Lagoon 39 Buyer's Guide
The Lagoon 39, part of Lagoon's fourth-generation catamarans, is a 38-foot-plus cruising cat that pairs a reworked aft rig with fine plumb bows for better performance than earlier entry-level models. On the brokerage market used Lagoon 39s draw ex-charter and private examples alike, and understanding her layouts, common equipment, and a few inspection points will sharpen any purchase decision.
Layouts on the Used Market
Charter four-cabin versions are the more common find, though both owner and charter layouts appear and ex-charter boats are common. The owner's arrangement devotes a full hull to a stateroom with king berth, vanity, and separate shower, while the alternative three- and four-cabin plans sleep up to eight through sliding doors off the saloon. Either way the saloon holds a forward-facing nav station, port galley, and a dining table for five, with excellent cockpit flow and a raised helm under the targa.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Most used 39s carry a chartplotter, inverter, bimini, and solar as standard cruising kit. Beyond those, buyers will often see autopilot, air conditioning, life raft, cockpit shower, dinghy davits, radar, and a watermaker — the last two mattering for off-grid range and tender handling. Less common but worth noting as owner upgrades are lithium batteries, a self-tacking jib, electric winches, AIS, washing machine, EPIRB, hot water, and heating; the self-tacking jib and electric winches directly ease short-handed sail handling, while lithium and AIS speak to modernized energy and safety profiles.
What to Inspect
Reviewers found that reaching the cabintop from the foredeck is not easy on this model anchor, so check whether added steps or pads have been fitted and assess safe access for mast-side work. Otherwise the balsa-cored deck and vacuum-infused topsides, the labeled and clamped plumbing and wiring, and the bridgedeck grid tied to bulkheads are sound points to confirm in a survey rather than sources of known failure.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These cats regularly turn up in Croatia, the United States, Spain, France, Greece, and Montenegro. For a shopper, the short list is: confirm layout matches intended use (owner suite versus charter berths), verify the self-tacking jib or winch upgrades if short-handed sailing is the goal, check foredeck access modifications, and survey the core and bridgedeck as normal. The 39 rewards the buyer with a stiff, dry, manageable cruiser whose systems are built for straightforward ownership.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Lagoon 39. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 18 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25 | 5 | $339,279 | — |
| Apr 25 | 2 | $296,950 | -12.5% |
| Jun 25 | 2 | $288,471 | -2.9% |
| Jul 25 | 2 | $359,704 | +24.7% |
| Aug 25 | 1 | $425,000 | +18.2% |
| Sep 25 | 14 | $322,826 | -24.0% |
| Oct 25 | 6 | $340,414 | +5.4% |
| Nov 25 | 4 | $365,375 | +7.3% |
| Dec 25 | 2 | $314,883 | -13.8% |
| Jan 26 | 7 | $366,801 | +16.5% |
| Feb 26 | 10 | $299,000 | -18.5% |
| Mar 26 | 3 | $283,678 | -5.1% |
| Apr 26 | 38 | $324,147 | +14.3% |
| May 26 | 5 | $323,393 | -0.2% |
| Jun 26 | 2 | $396,891 | +22.7% |
| Jul 26 | 13 | $288,785 | -27.2% |
| Aug 26 | 6 | $296,548 | +2.7% |
| Sep 26 | 11 | $290,550 | -2.0% |
Where they're listed
Lagoon 39 listings appear across 21 countries. Croatia has the most listings with 21 (20.0%), followed by France and United States.
Country view
105 listings · 21 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | $278,005 | 21 | 4 | 20.0% |
| France | $301,282 | 20 | 13 | 19.0% |
| United States | $357,000 | 14 | 0 | 13.3% |
| Greece | $332,032 | 11 | 5 | 10.5% |
| Spain | $366,801 | 9 | 0 | 8.6% |
| Italy | $357,435 | 5 | 3 | 4.8% |
| Portugal | $323,393 | 4 | 1 | 3.8% |
| Saint Lucia | $199,995 | 3 | 1 | 2.9% |
| French Polynesia | $251,543 | 3 | 0 | 2.9% |
| Montenegro | $226,943 | 2 | 0 | 1.9% |
| Mauritius | $398,920 | 2 | 0 | 1.9% |
| Sweden | $384,796 | 2 | 0 | 1.9% |
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