Lagoon 38
Catamaran, twin keels · Fractional Sloop · First built 2025
A 2025 twin-keel catamaran with a 1.26-meter draft, blending exterior styling by Patrick le Quement with a Nauta interior
Designed by Vplp Design, Van Peteghem & Lauriot-Prevost.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Hull type
- Catamaran Twin Keel
See her sail
The Lagoon 38, on the water
The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.
Footage from Podcast Maré Sonora ®
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
LightD/L 194Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 16.8Powered-up
The living fleet
Sailed by the fleet
Where the fleet has filmed this boat.
Seen 8 times across 5 channels of the fleet.
On the water
The Lagoon 38 on video
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What they go for
Market signal
Where the fleet has seen this model for sale, and the asking prices that came with it.
1seen for sale
1channel looked into buying
$3,000Median asking
For sale
Available for charter in a flotilla
from The Sailing Doodles Podcastseen July 2026watch
Weighed buying
The creators chartered this boat to gain experience with catamarans, as they were in the market for one themselves
from Sailing Miss Lone Starseen September 20257:32
From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.
The record
Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.8
Displacement / length
193.6
Hull
Hull type
Catamaran Twin Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2025
Designer
VPLP Design, Van Peteghem, Lauriot-Prevost
Builder
Lagoon Catamarans
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Astrea 4212.58 mSame hull family0.5 m shorterA Berret-Racoupeau designed catamaran with a shallow 1.25m draft, built for stable cruising between 2018 and 2025
Fp 4112.10 mSame hull family1.0 m shorterA 2025 catamaran successor to the Astrea 42, featuring a 1.35m draft and the choice of diesel or electric propulsion
Lagoon 4313.85 mSame hull family0.7 m longerDebuting in 2025, this 13.85-meter catamaran features a shallow 1.31-meter draft and a fractional sloop rig
Leopard 4412.98 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 13-metre catamaran built from 2011 to 2016, featuring a rotating spar for efficient windward performance
Lagoon 44013.61 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA wide-beamed catamaran from Van Peteghem and Lauriot-Prevost, designed for stable cruising with a shallow draft
Lagoon 45013.96 mSame hull family0.8 m longerA spacious cruising catamaran by VPLP and Nauta Design, offered in both flybridge and open-sundeck configurations
The family
Related models
The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.
Lagoon 39A VPLP-designed catamaran featuring a mast stepped further aft for easier handling and a balanced sail planLagoon 50A 14.75-meter catamaran with a shallow 1.4-meter draft and a fractional rig optimized for balanced cruisingLagoon 51A VPLP-designed catamaran featuring a flybridge layout and a high sail area-to-displacement ratio for modern performanceLagoon 60A high-performance 18-meter catamaran from VPLP Design, featuring a fractional rig and a generous sail area-to-displacement ratioLagoon 40A 2017 successor to the 39 and 400 models, featuring a 1.35-meter draft and a high-volume twin-keel hullLagoon 55A VPLP-designed catamaran featuring a high sail area-to-displacement ratio for performance in a spacious 16-meter platform
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