Great work Catamaran Channel. Thanks for looking in the cupboards / lockers... that's really useful information. BTW, not sure why people bother giving a thumbs down... thanks again.
Looks great! Does the stepped hull on this 46 lend itself to better performance and will there soon be a "sport top" helm/cockpit option like Lagoon 450S vs 450F?
I don't know If it's the best blue water cruiser, but as production boats go, it's pretty nice. I do prefer the sport top as well. I liked the colour palate but wonder how long the cream coloured upholstery will stay clean. Please keep showing the hatches and cupboards. And any little interesting jokes and crannies.
Best summer in the Mediterranean cruiser? Probably yes. Best Bluewater passage maker? Definitely not. She is a highly polished and comfortable looking cruiser, with lots of great features and a ton of interior space, but all of that space and comfort comes at a cost.
I would like to see the "expert" who designed this to sail from Norkkap in Norway down the Atlantic to Mozambique! Then go from beautiful city of FIN DEL MUNDO in Chile, go through Cape Horn and "climb" the Atlantic to the North of Canada, then cross the Atlantic to Europe passing through Greenland ... This only in the Atlantic!
Lagoon just knows how to do it comfy right !! Low births and mostly walk 'round for easy linen changing and getting in and out. Did you see the narrow hulls at and below the waterline ?? She should have a great turn of speed, yet not a racer.
It is a nice looking boat but some of the things that the video did not show if this boat has as a BW-cruiser. Watermaker? Hydro/windgenerator/s. Where was the solar panels? Backup systems? Very little space at the chart table to put additional equipment. Where is the EBIRP?
What is up with all these exposed conning stations... not exactly practical for sailing in any other weather than perfect sunshine. Surprised people aren’t just blown off the top once it gets above force 4... unless there are hard top versions? I doubt it though. You are already losing a ton of sail surface to that fly bridge.
Those sail lines layout setting are not inbuild onto the tops covered n can be seen transparent and can be check for wear n tear n also to protect the lines . With years of building it backwards outdated design
I didnt see it. I must say that the outside sink/kitchen area might have enough space to put them there. That would be ideal, in my opinion. Thanks for watching again, Rich!
Not even close to a perfect Blue Water sailor doesn't have solid handrails down the sides, exposed helm that's totally isolated from the saloon, and that's just for starters!
The whole roof has a build in grip edge, its all around the roof, really good. Exposed helm can be fixed by a bimini, thats just an option. Flybridge......some hate it and some wont sail without it, so thats personal. All in all a pretty good bluewater cruiser i would say. Thanks for watching!
The proof of the pudding is in the eating. Lagoon catamarans have a proven record of fast passages and are very seaworthy as proven by the vast amounts of evidence of people sailing right now.They are good boats at a fair price.Please ladies and gentleman do a little research.
I dont think they ever will. Just like the 50F, it will never happen. Why not? Price. With Lagoon you get allot for your money. Infact they are the cheapest catamarans around. If they make an S version they will be to cheap, yes im serious, it just doesnt fit in the market. I think it will be the greatest move ever. Pricing every cat out there totally out of the market. BUT! just watch, it will never happen.
The purpose of the engines on sailboats is to maneuver at safe speed, not at top speed. For getting around in marinas etc you don't need much. Times when you'd turn on the motors due to insufficient wind are infrequent enough that it wouldn't justify the additional weight. IMO.
Catamaran Channel right around $600k USD. That plus maintenance plus insurance plus marina plus upkeep plus you get the picture... like I said, if I had $1M
So it is just another weekend charter pontoon boat. How many people want a ride on one of those? The real sea going catamarans, are no longer produced. First place to look is tunnel clearance, for even a 40 ft catamaran, if you can't drive your 12ft dingy with outboard through, it is a pontoon boat, and should stay on a lake. Anyone with ocean catamaran experience will agree. Most of the new boats are shit.
Its a beautiful boat but there is nothing new or good here old ideas unprotected helm a day sailor not a blue water cruiser and for what this probably cost total waste wake up Lagoon your being left in the dirt by so many now nice boat but you really lost the plot
