You will be sailing the Lagoon 410, a product of the design genius of Marc Van Peteghem and Vincent Lauriot-Prevost whose VPLP design firm has produced a string of race-winning ORMA trimarans, including Lakota and Bayer (ex-Primagaz).

Much of the Lagoon's good windward ability is due to the fixed keels. While you still have the shoal draft that is one of the cat's major advantages, a good keel will significantly reduce leeway. A look astern on a beam reach with winds gusting to 25 knots true will show a clean wake, with nearly a rooster tail from each hull as the boat gets into the low double digits of speed. This with almost unnoticeable heel, even while punching through waves that have the bows dipping into green water regularly.
This is the stuff of sailing dreams, with bright sun, strong wind and warm water, combined with a willing boat that inspired confidence. Tacking can be done single-handed, and with two people, you are in racing mode! With the two Yanmar 27-horsepower engines, one per hull, nestled under the aft berths, maneuvering under power is a joy.