air conditioning that can run without a generator in certain configurations.

To understand why this matters for the brand, you have to look at where Bali has operated until now. As van Deth wrote in Multihulls World issue 206, the brand had long focused on the charter market and concentrated its lineup on 40- to 54-foot models. More recently Bali strayed somewhat from that pattern with the 37-foot Catsmart and its current flagship, the 5.8, and the announcement of the 7.0 "will completely reshape the brand's image and positioning." The Bali 7.0 clearly adopts the codes of an owner's yacht, and one hull can be configured as a full private suite including a bedroom, lounge, dressing area, and bathroom.

The design language carries forward the Bali DNA, even at this scale. As van Deth writes: "The Bali DNA, however, remains very much intact with the signature up-and-over door. But aboard the 7.0, this will be complemented by a large, glazed door at the front. This configuration allows for flush-decked access via the nacelle all the way to the front of the catamaran." That forward panoramic opening is the meaningful upgrade: the open-flow philosophy that defined the brand on 40-footers now runs bow to stern on a near-74-footer. The galley sits in the port hull, freeing the main saloon for a full bar and reception area, while a dumbwaiter connects the levels, an approach borrowed from larger superyachts where service efficiency is central to the experience.

The Bali 7.0 comfortably accommodates 6 to 8 passengers alongside crew members, with dedicated crew cabins and a separate crew mess for discreet professional operation.

There is also "a brand-new coachroof design which is now tinted and, most notably," according to Multihulls World, with the full detail of that sentence not yet published at time of writing. Pricing, full sail plan confirmation, and official delivery timelines remain outstanding from Catana Group.

Catana Group CEO Aurélien Poncin tied the launch directly to the company's 2030 strategic plan, calling the 7.0 "a new force on a powerful market segment" that demonstrates "our capacity to create ever more innovative and ever more luxurious units." For a brand that spent its first decade mastering the 40-to-54-foot charter sweet spot, that kind of statement lands differently when the boat behind it stretches to nearly 74 feet.