The History of Lagoon

The Lagoon, now a powerhouse of innovation and excellence, was born as a racing division out of Jeanneau Shipyard in 1984. But its very first steps were in the right direction. The same year the team built a trimaran for the famous movie Water World. During the next two years, they formed a decent line of 55-67 feet cruising catamarans. 

In other words, in 1996, the brand was an important business unit when Beneteau acquired Jeanneau. Beneteau has decided to put CNB in charge of the development of Lagoon. Designers Marc Van Peteghem and Vincent Lauriot Prévost led CNB (Construction Navale Bordeaux) and were known for their BMW-Oracle trimaran, the winner of America’s Cup. It was a lucky turn of events. As a result, the brand has significantly expanded its catamaran model range with the new team. 

Here are the key models of Lagoon’s storyline:

• Lagoon 440, was born in 2004 as the first flybridge catamaran under 45 feet.

THIS MODEL WAS SOLD IN A RECORD RUN OF MORE THAN 420 HULLS.

• After two years, the shipyard produced the first cruising catamaran with a Lagoon 420 Hybrid engine. 
• Another bestseller was the Lagoon 620, sold in 60 copies. 
• In 2014, the company began production of the brand new motor catamarans with the launch of the Lagoon 630 MY series, followed by models over 24 meters long – Seventy 7 and Seventy 8 – in 2017.

Current status

Lagoon is one of the most famous yachting brands of Groupe Beneteau. For instance, approximately 7,000 of these catamarans are currently cruising around the world.

Production

Lagoon’s production is located in Belleville-sur-Vie, in the west of France, and has more than 100,000 square meters of premises, including 44,000 square meters of covered areas. The brand has over 200 specialised service points and an extensive network of dealerships worldwide.

Model range

Lagoon offers customers a series of sailing and motor cruise catamarans in composite hulls up to 78 feet. The shipyard builds catamarans up to 150 feet on custom orders. The company works with such famous studios as Nauta Design and VPLP Design.

Features of Lagoon Yachts

The catamarans offer reliability and safety of sailing, as well as the highest standards of comfort at sea. The area of useful space onboard corresponds to that of monohull yachts of much larger size. Thanks to their optimal price-performance ratio, Lagoon catamarans form the backbone of the fleet of many major charter companies.