As time has moved forward Lagoons have been designed less-and-less for open water sailing.

Lagoon catamaran ocean crossing. Blue Lagoon 560 sy Blue Ocean Fountain Pajot Saba 50 sy Royal Cracow meeting the most demanding criteria and Blue Waves Lagoon 450. Just the facts maam. After the Atlantic the Caribbean was like sailing on a lake with winds abaft the beam and boat speeds of about 5 to 6 knots even with a fouled bottom.

Of the 25 multihulls no two had crossings that were exactly alike. They require some crew to handle and are quite expensive to build. So one main shortcoming is the smaller load-carrying capacity.

Lagoon IS partner of the transatlantic ARC rally since 2005. 14degrees Off The Beaten Track - Working for passage across the Atlantic Ocean on a yacht delivery from Tenerife to Tortola on a Lagoon 420 catamaran as part. Most catamarans do perform quite well in open waters and are regarded as safe vessels to be offshore.

I used to own a 1991 Lagoon 55 which looks like this. And most of the french production catamaran yachts with the internal volume you want like the Lagoon 560 or 620 the Fountain Pajot range or Catana catamarans are boats for warm climates and nice weather. Catamaran and sea lovers owners of a Lagoon catamaran - we enjoy easy and friendly relationships with our customers providing them with privileged events and personalised meetings.

Catamaran sailing yachts in that size are a pretty rare species. If you value comfort over speed then the Lagoon 42 is the best sailing catamaran for you. Skippers ranged from first-time ocean-crossers to professional delivery captains.

There are some big noticeable differe. This is especially true with large catamarans. But one common thread wove them all together.