Hi Anthony
My family and I have just spent a few hours on the Lagoon 421 in The Solent and we were very impressed. Manoeuverablity under motor was great - hard to believe how easy it was to leave and return to the berth. Sail handling was straight forward too, all control within easy reach of the helm. We had approximately 19- 21 knots true wind and managed a really comfortable 10 knots. Conditions in the Solent were a little bumpy but she handled them with ease, with little turbulence astern. She was also very responsive to the rudder - in summary a boat that inspires confidence. Only concern raised was the limited visibilty over the port bow from the helm station with genoa set - easily sorted by crossing the cockpit to get a look. Graham Laver, of Anasta, told us that with the new square topped mainsail is is advisable to reef a little earlier - we had one reef in and still managed a good performance (without shocking the wife and kids!)
All in all we were impressed and the Lagoon 421 is definitely on our shortlist!
thanks Graham for giving us the opportunity!!