or aft depending on the owner’s layout choice.
Either way, the chef has a bistro-quality offi ce
for creating nou velle cuisine. On our test yacht,
the galley and crew mess were combined, with
a dinette opposite an L-shaped work area that
had a Miele induction cooktop and a double-door
fridge, plus a separate freezer, an espresso machine
for a morning cafe noisette, and a washer/dryer.HOW DO YOU SAY TRACTOR IN FRENCH?
While owners can choose 510 hp Volvo D11 diesels,
Lagoon says t hat most ow ners a re going g reen: t he
color of John Deere. Our test yacht had 580 hp
John Deere N13 diesels turning 32-inch Bruntons
fi ve-blade props. Top speed was 20 knots, with a
transatlantic range (4,000 nautical miles) at 10
knots from her 2,246-gallon tanks, according to
the builder. When showing us the engine rooms, our
French host kept pointing at the green engines and
repeating, “blindé.” Turns out, it means bulletproof.
UPSTAIRS
Like the rest of the Seventy 8, the f lybridge is
stunning in its space, and the layout is ready to
customize. Owners can choose a hot tub with sur-
rounding sun pads or a rail-to-rail sun pad aft. A
bar with stools or a dining table that seats eight
can be added without crowding. Whatever the
choice, the skipper has a centerline helm forward
and a doublewide companion chair to starboard.THE BACK PORCH
Built-in seating lines the cockpit, from the salon
sliding doors to the transom settee. A sun pad/
lounge is to port, and an L-shaped dinette is op-
posite w ith three chairs. Wide stairs on each side
lead to the stern platforms, where a TenderLift
platform spans the space between the two hulls.
The platform can carry a tender as large as the
15-foot-1-inch Williams Sportjet 460. When not
carrying the tender, the platform can become a
dry or submerged beach for swimming or sunning.FUSION
The Seventy 8 has resin-infused fi berglass hulls and
keels, with balsa core above the waterline in areas
such as the deck to add rigidity without weight.
All totaled, she has a 136,911-pound displacement.
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