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On Board the Lagoon 60 ultihull manufacturer Lagoon is the

world leader in building cruising multi-
hulls. They’ve gone big with their new
GREEK DEBUT Lagoon 60: Double the Pleasure
M Lagoon 60, as Sam Jefferson finds out.

Lagoon Catamarans is without doubt the biggest cruis-
FOR A ing multihull manufacturer in the world, and their 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.
CATAMARAN The secret of their success could probably best be pinned
on their consistency of purpose; the Bordeaux-based
manufacturer has never really tried to produce anything
other than comfortable cruising catamarans. Sure, they
ICON have always looked to improve performance and inter-
nal volumes, but they have always kept the faith with the
idea that they know what they want to produce, and they
believe that they are 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 comfort-
Sam Jefferson, seasoned marine journalist at able platform for cruising adventures — and the fact that
Sailing Today, steps aboard the brand-new Lagoon you find Lagoons the world over suggests that the boats
are tried and tested in quite extreme conditions.
60 and explores how the latest model from the
Design Philosophy: Comfort Over Speed
world’s leading multihull builder – proudly While it’s true that Lagoon has always displayed a consis-
represented in Greece by Sea Alliance Group – tency of purpose, it’s also fair to say that they’ve diversified
slightly in recent years. The introduction of the spin-off Ex-
continues to redefine comfortable ocean cruising. cess range of slightly more sporty cruising cats spoke of a
desire to broaden their offering. Meanwhile, the launch of
the Lagoon Sixty 5 and Seventy 7 – big cats aimed squarely
TEXT BY SAM JEFFERSON*, SAILING TODAY at a slightly more bling audience than the smaller models
– also pointed to a move into a new market, one remove
from their previous flagship, the Lagoon 55.
The 60, which replaces their bestselling 620, is a clear at-
tempt to bridge the gap between the 55 and the Sixty 5,
and there’s plenty of evidence that they’ve looked to take
the best aspects of both these boats and fuse them into
the new 60. This is a yacht that shares plenty of styling
and design characteristics with the 55 and its smaller sis-
ter, the 51, yet, once aboard, I definitely felt that it shared
a lot with the luxurious Sixty 5 when it came to the inte-
rior space.

Who's It For? Crew-Ready Comfort for Serious Cruisers
So who is the boat designed for? Well, while the 55 is
mainly aimed at cruising couples, Lagoon accepts that
the 60 will likely need a full-time crew. Sure, the set-up
*Sam Jefferson is an accomplished yachting journalist and Editor at Sailing Today. With decades of experience covering boat tests, industry is simple enough to sail as an energetic couple, but this
trends, and sailing adventures worldwide, Sam is known for his insightful reviews and passion for life at sea. His writing blends technical exper- is a genuinely big boat — and that means an awful lot of
tise with a love for storytelling—making his articles a favorite among cruising enthusiasts.
sailingtoday.co.uk/author/sam-jefferson cleaning, if nothing else.

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