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DESIGN TRENDS

june/july 2016

june/july 2016

cruisingworld.com

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DESIGN TRENDS

For many designers and builders of contemporary cruising catamarans, the delineation of indoor and outdoor

spaces no longer exists: Open floor plans reign supreme. But there’s more than one way to, pardon the expression,

skin a cat. For example, the Bali 4.3 Loft separates the main cabin from the cockpit with a large folding door that

can be raised to transform those once disparate areas into one common living space (above left and center). The

Bavaria Open 40, however, takes a decidedly different tack (above right). Like the Bali, it features a fixed bimini

over the cockpit. But the Open 40 is equipped with roll-down flaps on each side of the cockpit. When raised, and

with the main doors open, the space is wide and inviting.

BY ALVAH SIMON

MULTIPLE

CHOICES

THERE’S NO ROOM FOR DEBATE: MULTIHULLS HAVE BECOME VIABLE

MAINSTREAM CRUISING PLATFORMS THAT ARE HERE TO STAY. THE

QUESTION NOW IS HOW THEIR DESIGNS WILL TRANSFORM AND EVOLVE.