Name: Lagoon 38
Brand: Lagoon

Design

Designer: Patrick le Quément; Nauta Design
Naval architect: VPLP Design

Summary

Sailing CatamaranSailCE A

Length overall: 43 ft
Beam: 21.8 ft
Air draft: 64.9 ft
Displacement: 22,487 lb
Sail area (upwind): 836 ft²
Cabins: 3–4
Berths: 6–10

* A standard reference image, not the actual boat — shown to help visualise this model's published dimensions.

Best Suited For

Bluewater Cruising
From the published figures: CE Category A · LOA 13.12 m · fresh water 300 L
Short-Handed
From the published figures: LOA 13.12 m · upwind 77.7 m²
Liveaboard
From the published figures: LOA 13.12 m · 4 cabins · fresh water 300 L

Tags are derived from certified class, length, sail area, accommodation and tankage using the criteria described on the Sources page; an editor may add or remove one.

Sailing Ratios

Classic yacht-design ratios worked out from the builder's published figures, each shown against the bands designers read it by.

Sail area / displacement

How much sail the boat carries for its weight — its power in light air.

16.8· Cruiser

How it is worked out

sail area (ft²) ÷ (displacement as ft³ of seawater)^⅔

published upwind sail area

Displacement / length

How heavy the boat is for its waterline length. Lower is lighter and quicker; higher is steadier and roomier.

not published: waterline length

How it is worked out

displacement (long tons) ÷ (0.01 × waterline length in ft)³

Most builders publish a light displacement. The ratios were defined on a loaded boat, so every boat here reads a little lighter than a surveyor's figure would — all alike, which keeps them comparable.

Tanks

What the builder publishes about how fast, how strong and how much the boat carries.

Fuel and water on one scale: a tank twice the height holds twice as much.

Fuel106 gal
Water79 gal
8 gal of water per berth

Design Category

Certified CE design category A (Ocean): the wind and waves the EU Recreational Craft Directive says this boat is designed to take.

D
Sheltered waters
Wind
up to Beaufort 4
Waves
up to 0.3 m
C
Inshore
Wind
up to Beaufort 6
Waves
up to 2 m
B
Offshore
Wind
up to Beaufort 8
Waves
up to 4 m
AThis boat
Ocean
Wind
above Beaufort 8
Waves
above 4 m

Design limits set by the EU Recreational Craft Directive (2013/53/EU), in significant wave height. A category covers the conditions of those below it. It is the limit the boat was designed to, not a promise that it is safe in any conditions within it — that judgement stays with the skipper.

Dimensions

LOA: 43 ft (13.12 m)
Hull length: 37.3 ft (11.38 m)
LWL: —
Beam: 21.8 ft (6.65 m)
Draft (min): —
Draft (max): —
Air draft: 64.9 ft (19.78 m)
Displacement: 22,487 lb (10,200 kg)
Ballast: —
Cabins: 3–4
Heads: —
Berths: 6–10

Sail Plan

Main sail: —
Jib: —
Genoa: —
Sail area: 836 ft² (77.7 m²)
Downwind sail area: —
Rig type: —

Engine and Tanks

Engine: 29 hp (Yanmar)
Engine count: 2
Engine manufacturer: Yanmar
Propulsion type: —
Fuel capacity: 106 gal (400 L)
Fresh water capacity: 79 gal (300 L)
Black water capacity: —

Construction

Mast material: —
Hull material: —
Deck material: —
Keel type: —
Rudder type: —
Steering wheels: —

About Lagoon

Volume production

French builder of cruising catamarans, based in Bordeaux since 1984 and a brand of Beneteau Group.

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The Lagoon Range

Every model Lagoon publishes, by length — where this one sits in the range.

By the Same Designers

Boats this boat's designers also drew, for other builders too. Credits are grouped only where the names clearly agree, however each builder spelled them; an unclear one is left out.