{"id":49388,"date":"2022-11-08T16:20:55","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T21:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/?p=49388"},"modified":"2023-05-06T18:20:42","modified_gmt":"2023-05-06T22:20:42","slug":"sailboat-review-lagoon-sixty-5-catamaran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/sailboats\/sailboat-review-lagoon-sixty-5-catamaran\/","title":{"rendered":"Sailboat Review: Lagoon Sixty 5"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n The “Sky King” Lagoon Sixty 5<\/span>\n Jon Whittle<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n

Of all the tweaks and changes in the \u00addesign and layout of large cruising catamarans<\/a>, \u00adsurely the most innovative has been the addition of the flybridge steering station and \u201cupstairs\u201d lounging space. To be perfectly honest, the feature took a while to grow on me. At first, it was a matter of aesthetics: What in the name of Herreshoff was that mainsail \u00adgooseneck doing a story or two up in the sky? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But as I sailed a few flybridge-\u00adequipped cats, \u00adparticularly the Lagoon 620\u2014the predecessor to the brand\u2019s latest rangy cat, the Sixty 5\u2014it dawned on me that my issue was a matter of perspective. The beauty of the flybridge isn\u2019t obvious when you\u2019re \u00adlooking at it<\/em>. The brilliance becomes clear when you\u2019re experiencing the wide-open waters and 360-degree views of the horizon while perched upon it. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 67-plus-foot Sixty 5 has a wide, well-reasoned \u00adplatform high above the seas. Its commanding panoramas are just the beginning. Twin helms with comfy, upholstered bench seating, as well as the \u00adengine controls and chart plotters, flank a quartet of \u00adHarken \u00adwinches, all of which are \u00adcanopied by a solid \u00adoverhead Bimini. The \u00adtraditional mainsail is trimmed with the aid of a continuous-\u00adline traveler, also led to the Harkens. Unfortunately, our test sail was \u00adconducted in middling breeze, but we still made a solid 5 knots under the code-zero headsail in just 7 knots of wind. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Happily, there were \u00adother attractions to hold our \u00adattention, especially the \u201ctopside \u00adgalley\u201d with a fridge, a sink, an ice maker, a Kenyon grill, and enough seating to open your own waterborne cafe. As for steering, there\u2019s a second indoor station in the saloon controlled by the B&G autopilot, negating the need to venture aloft for course adjustments.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back at sea level, owners have many choices and options. There can be four, five or six staterooms; the \u00adgalley can be up in the saloon or down in the hull; and there are numerous styles of Alpi wood finishes and upholstery\u2014all of which you\u2019d expect on a \u00advessel with a price tag north of $3 million. The owner\u2019s \u00adstaterooms, in particular, are sumptuous. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Construction, as with the entire nine-model Lagoon line from 40 to 78 feet length overall, is straightforward: a balsa-\u00adcored laminate in both the hull and deck, with polyester and vinylester incorporated into the layup. The teak decks are a classy touch that you don\u2019t usually encounter on a catamaran. There\u2019s a pair of gensets, one of which addresses the \u00adoverall house needs and a second \u00addedicated to the \u00adindividual air-\u00adconditioning units \u00adscattered hither and yon. A pair of 150 hp Yanmars is standard, though our test boat had been upgraded to twin 195 hp diesels \u00adcoupled with Flexofold props.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cat\u2019s profile is striking, with a straight stem on the bow to maximize waterline length and the coach roof\u2019s familiar turret-style brow\u2014a signature Lagoon feature. There\u2019s a cool forward cockpit for lounging and reading, offset by an aft cockpit with seating and a dining area. The integrated bowsprit is another sweet touch, allowing for a triple-headsail arrangement for easily shifting gears depending on wind strength and direction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lagoon is presently building about 20 boats a year. All have gone to private owners, not charter companies, though many owners are offering their boats with full crews from five to 10 weeks a year, to offset expenses. It\u2019s a business model that\u2019s tried-and-true with the superyacht set. The \u00adSixty 5 is a lot of boat to handle, and nearly all owners will employ a hired captain, and chef and mate, who have their own \u00addedicated quarters aboard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But let\u2019s return to that flybridge. I\u2019ve always wanted to experience what it feels like to have the conn on a big \u00adfreighter or cruise ship, with the long scans and endless ocean vistas. Since sailing the Lagoon Sixty 5, I think I know.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Herb McCormick is a <\/em>CW editor-at-large.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In a luxury catamaran with pleasures galore, the Lagoon Sixty 5’s pi\u00e8ce de r\u00e9sistance is the flybridge perched high above the sea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":49389,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"BS_author_type":"BS_author_is_guest","BS_guest_author_name":"Herb McCormick","BS_guest_author_url":"","hydra_display_date":"","hydra_display_updated":false,"_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":"167","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Editor-at-Large Herb McCormick reviews the Lagoon SIxty 5. The new luxury catamaran has pleasures galore including the flybridge.","_yoast_wpseo_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","arc_story_id":"","arc_website_url":"","custom_permalink":"","arc_subtype":"","arc_exclude_from_feeds":false,"sponsored":false,"sponsored_label":"Sponsored Content","sponsored_display_label":false,"sponsored_image":false,"post_right_rail":true,"post_right_rail_ad_1":true,"post_right_rail_ad_2":true,"post_right_rail_ad_3":false,"post_right_rail_ad_4":false,"post_right_rail_recirc":true,"fixed_anchor_ad":true,"post_top_ad":true,"post_off_ramp":true,"post_taboola":false,"labels":true,"apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":"\"\"","apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"footnotes":"","ad_settings_ads_on_this_page":true,"ad_settings_automatic_ad_injection_into_the_content":true,"ad_targeting":"","sponsored_url":"","social_share":true},"categories":[167],"tags":[211,401,1922,227,195],"acf":[],"apple_news_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49388"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49388"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49388\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49389"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49388"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}