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planetoftheapes · 23-11-2006, 11:50

Lagoon designs catamarans that sail well. The weight is not going to be an issue. I believe they are trying to be “real life” with their estimates. Light weight is a big selling point so until you get all these catamarans on a scale, you will never know who really weighs what.

The point of the Lagoon memo posted is that they are being very honest with their weight estimates. That’s what we need.

I believe these designers are also involved in the Sunreef line of catamarans. These cats are extreme heavyweights and sail great by all accounts. Look at the L500, another behemoth. She sails great in the lightest of winds.

The hull design of the new generation cats allow greater weight. They accept lower top end speed for better load carrying and consistent performance in all conditions. The hulls have increase beam and are designed more like a performance monohulls (same as Gemini). A heavier boat also dampens the often quick motion of light cats. Look at the video of the 420 sailing. She looks fantastic. Stable as a rock.

Look at all the experience Lagoon has building hundreds of 380,410 and 440s. Their structural engineering is as dialed in as Fountaine Pajot.

No, weight is not the issue. These designers know exactly what they are doing in this respect. It’s the control system and new fangled electrical components. Lagoon has one chance to get this off the ground in the right manner. Have they sold Waypoint yet? That was the electric 410 that’s been on the market forever. She crossed the Atlantic. I don’t know maybe they finally sold her and I know her owners ordered a L420. I won’t go into the potential effect on resale.

I was wondering why Lagoon was silent about the first launch. We were all wondering what was going on. They just weren’t ready to show her off yet? I am probably being paranoid and am totally wrong but it’s fun to speculate.

Even if they can get the system to work reasonably well for a test, we still won’t know if the system is reliable long-term.

This drive system would be easy to retrofit:
http://www.re-e-power.com/

I really expected Lagoon to come right out and start showing off their incredible new hybrid system.

23-11-2006, 11:50	#152
planetoftheapes Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Eureka, California Boat: Lagoon 420 -Avanga Posts: 121	The biggest 42 footer in the world Lagoon designs catamarans that sail well. The weight is not going to be an issue. I believe they are trying to be “real life” with their estimates. Light weight is a big selling point so until you get all these catamarans on a scale, you will never know who really weighs what. The point of the Lagoon memo posted is that they are being very honest with their weight estimates. That’s what we need. I believe these designers are also involved in the Sunreef line of catamarans. These cats are extreme heavyweights and sail great by all accounts. Look at the L500, another behemoth. She sails great in the lightest of winds. The hull design of the new generation cats allow greater weight. They accept lower top end speed for better load carrying and consistent performance in all conditions. The hulls have increase beam and are designed more like a performance monohulls (same as Gemini). A heavier boat also dampens the often quick motion of light cats. Look at the video of the 420 sailing. She looks fantastic. Stable as a rock. Look at all the experience Lagoon has building hundreds of 380,410 and 440s. Their structural engineering is as dialed in as Fountaine Pajot. No, weight is not the issue. These designers know exactly what they are doing in this respect. It’s the control system and new fangled electrical components. Lagoon has one chance to get this off the ground in the right manner. Have they sold Waypoint yet? That was the electric 410 that’s been on the market forever. She crossed the Atlantic. I don’t know maybe they finally sold her and I know her owners ordered a L420. I won’t go into the potential effect on resale. I was wondering why Lagoon was silent about the first launch. We were all wondering what was going on. They just weren’t ready to show her off yet? I am probably being paranoid and am totally wrong but it’s fun to speculate. Even if they can get the system to work reasonably well for a test, we still won’t know if the system is reliable long-term. This drive system would be easy to retrofit: http://www.re-e-power.com/ I really expected Lagoon to come right out and start showing off their incredible new hybrid system.