What the fleet has seen
The Lagoon 450, as the fleet has seen it
Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.
The Lagoon 450 is a 14.0 m cruising catamaran, designed by Van Peteghem-Lauriot Prevost and Nauta Design, built by Lagoon from 2014 to the present. It features a fractional sloop rig and a twin keel hull, with a displacement of 14,959 kg. The model is available in two versions: the 450S with a sundeck and the 450F with a flybridge. Aboard *Some Tuesday*, the crew undertook a six-month refit, upgrading the windlass, dinghy, upholstery, cooktop, dishwasher, and electronics suite, including a chartplotter-linked helm station for seated steering. *Some Tuesday* sailed from California to the Marquesas Islands, then to Raroia Atoll, navigating squalls and coral bombies in low visibility, relying on satellite charts for atoll pass navigation.2:24 The crew of *Parlay Revival* installed Cyclops load sensors on the cap shrouds to monitor real-time tension, aiming for a working load of 5.5 tons to prevent bulkhead failures.watch They also rebuilt a Yanmar ST60 saildrive and replaced a diesel injection pump. *Parlay Revival* competed in the Bocas del Toro Regatta, placing second in the multihull division, and undertook hull repairs involving four layers of biaxial fiberglass to address blistering.12:19 The vessel also sailed from the Solomon Islands to Papua New Guinea, and from Lombok to Serangan, Bali, navigating strong currents.6:47
