Lagoon 500
The Lagoon 500 is a French sailboat that was designed by Van Peteghem/Lauriot-Prevost as a cruiser and yacht charter boat and first built in 2005.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Van Peteghem/Lauriot-Prevost |
| Location | France |
| Year | 2005 |
| No. built | 150 |
| Builder(s) | Lagoon Catamaran |
| Role | Cruiser |
| Name | Lagoon 500 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 38,808 lb (17,603 kg) |
| Draft | 4.58 ft (1.40 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | catamaran |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 51.00 ft (15.54 m) |
| LWL | 49.00 ft (14.94 m) |
| Beam | 28.00 ft (8.53 m) |
| Engine type | Two Yanmar 75 hp (56 kW) diesel engines |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | twin keels |
| Rudder(s) | Twin spade-type rudders |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | fractional rigged sloop |
| Mainsail area | 1,055 sq ft (98.0 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 670 sq ft (62 m2) |
| Gennaker area | 1,561 sq ft (145.0 m2) |
| Upwind sail area | 1,724 sq ft (160.2 m2) |
| Downwind sail area | 2,616 sq ft (243.0 m2) |
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Production
The design was built by Lagoon catamaran in France, from 2005 to 2012 with 150 boats completed, but it is now out of production.[1][2][3][7][8][9]
The boat was replaced in the company product line by the Lagoon 52 in 2011.[1][2]
Design
The Lagoon 500 is a recreational catamaran, built predominantly of polyester fiberglass sandwich, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, with a deck-stepped mast, two sets of swept spreaders and aluminum spars with 1X19 stainless steel wire rigging. The hulls have slightly raked stems, reverse transoms with swimming platforms, dual internally mounted spade-type rudders controlled by a wheel on a flying bridge and twin fixed fin keels. It displaces 38,808 lb (17,603 kg). The boat can also be steered from the salon nav station.[1][2][3]
The boat has a draft of 4.58 ft (1.40 m) with the standard twin keels.[1][2][3]
The boat is fitted with twin Japanese Yanmar diesel engines of 75 hp (56 kW) each, with saildrives for docking and maneuvering. Volvo 55 hp (41 kW) engines were factory options. The fuel tank holds 254 U.S. gallons (960 L; 211 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 254 U.S. gallons (960 L; 211 imp gal).[1][2][3][10]
The design has sleeping accommodation for six to nine people in layouts of three to five cabins, each with its own head. The main salon has an "L"-shaped settee while the rear cockpit lounge has a "U" shaped settee. The galley is located on the port side of the main salon. The galley is "U"-shaped and is equipped with a four-burner stove, a refrigerator, freezer and a double sink. A forward facing navigation station is beside the galley. Cabin maximum headroom is 80 in (203 cm).[3]
The design has a hull speed of 9.38 kn (17.37 km/h). For sailing downwind the boat may be equipped with an asymmetrical gennaker of 1,561 sq ft (145.0 m2).[2][3]
Operational history
In a 2005 Sail Magazine review noted, "following up on their successful Lagoon 440 catamaran, the Peteghem-Prevost design team has created a 51-footer that will be available with several options—an owner's version with a three- or a four-cabin arrangement and a charter version with four or five cabins."[11]
In a 2006 Cruising World review, Jeremy McGeary wrote, "with sheets eased, the Lagoon 500 behaved as though 20 knots of wet wind were nothing, zooming along at 10 knots and over, steady as a ferryboat, and giving a preview of how it would devour the passages that lie between the Caribbean’s Windward Islands."[10]
In a review for Cruising Sea, Daniella Wender wrote, "the Lagoon 500 is a conscientiously designed vessel that employs the sailing techniques of larger Lagoon models into a more compact vessel. The 500 is ideal for cruising but is not built for excessive speeds."[12]
References
- McArthur, Bruce (2023). "Lagoon 500 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- Sea Time Tech, LLC (2023). "Lagoon 500". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- "Lagoon 500 Sailboat specifications". Boat-Specs.com. 2023. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- McArthur, Bruce (2023). "Van Peteghem/Lauriot-Prevost". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- Sea Time Tech, LLC (2023). "Van Peteghem/Lauriot-Prevost". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- "VPLP Design Sailboat designer". Boat-Specs.com. 2023. Archived from the original on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- McArthur, Bruce (2023). "Lagoon Catamaran". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- Sea Time Tech, LLC (2023). "Lagoon Catamaran". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- "Lagoon Sailboat builder". Boat-Specs.com. 2023. Archived from the original on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- McGeary, Jeremy (3 May 2006). "Lagoon 500". Cruising World. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- "Lagoon 500". Sail Magazine. 12 July 2005. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- Wender, Daniella. "Lagoon 500 Catamaran Review – Is it a Smart Choice?". Cruising Sea. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.