Lagoon 380 Catamaran Two Layout Option On Long Distance Guadeloupe Yacht Charter

Production record holder Lagoon 380 latest large window panorama version for owner or family bareboat yacht charter to French islands of Guadeloupe.

The Lagoon 380 catamaran, 38ft overall length, since launching in 1999, global popularity has led to the world production record with over 600 fast, easy to handle single helm, twin diesel vessels built to date. Equipped for long distance cruising on limited budgets yet enjoying innovative, interior space and comfort styling from the large glass sliding door through to the 8 seat summer lounge, adjacent the galley.

The curved saloon, lightly clad in warm marine ply and varnished in golden pear offers a continuous 360° view through large vertical windows and portholes. Combined with the eight deck hatches, light swells the entire interior spaces from lounge to cabin. Accommodation is either 4 cabin owner - starboard hull with full head and bath forward, large queen berth aft - or 3 cabin charter - identical hulls with four cabins and two shared heads amidships.

Above, wide clear decks give direct access to the cockpit from the port hull transom and 3 step-down, rear swim access, either side. The Lagoon 380, from Bénéteau Group, the world's biggest builder of cruising catamarans, is a preferred family sailing holiday choice for smooth, compact cruising to Caribbean yacht charter destinations like Guadeloupe. The five islands of the French archipelago, where Columbus was said to have discovered the pineapple in 1493, and home to underwater explorer Jacques Cousteau, offers today's adventurers brooding volcanoes, sun soaked beach bars and surfing in shining, azure waters.

By George Clifford