Lagoon catamaran

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Lagoon catamaran
Industry Boat building
Founded1984
Headquarters
Bordeaux
,
France
Products Catamarans
Parent Groupe Beneteau
Website cata-lagoon.com/en

Lagoon catamaran is a brand of twin-hulled boats that are designed and produced in Bordeaux, France.

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The company began in 1984 as a specialist multihull division of Jeanneau, a volume monohull constructor. Jeanneau sold the division to Construction Navale Bordeaux (CNB), which was purchased by Beneteau in 1995, another French boat manufacturer. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Lagoon, the world's largest multihull builder with 5800 catamarans produced since 1984, [6] specialises in modern sailing catamarans that are suitable for both coastal and offshore sailing. Most models are available in a charter version and an owner's version. [7] The designers, Marc Van Peteghem and Vincent Lauriot-Prévost at VPLP design, claim to be very responsive to customer feedback, which enables the models to evolve over time.

Lagoon catamarans have been well-received, [8] [9] [10] [11] and the Lagoon 380 has been their most successful model. Lagoon have also produced some power catamarans, including the Lagoon Power 43 and Lagoon Power 44.

Lagoon boats smaller than 50 ft (15 m) are built at Belleville-sur-Vie and launched at Les Sables-d'Olonne in Vendée. Boats over 50 feet long are built at the CNB shipyard in Bordeaux.

By 2021 the company had produced 6,000 catamarans. [12]

Models

Lagoon 560 Catamaran de croisiere Lagoon 560.JPG
Lagoon 560
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Lagoon 77

Lagoon catamaran models: [2] [3] [4]

Since the Lagoon 39 and 52 in 2012, the mast of all Lagoon catamarans does not rest on the partition wall but is located further aft, in order to increase the size and ease-of-use of the self-tacking jib hence improving the mainsail/headsail arrangement and overall performance. [19]

Lagoon boats are made of balsa wood core sandwiched between fiberglass layers which are vacuum infusion molded. Cabinetry is made of plywood.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jeanneau</span> Sailboat manufacturer

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The Lagoon 37 is a French catamaran sailboat that was designed by Van Peteghem/Lauriot-Prevost as a cruiser and first built in 1991.

The Lagoon 35, also called the Lagoon 35CCC, is a French catamaran sailboat that was designed by Americans Morrelli and Melvin as a cruiser and first built in 1995.

The Lagoon 410 is a French sailboat that was designed by Van Peteghem/Lauriot-Prevost as a cruiser and first built in 1997.

The Lagoon 470 is a French catamaran sailboat that was designed by Van Peteghem/Lauriot-Prevost as a cruiser and yacht charter boat and first built in 1998.

The Lagoon 380 is a French sailboat that was designed by Van Peteghem/Lauriot-Prevost as a cruiser and also for the yacht charter role. It was first built in 1999.

The Lagoon 400 is a French sailboat that was designed by Van Peteghem/Lauriot-Prevost as a cruiser and first built in 2009.

The Lagoon 42 is a French sailboat that was designed by Van Peteghem/Lauriot-Prevost as a cruiser and first built in 1990. It was also sold as the Moorings Lagoon 4200 for Moorings Yacht Charter use in the yacht charter trade.

The Lagoon 42-2, also called the Lagoon 42-2016, is a French sailboat that was designed by Van Peteghem/Lauriot-Prevost with styling by Nauta Design. It was designed as a cruiser for private owners and the yacht charter market, and was first built in 2016.

The Lagoon 47 is a French sailboat that was designed by Van Peteghem/Lauriot-Prevost as a cruiser and first built in 1992.

The Lagoon 570 is a French sailboat that was designed by Van Peteghem/Lauriot-Prevost as a cruiser and first built in 2000.

The Lagoon 500 is a French sailboat that was designed by Van Peteghem/Lauriot-Prevost as a cruiser and yacht charter boat and first built in 2005.

The Lagoon 420 is a French sailboat that was designed by Van Peteghem/Lauriot-Prevost as a cruiser and yacht charter boat, first built in 2006, as a 2007 model year introduction.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lagoon 620</span> Sailboat class

The Lagoon 620 is a French sailboat that was designed by Van Peteghem/Lauriot-Prevost, with exterior design by Patrick le Quément and interior design by Nauta Design. It was designed as a cruiser and first built in 2009.

The Lagoon 52 is a French sailboat that was designed by Van Peteghem/Lauriot-Prevost, with the exterior design by Patrick le Quément and interior by the Italian firm Nauta Design. It was intended as a cruiser and for the yacht charter role and first built in 2011.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lagoon 450</span> Sailboat class

The Lagoon 450 is a French sailboat that was designed by Van Peteghem/Lauriot-Prevost, with exterior design by Patrick le Quément and interior design by Nauta Design. It was intended as a cruiser, as well as for the yacht charter market, and was first built in 2014.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lagoon 560</span> Sailboat class

The Lagoon 560 is a French sailboat that was designed by Van Peteghem/Lauriot-Prevost, with the exterior design by Patrick le Quément and interior design by Nauta Design. It was intended as an offshore cruiser and also for the yacht charter role and first built in 2011.

The Lagoon 40 is a French sailboat that was designed by Van Peteghem/Lauriot-Prevost with the exterior design by Patrick le Quément and interior design by Nauta Design. It was intended as a cruiser and for the yacht charter role and first built in 2017.

The Lagoon 65, marketed as the Lagoon Sixty 5, is a French sailboat that was designed by Van Peteghem/Lauriot-Prevost with the exterior design by Patrick le Quément and interior design by Nauta Design. It was intended as a cruiser for private ownership and also for the yacht charter role, and first built in 2019.

References

  1. ↑ "About Lagoon catamarans"
  2. 1 2 McArthur, Bruce (2023). "Lagoon Catamaran". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  3. 1 2 Sea Time Tech, LLC (2023). "Lagoon Catamaran". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Lagoon Sailboat builder". Boat-Specs.com. 2023. Archived from the original on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  5. ↑ Murphy, Tim (1 November 2002). "Lagoon 570". Cruising World. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  6. ↑ Lagoon on Beneteau Group website
  7. ↑ Catamaran guru report
  8. ↑ Lagoon 380 review
  9. ↑ Lagoon 420 review
  10. ↑ Lagoon 450S review
  11. ↑ Lagoon 620 review
  12. ↑ "Lagoon 55". Katamarans. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  13. ↑ "Sailor's Multihull Guide - 1st ed. - ISBN   0962756210 - page 208-209
  14. ↑ "Sailor's Multihull Guide - 1st ed. - ISBN   0962756210 - page 204-205
  15. ↑ "Sailor's Multihull Guide - 3rd ed. - ISBN   0962756288 - page 240-241
  16. ↑ "Sailor's Multihull Guide - 3rd ed. - ISBN   0962756288 - page 242-243
  17. ↑ "Sailor's Multihull Guide - 3rd ed. - ISBN   0962756288 - page 238-239
  18. ↑ "Sailor's Multihull Guide - 1st ed. - ISBN   0962756210 - page 206-207
  19. ↑ Multihull Designer - Vincent Lauriot-Prévost
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