Lagoon 55 Millenium

The Lagoon 55 Millenium is a 60'4" (18.38 m) sailing catamaran with a 29'6" (9.00 m) beam and a 5'1" (1.55 m) draft. Light displacement is 64,386 lbs (29,200 kg), tankage is 291 gal (1,100 L) of fuel and 254 gal (960 L) of water, and CE certification is A:14 / B:14 / C:20 / D:30. Air draft is 30.08 m (98'8").

Lagoon builds the 55 in four-, five- and six-cabin versions — 4-6 Cabins / 4-6 Heads, with berths from 8 to 16 — and the Millenium is the six-cabin one. Lagoon is explicit about what it is for: six cabins of equal size with identical features, accommodation for up to twelve people in comfort, an extra-large central galley, and a redesigned cockpit and flybridge. This is a hosting platform first, built for charter operations, shared-ownership groups and large families where every berth needs to be a real one, rather than a couple's boat with a private owner's hull.

Under sail she carries 178 m² (1,915 sq ft) of upwind sail area: a 103 m² (1,108 sq ft) high-roach mainsail with a 109 m² square-top available, and a 69 m² (742 sq ft) self-tacking jib. A 154 m² Code 0 and a 272 m² asymmetric spinnaker cover light air and downwind. The self-tacking headsail is the detail that changes the day-to-day on a boat carrying twelve people: Yachting World's test reported that all sailing manoeuvres are carried out from three winches at the foot of the mast, and that a single crew member can hoist the mainsail and unfurl the self-tacking genoa with ease. You can tack without asking your guests to become crew.

Propulsion is Twin Yanmar (2 x 110 HP), for 10 knots (under power) and 8-9 knots (under sail/power). A hybrid version, a silent mode and a digital anchor are offered on this model. The 5'1" (1.55 m) draft matters more day to day than any of it — it opens the shallow, sandy anchorages where a deeper yacht has to sit outside and watch. From the helm to starboard, Yachting World noted a very good 270° view for manoeuvring off the pontoon and leaving harbour, which is real reassurance when you are moving a 29'6" beam through a crowded marina.

The six-cabin Millenium arrangement is the whole argument. Six cabins, the same size, the same fit-out, each with its own head, and accommodation for up to twelve people. Nobody is downgraded, nobody negotiates, and turnovers are mechanical rather than diplomatic because every cabin is prepared the same way. The central galley was sized up specifically for this version — feeding twelve is a different job from feeding four — and it sits on the main deck within reach of both the saloon and the cockpit, so whoever is cooking stays part of the evening instead of being exiled below.

The saloon is turned outward, with large opening windows in the coachroof, and the interior design is by Nauta Design. Outside, new architectural solutions on the aft transom reorganized the flow of movement between the water, the cockpit and the saloon — the aft cockpit is designed as a terrace on the water, and Vela e Motore, quoted on Lagoon's own model page, measured it at 25 square meters and singled out the raised sun loungers, the point being that a guest can find a private corner without leaving the group. The flybridge was redesigned for this version and is offered standard or with the sunbathing option.

Within Lagoon's sailing range the 55 Millenium sits above the 51 Iconic and below the Lagoon 60, but its real position is sideways rather than up: it is the six-cabin edition of the 55, and the four- and five-cabin versions of the same hull are the owner's-hull answer. Against cross-brand competition — the Fountaine Pajot and Bali flagships in the same length band — she argues on berth parity and galley capacity rather than sail-driven speed. Six equal en-suite cabins for up to twelve people, on a boat one crew member can hoist and set sail on from three winches at the mast base, is a specific combination in this size; most 60-foot catamarans give the owner half a hull and leave the last two cabins as the ones nobody wants.

Buy the 55 Millenium if your boat is rarely used by only two people: charter operations that need every berth to be sellable, shared-ownership groups where equal partners has to mean equal cabins, or a family that arrives eight or twelve strong and wants everyone to have a door that closes and a head of their own. Be clear about the trade — six equal cabins mean no owner's hull, and if you cruise as a couple with occasional guests you will spend years walking past five doors you never open; take the four- or five-cabin version of the Lagoon 55 instead and enjoy the private half of the boat. Either way, check your beam before you commit: 29'6" (9.00 m) is a wonderful thing at anchor and a real constraint in an older marina or a small travel lift, so confirm your home berth and your haul-out yard can take her.