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Lagoon 35

Catamaran, twin keels · Fractional Sloop · First built 1995

A Morrelli & Melvin designed catamaran built by TPI, featuring a shallow draft and a balanced sail area for coastal cruising

Designed by Morrelli & Melvin, built by Jeanneau.

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

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draughtDraws 0.99 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 147
EasygoingPowered-up

18.9 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 18.9
  • Narrower than ~83% of boats her size on file

Compared with 186 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.9
Displacement / length
147.3
Hull
Hull type
Catamaran Twin Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1995
Units built
11
Designer
Morrelli, Melvin
Builder
Jeanneau, CNB

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The family

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