Does anyone have a lagoon 450 in the UK

[Whitelighter]

Seriously considering a switch to a cat.

The new lagoon 46 is lovely but can’t afford it
I wonder if anyone had a 450 they would mind showing me around?

Thanks

 

[Halcyon Yachts]

Did you buy a Lagoon 450? We recently delivered one across the Atlantic. They are great boats!

Pete

 

[capnsensible]

Great, ta!

 

[RichardS]

If that's the same 450 as my neighbour's in my marina, it will have the rudders mounted forward of the propellors.

Richard

 

[Deleted member 478]

There's a very active Lagoon Owner's group on Facebook. You might want to ask on there.

 

[Neeves]

If that's the same 450 as my neighbour's in my marina, it will have the rudders mounted forward of the propellors.

Richard

I had noted that, but I don't think it is unique as it allows more accomodation.

Does it matter?

I think ours is like yours, props ahead of the rudders. For close quarter manoeuvring we would use the engines any way, if you are sailing does it matter, if you are running under engine power and autopilot - again does it matter - even if it looks wrong.

I have no experience of it

Jonathan

 

[Neeves]

Did you buy a Lagoon 450? We recently delivered one across the Atlantic. They are great boats!

Pete

Hi Pete, Nice vid

Question, To what was the pole attached at the mast for the poled out headsail, conventional spinnaker pole bracket?

Jonathan

 

[Deleted member 478]

I had noted that, but I don't think it is unique as it allows more accomodation.

Does it matter?

I think ours is like yours, props ahead of the rudders. For close quarter manoeuvring we would use the engines any way, if you are sailing does it matter, if you are running under engine power and autopilot - again does it matter - even if it looks wrong.

I have no experience of it

Jonathan

It matters when you try reverse, but you'll get used to it quick enough.

 

[Halcyon Yachts]

Hi Pete, Nice vid

Question, To what was the pole attached at the mast for the poled out headsail, conventional spinnaker pole bracket?

Jonathan

Hi Jonathan,

She has two retro-fitted pin socket type attachments for the poles. A perfect set-up for downwind sailing!

Pete

 

[Neeves]

Thanks Pete,

I was going, and will do later, to have another look at the vid and had not realised they used, or could use 2 poles. They also have a topping lift for the pole, they either had extra halyards or retrofitted that as well.

On the east coast of Oz the wind too often parallels the coast, the bad weather comes up the coast from the south and in the summer the seabreeze develops from the north. Not ideal for a multihull. I had thought of a pole and had been mulling over how to do it. We have the extra halyards, we have one for a storm jib and we are set up to fly a spinnaker (without pole) - but its hard work (pole less)) with only 2 of us.

Thanks,

Jonathan