We owned a 3-cabin flybridge L450 for about 5 years. We crossed the Pacific and sailed in the S. Pacific for 3 seasons using
New Zealand as a base. We never felt unsafe and we dealt with all kinds of
weather. On
anchor she was amazing.
Few points to keep in mind:
- The high boom and lazy bag are a pain to deal with but doable.
- Make sure you change/rotate your first and, probably, second reef lines often as they tend to break, which in turn allows the
mainsail to damage the lazy bag. You can extend the line life by moving the line contact points.
- Pay attention to the side stays. They move a lot in rough
weather.
- Do not let the
mainsail touch the side stays/spreaders unless you like repearing the mainsail.
- Light air
sails reduce motoring a lot.
- Do not overload her as the ride quality suffers.
- The saildrives are a known problem area, but you can do preventive
maintenance.
- Oversize your
anchor as she has a lot of windage.
- Depending on where you'll sail, a flybridge enclosure is a great add-on.
- In bad weather, it can be very loud below/inside due to bridgedeck wave slapping. This gets worse with overloading.
The Lagoon 450 has been a very successful model. We enjoyed our time on her. Great
catamaran for the money!