Catamaran Test

In total, we tested 3 catamarans: Lagoon 40, Lagoon 380 and Nautitech 40 Open

We did our catamaran training on the Lagoon 40. We didn’t like the 40. Everything feels so tight and cramped, and the boat gave off a cheap impression, still hard to say exactly what the problem was. But we really didn’t think it was that cool.

The Lagoon 380 is the second most produced sailing catamaran in the world. Only the Lagoon 42 has had more built. We chartered the 380 for a week and we liked it, a really great design. Small but nice. See for yourself:

The downsides are: The round seating area inside is really uncomfortable. When there are waves, the thing rocks like a rocking horse. The last 380 was built in 2019, which means it’s a discontinued model and the design is over 25 years old.

I should also say this: We always had the charter versions of these yachts. But there are also so-called owner versions. With the owner versions, one whole hull on one side is fitted out as a cabin. That means there is a double bed in the back, a wet room with toilet in the front, and a more or less large space in between. That is really almost like home and leaves hardly anything to be desired. The problem is, of course: there are far more charter versions on the second-hand market. But if you want to live on the boat, an owner version is really the only option.

The following week we chartered a Nautitech 40 Open. The Nautitech is a much more modern design and has the reputation not only of being a floating apartment, but also of sailing well. Even though it is only 40 cm longer than the 380, the difference in space is incredible. We are thrilled:

The only downside of the Nautitech is that for an equivalent example you probably have to shell out around 100K euros more than for a 380. That’s a lot of cash, and it worries the finance minister. On the plus side, you can sail around the world with this boat without major problems, and it is definitely up to the trade wind route.

For us, there is no question: it has to be a catamaran. Compared with a monohull, the comfort on board is just on another level. As for sailing, we can’t say that much yet, but we actually thought it was quite fine. I don’t think we’ll be turning into fanatical sailors any time soon anyway.

A cat is simply more expensive to buy and maintain, but it’s worth it to us, if we can scrape the money together for it.

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