Lagoon 500 vs Vaan R5

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On the numbers

Next to the Lagoon 500, the Vaan R5 is 0.6 m shorter and 2% heavier. The Lagoon 500 has the higher Capsize screening (3.31, above the guideline), the Vaan R5 the lower (3.07, above the guideline).

Lagoon 500 Lagoon 500 Vaan R5 Vaan R5
General
Builder Lagoon Vaan Yachts
Designer Van Peteghem & Lauriot Prévost –
Hull type Catamaran Twin Keel Catamaran
Rigging Fractional Sloop –
Construction FG –
First built 2005 –
Last built 2012 –
Number built 150 –
Dimensions
Length overall 15.54 m ▲ 14.94 m ▼
Waterline length 14.94 m –
Beam 8.53 m ▲ 7.99 m ▼
Draft (max) 1.40 m ▼ 2.10 m ▲
Draft (min) – 1.35 m
Weight & ballast
Displacement 17,603 kg ▼ 18,000 kg ▲
Sail plan
Sail area – 125.00 m²
Mainsail – 80.00 m²
Foresail – 45.00 m²
Engine & tanks
Engine make Yanmar –
Engine power 150 HP –
Fuel 961 L –
Water 961 L –
Ratios
D/L 147 –
Comfort ratio 14.3 lightweight racing –
Capsize screening 3.31 ▲ above the guideline 3.07 ▼ above the guideline
Hull speed 9.38 kn –
KSP 0.61 –

▲ highest and ▼ lowest value in each row. Ratio bands as on the yacht pages; – means the value is not in the catalogue.