Lagoon 570 – In the Lap of a Luxury Cat

By Tim Murphy Fifty-six feet long by 30 feet wide: Last fall off Tolly Point on the Chesapeake, we sailed hull number four of Lagoon’s new 570 catamaran—1,680 square feet of resin-infused fiberglass smoking along at just under 10 knots. The Lagoon 570 is the latest from the French builder that in 1984 formed as an offshoot of Jeanneau’s racing division. Although some boats in its line were built at TPI Inc. in Rhode Island during the early 1990s, Lagoon has been an all-French affair since 1995, when Groupe Beneteau took over Jeanneau and its holdings. To read complete story – click here for Lagoon 570 – In the Lap of a Luxury Cat on Cruising World website