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Lagoon 500

Catamaran, twin keels · Fractional Sloop · 2005–2012

A spacious catamaran from Van Peteghem and Lauriot-Prevost, designed for stable cruising with a shallow 1.4-metre draft

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

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

See her sail

The Lagoon 500, on the water

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

Footage from Sailing Sunday

Is it for you?

Character

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

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 147
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.7
  • Heavier than ~84% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~83% of boats her size on file

Compared with 246 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Lagoon 500, as the fleet has seen it

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

The Lagoon 500 is a 15.5-meter fractional sloop catamaran with twin keels, designed by Van Peteghem and Lauriot Prevost, and built by Lagoon from 2005 to 2012. It has a beam of 8.5 meters, a draft of 1.4 meters, and displaces 17,603 kg. Sailing Sunday considered purchasing a Lagoon 500 but withdrew from a contract after discovering significant structural issues.2:45 The Lagoon 500 was later replaced by the Lagoon 52.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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Who's been looking

Market signal

Crews the fleet has filmed weighing this model up — no sale seen, and no asking price.

1channel looked into buying

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
16.7
Displacement / length
147.3
Hull
Hull type
Catamaran Twin Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
2005–2012
Units built
150
Designer
Van Peteghem, Lauriot Prevost, Lauriot-Prevost
Builder
Lagoon

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Lagoon 4613.99 mSame hull family1.6 m shorterA 13.99-meter catamaran featuring a twin-keel hull and a 19.97 sail area-to-displacement ratio for efficient cruising
Crew Cabins: Where does the skipper sleep?6:36from 45 Degrees Sailing
Xquisite Yachts X5 Plus16.17 mSame hull family0.6 m longerA high-performance fractional catamaran designed by Rudolf Jonker for long-range cruising with a shallow 1.35m draft
A Floating Commune for Sailors?from Gone with the Wynns
Island Spirit 52515.77 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA high-performance fractional sloop catamaran with a 27.88 sail area-to-displacement ratio for rapid 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 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 560Equipped with twin daggerboards, this 17-meter catamaran offers a 10-knot hull speed for efficient blue-water cruisingLagoon 570Fractional Sloop · 17.04 mLagoon 52A versatile 15.85-meter catamaran offering flexible interior configurations ranging from three to six cabins

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