Events

31st Ariane’s Cup : Lagoons in great shape !

The first Lagoon cup in Sydney




Australian Lagoon owners met this past Nov. 20 on the starting line of the first Lagoon cup in Australia, organized by VICSAIL , the Lagoon distributor in Sydney.

2 courses were organized in one day on magnificent Sydney Bay under ideal conditions: 12 to 15 knots in the morning, 20 to 25 knots in the afternoon, under a beautiful sunshine and with a 35° C. temperature!

A simple but busy programme:
- The boats departed from the famous Cruising Yacht Club of Australia at 10:30 after a Skippers briefing and breakfast at the club
- The morning race was won by the Lagoon 380 "Team Vicsail", with many VIP guests onboard
- Around mid day all boats anchored in a bay to enjoy a Vicsail offered lunch
- In the afternoon, "Talon", a Lagoon 410 won the second race and was presented a purchase coupon for $500 by Rivers Quay ( a Sydney based company specialized in deck fittings and boats maintenance)
- And of course, the day ended around the unmissable australian "barbie", along with a show by Brazilian dancers who had been invited for the event.

Some comments from participants: "a fantastic day...I will be back next year with some friends"..."one of the most beautiful days in my life...I'll be back next year - if the brazilian dancers are here as well!"

Lagoon distributors organized owners meetings are usually successfull, but it seems that the Lagoon cup in Sydney has set a new standard...2010 can't get here soon enough!

Lagoon owners meeting in Portugal

The first Lagoon owners meeting in Portugal, organised by the Lagoon distributor SEAWAY, was held on Sept. 19 and 20 from Marine Troia, located 40 miles from Lisbon.
As usual, the rendez vous was held in a friendly atmosphere, with all owners thoroughly enjoying the opportunity to share their passion with other Lagoon adepts during the various parties organized by SEAWAY.

Despite the concept of "cruising sailing", everyone knows that if one boat sailing on the water can be cruising, this is called a regatta from the moment there are 2 or more sailboats around! Owners could not resist the pleasure of comparing their Lagoon's performance with others: Lagoons 440 were hard to beat at that game, with Calmeiro finishing 1st and Saõ Francisco 4 at the second place, while the Lagoon 380 fleet decided to have their own race.

All in all, a beautiful sailing week end under a beautiful Portuguese sun, between dancing cocktail parties and dinner at a very pleasant restaurant. Each crew was awarded an individual trophy featuring the name of their catamaran... a nice initiative by SEAWAY, enjoyed by all participants.

Escapade Lagoon in Marseilles, May 29 to 31, 2009 : a very successful 1st issue!

From May 29 to 31, 2009, a Lagoon catamarans fleet gathered in the mythical Vieux Port of Marseilles, with one common goal: to enjoy the beautiful waters of the Marseilles coves and “calanques” together.

15 different Lagoon catamarans, coming from various Mediterranean areas, joined the City Hall dock to hoist the Lagoon flags, as well as those of the event’s partners: APACA (local Lagoon dealer), Raymarine and SGB Finance.

This first owner’s meeting was in a very friendly week-end, where participants were able to share their Lagoon experience, to benefit from the excellent sailing and sunny conditions on Saturday, and from the sweet water temperature (20°C): the less sensitive to cold participants enjoyed to swim and snorke in the clear waters of the famous “calanques” (coves)!
Lagoon evening parties were the opportunity to taste the very good “bouillabaisse” (a famous local fish soup), the provençal savours, and to test the dance floor…

Enjoy the Escapade viewing!

Première in New Caledonia with the Bénéteau - Lagoon cup - Sept. 5 to 9, 2009



Marine Corail has been a partner of the Cercle Nautique Calédonien in organizing offshore races between Noumea and Vanuatu for 10 years This year, the Noumea based Lagoon dealer is associating a new event to this race: the Beneteau-Lagoon Cup !

The idea is to enjoy great moments with family and / or friends, the thrill of racing , or simply for the convenience and comfort of flotilla sailing.
With this first edition, Gérard Besson (MD of Marine Corail) is clearly in line with the "Lagoon Attitude"!

Noumea / Port-Vila - 330 miles of splendid sailing to discover a country: the Vanuatu. We're certain the Lagoons will successfully take up this new challenge !

For further information, please contact Marine Corail



Western Australian Regatta – April, 18 & 19, 2009



In last April, the Perth Flying Squadron Yacht Club organized the Western Australian Regatta, with the assistance of Fremantle Sailing Club and the Cruising Yacht Club of WA Rockingham, a sailing race for yachts and catamarans.

2 Regatta days in which took part 3 Lagoon catamarans: the Lagoon 47 Jaspurr, the Lagoon 410 Biaha, and the Lagoon 380 Meerkat. The Lagoon crews, all customers of Vicsail, the Lagoon Australian dealer based in Sydney, fully enjoyed these 2 sailing days.

After the race, all the yachts and catamarans were invited to stay the night in Rockingham and join in on the dinner and prize giving!


Race of La Ruta de la Sal (Spain) - from April 9 to 12, 2009



The Spanish Lagoon dealer Cat Marina , participated in La Ruta de la Sal, with 2 Lagoon catamarans.
This annual race, organized by the Association Associació de Navegants d´Altura Mediterranis, exists in 2 versions:
- the North race is a sailing from Barcelona to Ibiza (Sant Antoni de Portmany),
- the Eats race is a sailing from Denia to Ibiza (Sant Antoni de Portmany).

Also two Lagoon crews were on the departure of the East version, onboard the Lagoon 380 XTREM, and onboard the Italian Lagoon 440 JOSHUA.

The crews were composed of the Cat Marina team and Lagoon owners.
3 sailing days with very little wind, a lot of sun and in a very friendly atmosphere !


For the 4th time, Lagoon was partner of the Atlantic Rallye for Cruisers (ARC)!




All the Lagoon crews who participated to the 2008 ARC made it comfortably to St Lucia (Caribbean), after some sailing weeks.

7 Lagoon catamarans took part in the race. Lagoon was over there to cheer them up before their departure: Happy Hour for all on November 18, dinner for all Lagoon crew on the 20th, and of course a technical team to assist in “last minute” details.

The Lagoon trophy awarded the 1st Lagoon crew to reach St Lucia.

A special mention goes to the Lucey Blue (Lagoon 42) crew for their 2nd place in the Multihulls division !

Congratulations also to the whole Lagoon crews, and see you for the next edition of the ARC!

Result of the Regata del Cappero e della Malvasia (october 18th, 2008)


Last saturday, 5 Lagoon 440 and 1 Lagoon 380, took part at the Regata del Cappero e della Malvasia, in Sicilia.



Even if the wind was never more than 8 knots - and consequently nobody including monohulls could finish the regatta by sail - all the crews were happy to be there and the regata was a success!



Arriving to Lipari, Sicily Catamaran Charters had a floating dock reserved just for the Lagoon cata. "It was very nice to see the 6 Lagoon beside each other", Sandro Maniscalco (Sicily Catamaran Charter) enjoyed.

The party was nice and the Lagoon Catamarans class was given 3 cups for some funny reasons:

1) For the youngest crew (4 kids between 4 and 8 years old) : the L440 "Hakuna Matata".
2) For the smaller cata: the L 380 " Per Caso".
3) For the cata arriving from the further base: the L440 "Tani" coming from Palermo.



All the competitors were also rewarded by some bags of "Eolian Capperi" and bottles of "Malvasia wine"!

What a nice event organized by our Sicilian dealer!

Congratulations to all the Lagoon crews!


Regata del Cappero e della Malvasia

Dear owners,

Our Sicilian dealer, Sicily Catamarans & Charters, takes part for the second time to the Regata des Cappero e della Malvasia, with Lagoon.

This regatta will sail from the port of Portorosa (Sicilia) to Vulcano island (the Aeolian Islands), on the October 18th.

More than 10 Lagoon catamarans will take part in race. A prize will be awarded to the first three boats. The participants will be invited to the prize giving ceremony in Marina Corta square.

For further information, please contact our dealer:
Sandro Maniscalco sandro@sicilycatamarancharters.com
www.sicilycatamarancharters.com

Have a good sail!


Course de l'Alliance 2008



Lagoon is the sponsor of the Course de l'Alliance.

The 5th edition will take place on November 28th, 29th and 30th 2008 between Sint Maarten, Saint Barth, Anguilla and Saint Martin.

A Lagoon ranking is organized inside the Multihull division an a special Lagoon trophy will be offered to the winner.

Info at: www.coursedelalliance.com.
Contact: : sxm@anchorage-multicoques.com

Enjoy your sail.

2nd Lagoon Challenge 2008

Our Spanich dealer WIND CAT HOUSE organizes the 2nd Lagoon Challenge from May 9 to 11, 2008.

This meeting is opened to all the Lagoon owners and will take place between Palma de Mallorca and the island
of Cabrera.

Owners will be invited to a dinner party on Friday night before sailing on Saturday towards the island of
Cabrera; one of the main natural reserve of the Mediterranean sea.

For any information or inscription please contact directly our dealer Javier Rodrigo:
(lagoon@windcathouse.com).

Join US now!!!!!

First Lagoon Owners’ Meeting in Sweden

Our Lagoon Dealer in Sweden, Oxelosunds Bat & Motor, is organizing the first Lagoon owners’ meeting in the Baltic Sea.

This event, opened to all Lagoon owners, will take place next July, 13-14-15, on the Gotland Island, Sweden.

There will be sailing around the island and all boats will be moored in the Visby Harbour.

Sail different this year and use this opportunity to discover the gorgeous landscapes of the Baltic Sea under a nice July sun.

For any information please contact directly our local dealer: Orjan Berg: orjan@oxbom.se. He is taking care of the complete organization of this meeting.

Enjoy your sailing.




Course de l´Alliance - 4th edition

The race took place last November 22 nd – 24 th between St. Marteen, St. Barths, Anguilla and St. Martin and gathered around 30 boats.
Lagoon 380 took place in the race and enjoyed marvelous sailing conditions: 25 -30 kts wind with 2.5 meter waves, the sunshine was there, too!
Some of the participants sailed upwind in a way that would make any monohull envious…..
The Lagoon Trophy winner, who crossed the finish line in 4 th place overall, is an American owner from San Diego.

In the end a lot a good memories for all the participants.

Course de l´Alliance



Lagoon is the sponsor of the La Course de l'Alliance that will take place on November 22nd, 23rd and 24th between Sint Maarten, Saint Barth, Anguilla and Saint Martin .

7 Lagoon catamarans are participating in this 4th edition.

For any further details contact: sxm@anchorage-multicoques.com.
http://www.coursedelalliance.com/

Enjoy the sail!

Naming of the Lagoon 570 # 38





The ceremony took place last July 17th, along the Garonne River at the shipyard dock.

This happy owner was taking delivery of his second Lagoon after his second catamaran that was a lagoon 470.

The boat will cruise the Brittany islands for the summer and will sail to her home port in the Mediterranean sea in September.

First Lagoon Challenge, see the movie…





More than 20 Lagoon catamarans and 150 people (owners, families, friends and staff) gathered for three days of sailing and entertainment.

Treasure hunting, parties and sailing have been organized in the fantastic Ibiza and Formentera islands.





The First Lagoon Challenge (May 11th to 13th 2007)



Lagoon owners this challenge has been created especially for you.
Our Spanish dealer Wind Cat House organizes a unique event to discover one of the most amazing bays of the Mediterranean Sea.

Come to joint us for an unforgettable week end (May 11– 13, 2007) of sailing and party between Ibiza and Formentera Islands (Baleares Islands).

No time to hesitate!

Docments (crew list, inscription conditions, inscription)
Information and reservation: lagoon@windcathouse.com.


XXIII OCEANIC REGATTA HUELVA, LA GOMERA, CANARIES ISLANDS. (Sept 1st–8th, 2007)


This regatta will follow the first part of the journey Christopher Columbus undertook in 1492 to America. The return trip will be organized in flotilla via Madeira, a beautiful journey!

This Regatta is organized under the management of the Diputación de Huelva, the Gobierno de Canarias and the Cabildo of La Gomera Island. For the first time the Regatta has opened a Catamaran division in which five Lagoons have already signed. Will you be the next?

Our Spanish dealer, OceanCat, based in Andalusia will organize the registration of the Lagoon owners willing to take part in the Regatta.


Do not hesitate to contact him directly:
Ariel Rubira, OceanCat: arielrubira@oceancat.es .