Lagoon

If you want the most charter-available catamaran on the water, with the highest resale value in its class, the choice keeps coming back to Lagoon. The French builder has held the number one position in charter fleets worldwide for good reason: its flybridge layout gives owners and guests a second living level that a monohull simply cannot offer, and that single design decision defines the experience of being aboard. You arrive at the marina and immediately have somewhere to stand that is above the crowd.

The range we cover runs from the Lagoon 40 to the 55, spanning new prices from roughly €340,000 to €950,000. That spread means the brand serves both the buyer stepping into catamaran ownership for the first time and the one commissioning what amounts to a floating apartment. Lagoon suits people who want space managed intelligently, reliability across long seasons and a boat that holds its value when they eventually sell. It is less suited to the sailor who prioritises performance over volume, or who wants to avoid crossing paths with their yacht in every charter base from the Caribbean to Croatia.

Groupe Beneteau acquired Lagoon decades ago, and the industrial backing shows in parts availability, build consistency and the sheer depth of the model range. The criticisms worth taking seriously are the ones about sailing character — these boats are designed around living well, not pointing high — and our comparisons against Fountaine Pajot and Bali address exactly that tension.