Lagoon 43
- Lagoon 43
We conducted our test of the new version of the Lagoon 410 in the first days of September. The convoy from Hyères to the Cannes Boat Show at this time of the year usually requires having the accessories to deal with lull: gennaker and light sheets! The unexpected swelling of a major “Cévenol phenomenon” with its high winds presented completely different conditions and, while all that hot air was causing unprecedented catastrophic flooding in the Gard département, we were fighting the 30-knot spots of an unpleasant easterly wind accompanied by choppy seas with a contrary current at 2 knots. This tough unforeseen sailing provided a full-scale test of what many owners and renters of multihulls experience when they are required to reach a destination against the local winds and weather!
The new version of the 410S2 has all the 410’s sailing qualities…
When production first began, the Lagoon 410 appealed to over 100 buyers! Very much present in rental fleets, this model was also greatly appreciated by many owners who view her as a simple reliable boat on a human scale. Produced by a well-known shipyard and resulting from prestigious designers, the 410’s 12 meters provide the arguments necessary to convince a family of travelers. The restyling in the S2 version of this commercial success was, for us, an opportunity to test the 410 in her maturity.
The 410 S2, a versatile catamaran, as pleasant for rental as for longer cruises…
Most of the changes concern the features and the deck layout. Thus, the transoms were redesigned with trunks providing access to the helm transmissions. In the starboard hull, the companionway was advanced and the galley block reworked (it now opens onto the cockpit with a sliding partition). In the owner’s version, the starboard hull is a real private apartment, closed with a door, which completely separates it from life onboard. The organization of the fittings was restruc...
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