Boat test – Lagoon 60
The Lagoon 60 in its natural habitat
Lagoon catamarans is without doubt the biggest cruising multihull manufacturer in the world and its yachts are ubiquitous be it in the South Seas or the South Coast of England. The manufacturer states that there are around 7,000 Lagoons bobbing around on the oceans. The secret of its success could probably best pinned on its consistency of purpose; the Bordeaux based manufacturer has never really tried to produce anything other than comfortable cruising catamarans. Sure, it has always looked to improve performance and internal volumes but it has always kept the faith with the idea that it knows what it wants to produce, and believes that it is in tune with the buying public. The results speak for themselves; nobody is ever going to win races in a Lagoon but they will always have a comfortable platform for cruising adventures and, the fact that you find Lagoons the world over, suggests that the boats are tried and tested in quite extreme conditions.
Stating that Lagoon has always displayed a consistency of purpose is true but its also fair to say that it has diversified slightly in recent years. The introduction of the spin off Excess range of slightly more sporty cruising cats spoke of a desire to diversify slightly. Meanwhile,
