Yacht Charters Vancouver Island

Lagoon 400 - 4 cabins & 4 heads with forepeak cabin - ARRIVING SOON in Sidney BC for charter in 2017

Lagoon 400 is very much a sailboat with twin hulls and a reasonably large sail plan helped drive the boat at 4.5 to 5.2 knots in 6 to 7 knots of wind when reaching with a screecher set on its short bowsprit. Under power, the 400 loped along at 7 knots, with 40-horsepower Yanmar diesels (30-horsepower engines are standard) running at only 2,200 rpm. As you'd expect, the twin diesels, set nearly 24 feet apart, back the boat up and twirl it around magically.

Under sail, the 400 also tacks well. The small jib is a cinch to handle, and with the roll-up screecher, one gains a simple and minimal sail plan that's very easy to power up or down. That said, 75 inches of freeboard to the deck plus a high superstructure and low-aspect keels mean this is a boat that shouldn't be pinched up; it performs best when sailed fully powered and backed off a few degrees from a closehauled heading.

The Lagoon 400's interior is loaded with similar thoughtful details to enhance living in surroundings that are quite bright and open, thanks to the whitewash-finished panels and beech joinery, large ports, and wide soles in the hulls. With engines well aft, the aft double berths are set lower in the hulls, and cutouts allow the crew to crawl into bunks from the sides. Multilayer foam mattresses sit on slats to keep the bottoms ventilated. Halogen fixtures throughout provide excellent lighting.

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