The catamaran you want at 65 feet is the one that stops feeling like a boat the moment you step aboard — where the saloon, the cockpit and the water are one continuous space and nobody has to climb over anything to join the conversation. That is the problem the Lagoon 60 was drawn to solve, and Lagoon's own description of her starts exactly there: step aboard onto the wide steps and the aft cockpit reveals its full potential.
She sits deliberately between the Lagoon 55 and the Premium line that begins with the Sixty 5 — big enough for genuine long-distance cruising, still recognizably a boat an experienced couple can own and run.
Who She Suits
The 60 is for the owner who has already done a 45- to 50-foot catamaran and knows what they actually use. You want more volume, more separation between your cabin and your guests', and a deck plan that works when you are aboard for months rather than long weekends. You are not looking for a crewed superyacht, but you would like the option of a crew cabin.
Lagoon's layouts tell you who she is for: four cabins with galley down, five cabins with galley down, five cabins with galley down plus a crew cabin, or five cabins with galley up. Berths run from 8 to 14, and she is CE certified A:14 / B:14 / C:20 / D:20. The four-cabin version is the owner's boat; the five-cabin-plus-crew version is the one to look at if you plan to charter her or hand off the cooking.
Accommodation and Layout
The saloon is the pivot. It is modular and offered with either a galley or a bar, and the large vertical windows put daylight everywhere without the greenhouse effect that plagues heavily glazed catamarans. Choosing galley up or galley down is the single biggest decision on this boat: galley up keeps the cook in the party and the hull cabins quiet; galley down frees the whole saloon for living and suits a boat with crew.
Interior design is by Nauta Design, and the layout rewards it — Lagoon's point about the 60 is that movement is fluid and unobstructed, and that you get a panoramic view on entering each living space rather than only from the helm.
Deck and Living Spaces
Two cockpits, and both are used. The aft cockpit is entirely open to the sea, with opening terraces that give immediate access for swimming and gently angled steps that make getting in and out of the water safe rather than athletic. It is the space Lagoon expects to become your favorite, and on a boat with a 32'5" beam it is genuinely large.
The forward cockpit is the one that changes how the boat lives. It is reached through a door forward of the saloon and — this is the part that matters — its flooring is flush with the saloon. No step, no hatch to negotiate with a tray in your hands. VPLP Design's own comment on the model is that the vast forward cockpit, flush with the saloon, reinforces the harmony between interior and exterior living spaces. In practice it gives you a shaded morning side and a sunset side on the same boat.
The flybridge is where you will steer from and, on most days, where the crew that isn't sailing will settle.
Under Sail
The 60 carries 230 m² (2,475 sq ft) of upwind sail area — a 135 m² (1,453 sq ft) high-roach mainsail, with a 143 m² square-top available, plus an 87 m² (936 sq ft) genoa and a 58 m² (624 sq ft) staysail. A 160 m² Code 0 and a 310 m² asymmetric spinnaker handle the light and downwind work.
That genoa-and-staysail combination is the interesting choice. It gives you a small, inboard headsail to reef down to when the wind builds, instead of rolling a big genoa into a bad shape — a properly seamanlike setup for a boat that will cross oceans with a short-handed crew. Yachting World's first look noted that VPLP moved the mast forward compared with the previous generation of Lagoons, putting the mast base on a main bulkhead as the range grew larger and heavier.
Under power she runs twin Yanmar 150 HP diesels; a maximum of 10 knots under power and 8-9 knots cruising. A hybrid version, a silent mode and a digital anchor are offered. Air draft is 30 m (98'5") and draft is 5'5" (1.65 m) — deep enough to track well, shallow enough for the anchorages you bought her for.
Build and Recognition
Naval architecture is by VPLP Design, exterior design by Patrick le Quément and interior by Nauta Design — a credited team on Lagoon's own specification sheet, not a marketing claim. Lagoon backs her with a seven-year structural warranty, a five-year Yanmar engine warranty and a three-year general warranty, exclusions applying.
The 60 has collected a design innovation award in 2024 and a best-sailing-multihull-above-15m win.
Honest Trade-Offs
She is a large, high-volume catamaran and she behaves like one. A 32'5" beam and 77,616 lbs unladen mean you plan your marina calls and your travel lift in advance, and you learn to dock her in a crosswind before you need to. Two 150 HP diesels move that displacement calmly, not urgently.
Opening terraces and a flush forward cockpit are wonderful and they are also moving parts and seals. They belong on your haul-out checklist every season; an owner who inspects them stays ahead of them.
Finally, she is a cruising catamaran, not a light-displacement flyer. The rig is conservative and the boat is set up to be sailed safely by two people who will be tired at 3 a.m. That is the right priority for a bluewater boat, but if you want to be fastest into the anchorage, this is not that boat.
Specifications
| Specification | Lagoon 60 |
|---|---|
| Overall Length | 64'10" (19.77 m) |
| Beam | 32'5" (9.87 m) |
| Draft | 5'5" (1.65 m) |
| Displacement (Unladen) | 77,616 lbs (35,200 kg) |
| Engines | Twin Yanmar (2 x 150 HP) |
| Max Speed | 10 knots (under power) |
| Cruise Speed | 8-9 knots (under sail/power) |
| Fuel Capacity | 343 gal (1,300 L) |
| Water Capacity | 254 gal (960 L) |
| Cabins / Heads | 4-5 Cabins / 4-5 Heads |
Specifications courtesy of Lagoon.