Quote "Reading a
number of comments here from Lagoon Owners, my sense is that they may have become a victim of their own
incredible success."
To try to decide on a Lagoon catamarans fit for purpose from the
internet, is fraught with issues. The fact that Lagoon currently builds 30% of the Worlds New Cruising Catamarans would on the face of it mean that 3 out of every 10 complaints about catamarans on the
internet will be Lagoon. If they where all equal in build quality.
Lagoon's published last year turnover of 650 Million Euro must equal somewhere around 650 boats a year. So if they truly have become a victim of their own success and are struggling to maintain good quality control and
equipment development, seems to me there ought to be a lot more people her screaming about it, than in fact there are.
65 customers complaining about Brand X on the internet this year
where as only
2 customers complaining about Brand Y on the internet this year.
Assumption Brand Y has the better Quality control.
but once looked at in conjunction with unit sales
Brand X sells 650 units per year
Brand Y sells 20 units per year
Both have a 10% complaint rate.
It all comes down to numbers, if the quality and design was not what the market wanted, they would not be the largest
single manufacturer of cruising catamarans in the world today.
If they where not fit to sail away from the sight of land, as some would suggest on this forum. They would not be doing so every day in greater and greater numbers.
That's only my opinion, am I biased most probably. Will it help your friend make a decision, probably not.