Trade-A-Boat — February 2018

Little miss sunshine

A CLASSIC MID-RANGE CRUISING CATAMARAN, THE ARCHETYPAL

LAGOON 410 IS “DESIGNED FROM THE INSIDE OUT”

C

atamarans are

the most popular

selling category

right now – for

several reasons

but mostly around living

space and usability, which

the open cockpit and large

saloon of the Lagoon 410

has plenty of. Seagoing is

a diff erent story and this is

where catamarans require

features such as high bridge-

deck clearance and load-

bearing hulls, so that when

all the cruising gear is added

the boat doesn’t increase

drag too much. Again the 410

has these attributes. On the

downside, the snub shape

creates windage; both at sea

and when swinging on an

anchor, but the upside of the

blunt hulls, and especially

the saloon, is a spacious

interior. As designers VPLP

famously declared in their

conception of the Lagoon,

“these boats are designed

from the inside out”.

The Lagoon 410 is a

classic mid-range cruising

catamaran from the

Bordeaux yard that is the

world’s largest recreational

builder. An estimated 250

hulls of the Lagoon 410 were

built between 1997 and 2006.

These boats came in three

layouts: an owner’s with

two toilets; a four cabin; and

a charter version with four

toilets and four cabins.

This 2004 model is the

charter version with some

customisation – a starboard

head has been converted into

a laundry with installation

of a new washing machine

(2015). Sunshine has

been refitted over the

years with new engines,

sails and electronics plus

entertainment systems, so is

worthy of a detailed view.

SPACIOUS DECKS

Useable deck space is at a

premium on the 410 so a

large family can have, say,

the teenagers messing

around the swimplatforms

on each transom where

the rubber ducky swings

on its davits ready to take

them to the nearest beach.

Meantime, snug under the

bimini in the aft cockpit the

adults can chill out at the al

fresco dinette table while the

prawns cook on the stainless

steel barbecue. Also, plenty

FOR SALE

$340,000

STORY KEVIN GREEN PHOTOS SUPPLIED

pre-loved

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