By Herb McCormick Refreshingly, Jeanneau is so up front about the capabilities of their newest Lagoon cat that they’ve initialed them in the boat’s title. The “three Cs” of the Lagoon 35 CCC stand, without fanfare, for Coastal Cruising Catamaran. Racing to Bermuda? Look elsewhere. Surprisingly, the boat was created… read more

By Quentin Warren When French mega-builder Jeanneau announced in November of 1990 that it would embark on a joint production venture with TPI in Warren, Rhode Island,to manufacture Lagoon cruising catamarans, multihull enthusiasts and the industry at large took sharp notice. The Lagoon series cat, at the time formidably represented… read more

By Geoff Middleton For interior space, easy sailing and a shallow draft, nothing can beat a catamaran, and Beneteau’s Lagoon 380 does all that and more in a stylish and affordable package, writes Geoff Middleton. A CAT above the rest The popularity of catamarans is growing. Once, the choice of… read more

By Alain Jégou For the multihull Grand Prix of La Trinité-sur-Mer, Didier Gainette, a member of Olivier de Kersauson’s crew in the record-breaking sail round the world, showed us Jeanneau NewCo’s new catamaran. The Lagoon 410 is the first in a new series, with the Lagoon 470 to be presented… read more

by George Day Combines great liveaboard with modern sailing and powering systems. This innovative cruising cat combines great liveaboard accommodations with thoroughly modern sailing and powering systems. We set off from Miami’s Bayside Marina in the midst of the Strictly Sail Miami boat show and motored south to the broad… read more

By BWS Staff Lagoon Catamarans, a member of the giant Group Beneteau, has become one of the world’s leading catamaran builders. The company has built hundreds of boats for charter fleets around the world and even more for cruisers looking for solid, well-built cruising boats that are never short on… read more

By Allan Whiting Hybrid powerplants are all the rage among environmentally conscious motorists, but a sailing boat such as the Lagoon 420 Hybrid actually makes a better environmental and economy platform than a car, reckons Allan Whiting. Silent partners The new 2008-model 12.6-metre Lagoon 420 looks the same externally as… read more

By Jeremy McGeary By introducing the Lagoon 420 Hybrid, the first series-produced sailboat with diesel-electric drives as standard equipment, Lagoon Catamarans makes a bold statement about its view of the future of sailboat auxiliary propulsion. A generator in a compartment at bridgedeck level meets all of the electrical needs—both propulsion… read more

By George Day One of the most popular cruising cats in the world. If you have ever sailed on a cruising catamaran, the first time may well have been aboard a charter cat in the Caribbean. There is no doubt, cruising cats have come to dominate the charter fleets and… read more

By Ralph Naranjo Designers Marc Van Peteghem and Vincent Lauriot Prévost took the strengths and weaknesses of the older Lagoon 47 and created a multifaceted multihull, ready to play the role of a liveaboard, charter boat, or long-distance cruiser. The transition from the Lagoon 47 to the Lagoon 470 entailed… read more