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Lagoon 440

Catamaran, twin keels · Fractional Sloop · 2004–2010

A wide-beamed catamaran from Van Peteghem and Lauriot-Prevost, designed for stable cruising with a shallow draft

Designed by Van Peteghem, Lauriot Prevost & Lauriot-Prevost.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Catamaran Twin Keel

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The Lagoon 440, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from Vagabond Voyages

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LightHeavy

163 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 163
EasygoingPowered-up

15.4 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 15.4
  • Heavier than ~75% of boats her size on file

Compared with 269 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Lagoon 440, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Lagoon 440 is a fractional sloop catamaran built by Lagoon Catamaran from 2004 to 2010, designed by Van Peteghem, Lauriot Prevost, and Lauriot-Prevost. With an LOA of 13.6 meters, a beam of 7.7 meters, and a displacement of 12,149 kg, it features a twin-keel hull. Crews use the Lagoon 440 for long-term cruising, including passages from the British Virgin Islands to St. Martin and preparing for offshore trips from Florida to the Bahamas.10:38 Aboard *Vagabond Voyages*, owners prepared their Lagoon 440 for cyclone season in Fiji by doubling mooring lines, installing a protective cover, and removing sensitive electronics. *Sailing Doodles* experienced a steering failure on a Lagoon 440 during an overnight passage from the Berry Islands to Bimini, a known issue requiring beam replacement and reglassing.13:34 Crews have installed two 450-watt solar panels and use asymmetrical spinnakers for downwind performance.5:16

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen 4 times across 4 channels of the fleet.

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On the water

The Lagoon 440 on video

What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model come up for sale.

2seen for sale
1channel looked into buying

For sale

Weighed buying

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.4
Displacement / length
163.4
Hull
Hull type
Catamaran Twin Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
2004–2010
Units built
423
Designer
Van Peteghem, Lauriot Prevost, Lauriot-Prevost
Builder
Lagoon Catamaran

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Elba 4513.45 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA 13.45-metre catamaran with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio of 21.79 for spirited performance
Perfect Downwind Sail to Jost Van Dyke! | Bubbly Pool Adventure & Cane Garden Bay1:38from Sailing Doodles
Bali 4.413.48 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA modern catamaran featuring a solid forward cockpit and a high sail area-to-displacement ratio for spirited cruising
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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 450A spacious cruising catamaran by VPLP and Nauta Design, offered in both flybridge and open-sundeck configurationsLagoon 470Fractional Sloop · 14.50 mLagoon 410A French-built fractional sloop catamaran designed by VPLP to succeed the US-built Lagoon 42Lagoon 400A VPLP-designed catamaran featuring a shallow 1.21-meter draft and a stable, high-volume hull for coastal cruisingLagoon 40A 2017 successor to the 39 and 400 models, featuring a 1.35-meter draft and a high-volume twin-keel hullLagoon 420A Van Peteghem-Lauriot Prevost catamaran notable as the first series-produced sailboat with standard diesel-electric drives

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