Update of a best-seller
The Lagoon 46 is the latest in the range to follow in the footsteps of its big brother, the 50, and its little brother, the 40. The mast has been re-centered for a better distribution of sail surfaces, and the hull has large windows to let the light in and to see more in all the compartments: flybridge, cockpit, hulls, nacelle. For catamarans of this size, this is in fact the leitmotif of the 5-door, 5-seater family, except that here it is on the water, with two hulls for six to ten people.
Greatness on every floor
Expand interior and exterior habitability without compromising performance and with maximum comfort features. This is the equation that the designers had to solve. The VPLP firm, with the help of Patrick Le Quément, who has a background in automotive design, and Nauta for the interior fittings, are responsible for providing this 46-footer with new capabilities, for ever greater space, comfort and pleasure in the context of ambitious ocean sailing. The aim is also to facilitate maneuvering for small or not too experienced crews, or those who simply do not want to sweat it out from the first tack.
A design that integrates interior and exterior space
The design of the hulls presents, as for its elders, a reserve in the sides in order to integrate, aesthetically, the large portholes, but not only. This gives material for an exterior and especially interior recess that is very pronounced and allows for queen size beds (1.60m) in the form of an island in the forward cabins. The design of the roof cap does not deny its name and hides a spacious flybridge housing a helm and maneuvering station as well as a very large sunbathing area that can be covered with a bimini or a hard top if necessary.
Streamlined construction for semi-custom
While the units over 50 feet are produced in Bordeaux, the entry-level models are manufactured at the Belleville sur Vie (Vendée) factory in a single production line, ending with a swimming pool, inspired by car manufacturing. With more than 2,500 catamarans produced and the power of the Bénéteau group in the background, the manufacture of Lagoon boats in polyester/glass/balsa sandwich was one of the first in the world to be carried out under infusion. The experience gained benefits the quality of the finishes which have been improved over the decades. In particular, the veneers of the cabinetry use reconstituted wood for ecological purposes, but also to guarantee stability over time in the face of the aggressions generated by shocks, the marine environment and ultraviolet rays compared to a traditional sheet of wood.
