Lagoon's Comprehensive Guide: Powercats
In the world of luxury yachting, Lagoon stands out as a global leader, known for its power and sailing catamarans that blend the elegance of a yacht with the practical advantages of a catamaran. Over the past 40 years, Lagoon has delivered over 7,000 boats, a testament to its enduring popularity and quality.
The heart of Lagoon's powercat fleet is dominated by sailing cats, but it also boasts two beamy, long-distance powercats: the Lagoon Eighty3 and the Lagoon 630, also known as the Lagoon Power 630.
The Lagoon Eighty3, a flagship model, boasts a class-leading 4,600 square feet of deck space, providing ample room for relaxation and entertainment. Its design prioritizes freestanding furniture in the saloon, aft cockpit, and flybridge, creating a villa-style interior. The deck space is now more customizable than ever, thanks to the expertise of the Lagoon Premium Team.
The lower deck of the Lagoon Eighty3 is highly flexible, offering four ensuite cabins and an owner's cabin with a king-size bed and a drop-down balcony. The vessel can be spec'd up to six cabins for 16 people, with extra cabins for four crew in the forward sections of the hulls.
The Lagoon Eighty3's cruising range is an impressive 3,500nm, maintaining its ocean-crossing capability. It also features a huge 240ft² hydraulic aft platform, perfect for extending cockpit space, relaxing at the water's edge, or deploying tenders and toys.
The Lagoon Eighty3 is developed from the Seventy8 powercat and built on the same platform as the Eighty2 sailboat. Lagoon has been building powercats for more than a decade, with the first powercat being the Lagoon 630.
The 'entry-level' Sixty7 powercat from Lagoon is a flexible platform suitable for ocean crossings and coastal cruising. The Lagoon Seventy8, a larger powercat, won several international awards.
Lagoon's catamarans are famed for being stable and high-volume, optimized for liveaboard and long-distance cruising. They keep a relatively shallow draft, improving access to shallow anchorages while retaining the stability and motion comfort of a catamaran hull form.
These models use twin inboard engines sized to give true motoryacht speeds for their class. For example, the Lagoon 630 can reach roughly 12 knots, while larger models in the range use higher-horsepower twin engines to raise top and cruising speeds.
Lagoon’s powercats are equipped with substantial fuel and water capacities to support longer passages and/or liveaboard use. Comparable large Lagoon power models list multi-thousand-liter capacities for fuel and generous tankage for extended cruising.
The design focus is on upscale finishes, expansive deck and cockpit areas, owner’s suites and multiple guest cabins, plus systems suitable for charter or long-range cruising (generators, AC, large tanks, and options for appliances and electronics).
Lagoon was founded as a multihull division of Jeanneau in 1984. Construction Navale Bordeaux bought Lagoon before it was acquired by Beneteau in 1995.
In summary, Lagoon's powercat line offers spacious, villa-style interiors, shallow-draft twin-hull stability, large fuel/water capacities, and powerful twin engines that deliver motor-yacht performance with multihull comfort and seakeeping. Whether you're looking for an entry-level powercat or a flagship model, Lagoon has a range of options to suit your needs.
- The Lagoon Eighty3's design prioritizes villa-style interiors, with freestanding furniture in the saloon, aft cockpit, and flybridge.
- The Lagoon Eighty3 can be spec'd up to six cabins for 16 people, with extra cabins for four crew in the forward sections of the hulls.
- The Lagoon Seventy8, a larger powercat, won several international awards.
- Lagoon’s powercats are equipped with substantial fuel and water capacities to support longer passages and/or liveaboard use.
- Lagoon was founded as a multihull division of Jeanneau in 1984 and was later acquired by Beneteau.
