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Lagoon 440

The Lagoon 440 is a 13.61 m cruising catamaran with a flybridge helm, designed by VPLP (Marc Van Peteghem and Vincent Lauriot-Prévost) with an interior by Xavier Faÿ and built by Lagoon (Groupe Beneteau, Bordeaux). Hull no. 1 was sea-trialled in January 2004; in 2010 Lagoon presented the Lagoon 450 as its replacement, and Lagoon’s former-models page counts 423 boats. It came as an owner’s version with three cabins, the whole starboard hull for the owner, or as a charter version with four cabins and four heads. Lagoon’s documents give two 40 hp saildrive diesels as standard and stronger engines as an option, but never name the engine maker, so read the plates before ordering parts. In 2007 the interior changed from golden-pear varnished wood to light oak Alpi, and Lagoon’s light-displacement figure rose from 10.5 t to 12.15 t.

Manuals & documents

The links go to Lagoon’s own documents — some as archived copies of pages the maker has since taken down. We host no manuals or drawings.

Equipment & its manuals

Standard equipment as the builder’s documents list it. Boats were ordered with options and refitted since — check what is actually aboard.

ItemModelManual / pageNote
EngineDiesel × 2 · 40 hp1,2,3,4,5,6Standard in every Lagoon document from 2004 to 2011 (website, spec sheets 09/2005, 09/2008 and 11/2009): 40 hp each, saildrive; Lagoon names neither maker nor model—SAILING Magazine’s test boat of 2009 (US) had 40 hp Volvo Penta saildrive diesels. The engines sit under gas-strut hatches in the transoms, with foam soundproofing, electric blowers, a raw-water filter and dual-lever controls at the helm.
EngineDiesel × 2 · 50–56 hp or 75 hp (option)1,7,2,8,9,10Engine upgrades listed by Lagoon: 2 × 56 or 2 × 75 hp (website 2004), 2 × 53 or 2 × 75 hp (website 2005–2006), 2 × 55 hp (spec sheet 09/2005), 2 × 50 hp (website early 2007), 2 × 55 hp (website August 2007 to 2008); the 2010 website lists only 2 × 40 hp—Maker and model are not given for any option, so read the plate on each engine before ordering filters, impellers or saildrive parts.
SaildriveSaildrive × 211,2,4All years; Lagoon does not name the leg—Lagoon’s 12/2008 brochure: the drives sit aft of the rudders, away from the cabins, for better propeller efficiency.
Winches48.2 / 46.2 STCE · 53.2 STC × 3 · 32.2 STC2,3,4,6Spec sheet 09/2005: electric 48.2 STCE; sheets 09/2008 and 11/2009: electric 46.2 STCE; in all three, three manual 53.2 STC and one 32.2 STCHarken Radial & Classic winches Parts & service pageLagoon writes the sizes in Harken’s code (.2 two-speed, ST self-tailing, C chrome, E electric) without naming the maker; SAILING’s 2009 test boat had Harken winches. The electric winch to starboard of the helm takes the main halyard and reefs, the 53.2s the genoa halyard and sheets, mainsheet, traveller and furling line, and the 32.2 in the cockpit the davit tackle and the mainsheet safety release.
Winches48 CEST · 54 CSTO × 3 · 30 CSTO1Lagoon’s website, February 2004 (the first boats): an electric 48 at the helm, three 54 and one 30—These codes follow Lewmar’s style (C chrome, E electric, ST self-tailing) rather than Harken’s, and no maker is named, so look at the drums of an early boat before ordering service kits.
Windlass12 V · 1500–1800 W1,2,3,4,61800 W on the 2004 website, 12 V 1500 W on the 09/2005 sheet, 12 V 1700 W on the 09/2008 and 11/2009 sheets; maker not named—In the anchor locker, reached through a hatch in the forward cockpit; US-spec boats have a gypsy for inch chain. SAILING’s 2009 test boat had a remote control at the helm plus a corded control for the foredeck.
SailsDacron full-batten mainsail + furling genoa1,2,4,5,6Mainsail 71.3 m² and genoa 43.6 m² (website 2004); 74 m² and 42 m² from the 09/2005 sheet; with the short mast 58.7 m² and 37.8 m²—Roach mainsail with three reefing lines and lazy-jacks; the genoa has a UV strip. Options: square-top mainsail (79 m²), storm jib, gennaker and spinnaker. SAILING’s 2009 test boat had a mainsail from the Incidences loft.
Mast & riggingAluminium, double spreaders, 19 m1,2,3,4,619.00 m mast as standard; short mast of 16.45 m as an option (16.50 m on the 11/2009 sheet); air draft 21.40 m or 19.20 m—Two pairs of swept spreaders, cap and lower shrouds with chafe guards, furling forestay, mainsail track with ball-bearing batten cars, anodised boom; spotlight on the mast. SAILING’s 2009 test boat had a Sparcraft rig.
SteeringWheel on the flybridge1,2,3,4Leather-covered wheel at the raised helm, reached by stairs from both sides of the deck; wheel brake listed from the 09/2008 sheet—At the helm: engine controls and panels with hour meters, fuel gauges, compass, a console for optional electronics and a covered chart holder; all sheets and halyards lead there.
AutopilotRaymarine (option)6,12,4Not in Lagoon’s standard lists; SAILING’s 2009 test boat had a Raymarine autopilot with a jog stick at the chart table—SAIL’s 2006 test also describes steering by autopilot from the saloon. Lagoon left the chart-table and helm consoles empty for the owner’s electronics.
Canopy & T-topRigid bimini + folding helm bimini1,2,3,4All years: rigid composite bimini with lights over the aft cockpit, with a stowage for the cockpit table in its ceiling; folding canvas bimini with a removable clear windscreen over the helm (dark blue up to 2008, “blue smoke” in 2009)—
ToiletManual marine toilet (each head)2,3,4Full-size manual toilet in every head: four in the charter version, three in the owner’s version; maker not named—One holding tank with gravity drain and deck pump-out: in the aft port head on the 09/2005 sheet, in the forward port head on the 2008 and 2009 sheets. US-spec boats have a tank in each head.
Fridge12 V × 2, front-opening13,2,4,6Two 150 l fridges (website 2004), two 130 l fridges from the 09/2005 sheet to 2009; the second one could be ordered as a 100 l freezer—SAILING’s 2009 test boat had the fridge under the galley counter and the freezer under the chart table. Fridge and ice maker for the cockpit bar were options.
StoveGas, 3 burners + oven with grill13,2,3,4All years (LPG); maker not named—Gas locker for two bottles under the settee on the starboard side of the cockpit. Galley worktop in stainless steel up to 2005, later in IRO G120 synthetic resin.
Water pump12 V pressure pump1,2,3,4One main water pump with a filter, all years; maker not named—Shower water is pumped out by 12 V automatic drain pumps. The three 300 l water tanks are reached through the large locker in the forward cockpit.
Water heater60 l · 220 V + engine heat exchanger1,2,3,4All years; US-spec boats have a 110 V element—Hot and cold deck shower on the port transom.
Batteries12 V: 2 × 110 Ah start + 3 × 140 Ah house1,2,3,4All years (website 2004, spec sheets 2005 to 2009)—Charged through a charge splitter; main 12 V panel with ammeter, voltmeter and water gauge on the port side of the saloon by the companionway.
Shore power220 V AC circuit · 14 m cord1,2,3,4Standard on the 2004 website and the 09/2005 sheet; the 2008 and 2009 sheets no longer list it—Shore socket on the transom, AC panel with four breakers and a voltmeter, two sockets in the galley, one at the chart table, one in the TV cabinet and one in each cabin; US boats had a 110 V circuit (2005).
GeneratorOption2,11,4,6Option, all years: soundproofed locker under the forward part of the U-shaped cockpit settee; maker not named by Lagoon—SAILING’s 2009 test boat had an Onan 11 kW generator in a sound box under a cockpit hatch; check the plate on your boat’s set.
DavitsOption2,4Optional in Europe; the 09/2005 sheet lists a pair of stainless-steel davits as standard on US boats—The 32.2 STC winch in the cockpit is there for the davit tackle; each transom has a cleat for the dinghy.
Hatches & portsHull windows, deck hatches, escape hatches14,2,4,15Large fixed hull windows with one-way screen printing in every cabin (2004 brochure), opening deck hatches and portholes, an escape hatch in each aft cabin (2005 and 2009 sheets)—Lagoon’s recall of fixed Goiot emergency hatches covers catamarans built 2007–2019 that have them; see the tips.
Swim platformTransoms with swim ladder and deck shower1,2,4,14All years: stainless swim ladder stowed in the port transom locker, hot and cold deck shower to port, storage locker to starboard, handrails and a dinghy cleat on each transom—The 2004 brochure shows a crosswalk between the transoms, so you can cross without going through the cockpit.

Specifications

Years built2004–2010: hull no. 1 sea-trialled at Cherbourg in January 2004; Lagoon presented the 450 as its replacement in 2010 and listed the 440 among its former models from February 201116,17,18
Hulls built423 (Lagoon’s former-models page, December 2011); “more than 300” in the 12/2008 brochure5,11
VersionsOwner’s version with 3 cabins and 3 heads (the whole starboard hull for the owner) or charter version with 4 cabins and 4 heads; standard or short mast; from 2007 light oak Alpi joinery and a wenge-look floor instead of golden-pear varnished wood; Essential, Cruising and Comfort equipment packs by 12/20082,8,9,11,18
DesignerMarc Van Peteghem & Vincent Lauriot-Prévost (VPLP); interior designer Xavier Faÿ (Lagoon’s website, 2004)1,4
BuilderLagoon, Bordeaux (France), part of Groupe Beneteau3,11
Length overall13.61 m (44′8″)1,4
Waterline length12.75 m (41′10″)1,4
Beam7.70 m (25′3″); the provisional data of 2003 gave 7.68 m4,2,19
Draft1.30 m (4′3″)1,4
Displacement10.5 t light (EC) and about 13.5 t fully laden on the 2004 website and the 09/2005 sheet; 12.15 t light (EC) on the website from August 2007 and on the 2008 and 2009 sheets; 10.65 t in the provisional data of 20031,2,9,3,4,19
Air draft21.40 m above the waterline with the standard mast (70′3″), 19.20 m (63′) with the short mast2,4
Rig dimensions (I, J, P, E)Standard mast: I 16150 mm, J 4248 mm, P 17058 mm, E 6500 mm; short mast: I 14135 mm, P 14540 mm, same J and E (09/2005 sheet)2
Sail area114.9 m² upwind (2004 brochure), 116 m² (12/2008 brochure); 121 m² in the provisional data of 200314,11,19
Mainsail71.3 m² full-batten (2004 website), 74 m² from the 09/2005 sheet; 58.7 m² with the short mast; square-top mainsail of 79 m² as an option (2009 sheet)1,2,4
Genoa43.6 m² furling genoa (2004 website), 42 m² from the 09/2005 sheet; 37.8 m² with the short mast; storm jib of 8 m² as an option (2011)1,2,5
Gennaker / Code 0Gennaker (option) 68 m² (2004 website), 90 m² from the 09/2005 sheet; 60 m² with the short mast1,2,4
Light-air sailsSpinnaker (option) 125 m² (2004 website), 145 m² from the 09/2005 sheet; 105 m² with the short mast1,2,4
Engine2 × 40 hp saildrive diesels as standard in every Lagoon document, 2004–20111,2,4,5
Engine options2 × 56 or 2 × 75 hp (website 2004), 2 × 53 or 2 × 75 hp (website 2005–2006), 2 × 55 hp (09/2005 sheet), 2 × 50 hp (website early 2007), 2 × 55 hp (website August 2007 to 2008); diesel-electric drive tested by SAIL in 20061,7,2,8,9,12
Fuel tank2 × 325 l (650 l, 2 × 86 US gal); Lagoon’s 2004 website prints 750 l as the total1,3,4
Water tank3 × 300 l (900 l, 3 × 79 US gal)3,4
Holding tankOne tank with gravity drain and deck pump-out: aft port head (09/2005 sheet), forward port head (2008 and 2009 sheets); one per head on US-spec boats2,3,4
Cabins3 cabins and 3 heads (owner’s version) or 4 cabins and 4 heads (charter version)2,4,11
Berth sizesQueen-size double berths of 2.00 × 1.60 m (at the widest point) in all cabins; semi-island berths aft2,4
HeadroomAbout 2.05 m in the saloon, 2.04 m in the cabins and heads2,4
HullPolyester with vinylester as an anti-osmosis barrier (2009 sheet: anti-osmotic resin); balsa-core hulls with solid laminate below the waterline, balsa-core bridgedeck and deck, solid-laminate liners, laminated marine-ply bulkheads2,3,4
CE categoryA: 12 people, B: 14, C: 20 (spec sheets 2005–2009); D: 25 on Lagoon’s website 2007–20082,4,9
SuccessorLagoon 450 (presented 2010)17

Good to know

  • Lagoon has no owner’s manual for the 440 online. If your dealer cannot supply it, Lagoon sends the PDF on request to info@catamarans-lagoon.com. Don’t rely on the file user_guide_440_fr.pdf archived from Lagoon’s old website: despite its name it contains the Lagoon 400 manual.20,21
  • Read the engine plates before ordering parts: Lagoon only ever gave 2 × 40 hp saildrive diesels as standard and upgrades of 50 to 75 hp, never a maker or model. SAILING Magazine’s 2009 test boat had Volvo Penta engines, but that says nothing about your boat; the plate decides which filters, impellers and saildrive parts fit.4,1,9,6
  • Match the document to your boat’s build year: until early 2007 Lagoon listed golden-pear joinery and 10.5 t, from August 2007 light oak Alpi and 12.15 t; the electric halyard winch went from 48.2 (2005) to 46.2 (2008), the windlass from 1500 W to 1700 W, and the holding tank moved from the aft to the forward port head.8,9,2,3
  • Lagoon installed fixed Goiot emergency hatches from 2007, and its recall covers catamarans built 2007–2019 that have them: a retaining kit is fitted, and Goiot now advises replacing these hatches every 10 years, kit or not. If your 440 was built in 2007 or later, check which escape hatches it has and contact a Lagoon dealer or service centre with the model and HIN.15
  • Not every 440 has two diesels: SAIL tested one in 2006 with the optional diesel-electric drive, two electric motors fed by a 22 kW generator and a 144 V battery bank that the propellers recharge under sail. On such a boat the diesel and saildrive parts don’t apply, so ask a Lagoon dealer for the system’s documents.12
  • Order spare parts through a Lagoon dealer or service centre: with your boat’s HIN or CIN, shown on the registration certificate and engraved on the hull, they can give you the part number, price and delivery time.22,23

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Sources

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