Lagoon 500

The Lagoon 500 is a French sailboat that was designed by Van Peteghem/Lauriot-Prevost and first built in 2005.

Production
The design was built by Lagoon catamaran in France, from 2005 to 2012.

The boat was replaced in the company product line by the Lagoon 52 in 2011.

Design
The Lagoon 500 is a recreational catamaran. It has a fractional sloop rig, with a deck-stepped mast, two sets of swept spreaders and aluminum spars with 1X19 stainless steel wire rigging. The hulls have raked stems, reverse transoms with swimming platforms, dual internally mounted spade-type rudders controlled by a wheel on a flying bridge and twin fixed fin keels. Base specifications state displacement of 38808 lb.

The boat has a draft of 4.58 ft with the standard twin keels.

The boat is fitted with either 55 hp or 75 hp diesel engines, with saildrives. Fuel capactiy is 254 u.s.gal and fresh water capacity is 254 u.s.gal.

The design has three to five cabins. The main salon has an L-shaped settee while the rear cockpit lounge has a U-shaped settee. The galley is located on the port side of the main salon and is U-shaped. Cabin maximum headroom is 80 in.

Operational history
In a 2005 Sail Magazine review noted, "following up on their successful Lagoon 440 catamaran, the Peteghem-Prevost design team has created a 51-footer that will be available with several options—an owner's version with a three- or a four-cabin arrangement and a charter version with four or five cabins."

In a 2006 Cruising World review, Jeremy McGeary wrote, "with sheets eased, the Lagoon 500 behaved as though 20 knots of wet wind were nothing, zooming along at 10 knots and over, steady as a ferryboat, and giving a preview of how it would devour the passages that lie between the Caribbean’s Windward Islands."

In a review for Cruising Sea, Daniella Wender wrote, "the Lagoon 500 is a conscientiously designed vessel that employs the sailing techniques of larger Lagoon models into a more compact vessel. The 500 is ideal for cruising but is not built for excessive speeds."