Way back in issue number 20, we tested the Lagoon 55 - the first ever Lagoon! And now, 34 years after the launch of this iconic model, of which only 20 units were sold, the manufacturer is daring to use the same name for a new model. A common practice in the automotive industry, but a little less so in the boating world. According to the shipyard, this new 55 has little in common with its ancestor, but both are a product of their time. With a good breeze, we were able to get a measure of the 2021 vintage of the Lagoon 55.
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Test location: La Rochelle, France Conditions: ENE wind 17 to 33 knots, sea state slight So much water has passed between the hulls since 1987! The very first Lagoon, with its aerodynamic coachroof, probably had less than half the volume of the new 55. But the latter weighs twice as much. However, the spectacular slenderness of the rig would suggest that Lagoon hasn’t ignored the performance aspect. It’s a good thing, because on the day of our test sail, it was windy. A month earlier in Bordeaux, on the manufacturer’s pontoon, the 55 had appeared following the same lines as the latest generati…
