VIRGINIA

Bali 5.4 — cruising Italy Built by Bali Catamarans, the 5.4 belongs to a generation of sailing multihulls designed around one idea: that space on the water should be lived in, not merely occupied. The exterior lines are clean and unfussy, and the volume they contain is considerable — a catamaran platform that trades the heel and compromise of a monohull for wide, level living areas and easy movement from bow to stern. Accommodation is arranged across five cabins, each with a double bed, sleeping ten guests. It is a layout that suits families travelling together as comfortably as it does two or three couples sharing a week along the Italian coast — everyone with their own space, nobody relegated to the margins. Under sail she is genuinely rewarding, with the stability that makes a long passage feel like part of the holiday rather than an interruption to it. At anchor, that same stability is what keeps lunch on the table and the aperitivo hour unhurried. The crew handles navigation, service and the daily rhythm of life aboard, leaving the Tyrrhenian, the Amalfi Coast or the Aeolian islands entirely to you.