Lagoon catamaran

{{short description|Range of French twin-hulled boats}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Lagoon catamaran

| image = File:Lagoon catamaran logo.png

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| foundation = {{sda|1984}}

| founder =

| location_city = Bordeaux

| location_country = France

| locations =

| industry = Boat building

| products = Catamarans

| num_employees =

| parent = Groupe Beneteau

| website = {{URL|cata-lagoon.com/en}}

}}

Lagoon catamaran is a brand of twin-hulled boats that are designed and produced in Bordeaux, France.

The company began in 1984 as a specialist multihull division of Jeanneau, a volume monohull constructor. Jeanneau sold the division to Construction Navale Bordeaux (CNB), which was purchased by Beneteau in 1995, another French boat manufacturer.[https://www.themultihullgroup.com/about-lagoon/ "About Lagoon catamarans"]{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/builder/lagoon-catamaran|title= Lagoon Catamaran|access-date = 20 March 2023|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2023|archive-url= https://archive.today/20221218201237/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/lagoon-catamaran|archive-date= 18 December 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/lagoon|title= Lagoon Catamaran|access-date= 20 March 2023|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2023|archive-url= https://archive.today/20221218201350/https://sailboat.guide/lagoon|archive-date= 18 December 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url = https://www.boat-specs.com/sailing/builders/lagoon|title = Lagoon Sailboat builder|access-date = 20 March 2023|work = Boat-Specs.com|year= 2023|archive-url= https://archive.today/20230119203247/https://www.boat-specs.com/sailing/builders/lagoon|archive-date= 19 January 2023|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://www.cruisingworld.com/sailboats/lagoon-570-lap-luxury-cat/|title= Lagoon 570|access-date= 22 March 2023|last= Murphy|first= Tim|work= Cruising World|date= 1 November 2002|archive-url= https://archive.today/20230322194716/https://www.cruisingworld.com/sailboats/lagoon-570-lap-luxury-cat/|archive-date= 22 March 2023|url-status= live}}

Lagoon is the world's largest multihull builder with 5800 catamarans produced since 1984.[https://www.beneteau-group.com/en/brands-services/lagoon/ Lagoon on Beneteau Group website] The company specialises in modern sailing catamarans that are suitable for both coastal and offshore sailing. Most models are available in a charter version and an owner's version.[https://catamaranguru.com/catamarans/lagoon-catamarans Catamaran guru report] The designers, Marc Van Peteghem and Vincent Lauriot-Prévost at VPLP design, claim to be very responsive to customer feedback, thus enabling the designs to evolve over time.

Lagoon catamarans have been well-received,[https://cruisingsea.com/lagoon-380-catamaran-review-know-all-the-aspects/ Lagoon 380 review][https://www.sailmagazine.com/boats/boat-review-lagoon-42 Lagoon 420 review][https://catamaranguru.com/brokerage/catamaran-reviews/lagoon-450s-catamaran-review-exterior-design-construction-sailing-ability Lagoon 450S review][https://www.cruisingworld.com/sailboats/lagoon-620-mini-review-0 Lagoon 620 review] and the Lagoon 380 has been their most successful model. Lagoon have also produced some power catamarans, including the Lagoon Power 43 and Lagoon Power 44.

Lagoon boats smaller than {{Convert|50|ft|m|abbr=on|sp=us}} are built at Belleville-sur-Vie and launched at Les Sables-d'Olonne in Vendée. Boats over 50 feet long are built at the CNB shipyard in Bordeaux.

By 2021 the company had produced 6,000 catamarans.{{cite web|url= https://www.katamarans.com/lagoon-55/|title= Lagoon 55|access-date= 5 April 2023|work= Katamarans|archive-url= https://archive.today/20230405121708/https://www.katamarans.com/lagoon-55/|archive-date= 5 April 2023|url-status= live}}