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The Bali Catspace belongs to the Catana Group's Bali line and was nominated for Best Boat in 2022, standing in the same category as Lagoon and Fountaine-Pajot models several feet longer. The recognition reflects what the design does well: it extracts more usable space from a 40-foot platform than almost any other catamaran in its class, through a layout that thinks in terms of zones rather than rooms.

The central feature is the aft garage door, a full-width pneumatically operated wall between the cockpit and the saloon that raises entirely to merge the two spaces into one continuous open-plan area. When the door is up, the division between inside cooking and outside eating disappears, the saloon and cockpit become a single loft, and the social dynamic of the boat shifts in a way that smaller gestures cannot achieve. Large wraparound windows and overhead hatches keep the saloon bright even when the door is closed, and the L-shaped galley with its home-sized refrigerator and freezer sits integrated into the living space rather than separated from it.

Forward of the mast, the Catspace replaces the traditional trampoline nets with a solid deck lounge, a covered bow area with seating and a table that functions equally well as a morning breakfast spot, a quiet reading area underway or a social gathering point at anchor. Above the main deck, the flybridge is accessed from either side and offers a lounging sunbed area alongside the helm station, which is positioned to allow the skipper to maintain natural interaction with guests while underway.

Below deck, the four-cabin four-bathroom configuration accommodates up to ten guests. Each cabin has its own private toilet, and the forward cabins benefit from the inverted bow design that gives them more volume and usable floor space than the equivalent position on more traditional catamaran layouts. The compact wet-bath arrangement means shower and head share the same space, a practical trade-off for a boat that maximizes every other area of the living experience. The Catspace sails in a stable and relaxed manner suited to coastal cruising and island hopping, and motorsailing in lighter winds is a normal part of how the boat is used in practice.