Catana Group names d’Albora official Australian distributor for Bali, YOT

A buyer stepping aboard a Bali or YOT at Sanctuary Cove can now expect more than a sales conversation. CATANA GROUP’s new partnership with d’Albora Yacht Brokers gives Australian prospects a local path from inspection to brokerage support, berthing, handover and after-sales care through one of the country’s broadest marina networks.

The timing matters because the deal was tied to the 2026 Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show on the Gold Coast, held from 21 to 24 May and promoted as the Southern Hemisphere’s largest boating lifestyle event. For Australian owners, the real shift is practical: d’Albora says it operates 17 marinas, 10 boatyards, one shipyard and eight brokerage offices, turning Bali and YOT from imported names into brands with a substantial local service footprint.

That matters in a market where marina berths are hard to secure and coastal cruising depends on dependable support ashore. d’Albora says its network gives owners access to berthing services, boatyard work, maintenance, vessel management and finance, which should make ownership easier for buyers looking beyond the initial handover. For long-range cruising along Australia’s coastline, that kind of infrastructure can be as important as the boat itself.

The partnership also sharpens the pitch for two very different CATANA GROUP lines. Bali has spent more than a decade rewriting the cruising catamaran formula with rigid forward cockpits, open saloon-to-cockpit flow and large social spaces built for anchorage-hopping and outdoor living. CATANA GROUP says the brand was created in 2014, with the first Bali cats, the Bali 4.5 and Bali 4.3, launched in September that year. The Catana-Bali shipyard now builds more than 300 boats a year, and the Bali Catsmart, the smallest model in the range, is positioned as a compact, easily handled catamaran with open spaces and seakindly manners.

YOT takes the group into powercats. Launched in 2023 after development began in 2020, the range currently includes the YOT 36 and YOT 41, with more larger models planned. CATANA GROUP says the boats were designed with J&J Design and built around dayboating, sporty cruising and weekends, with an emphasis on seakeeping, range and fuel efficiency.

Sales in Australia will be led by Adam Hickey and Christophe Vanek, with Julien Pouteau supporting the rollout. Hickey brings 17 years in the marine industry, while Vanek has worked in the sector since 1994, adding depth to a launch aimed squarely at local buyers who want a familiar support network behind a new boat.

For CATANA GROUP, the deal gives Bali and YOT a stronger route into Australia at the exact moment Sanctuary Cove is filling docks with serious buyers. For the market, it means the step from seeing a catamaran on display to keeping it cruising, serviced and berthed locally just became much shorter.