Lagoon 55 Buyer's Guide
The Lagoon 55 returned to the market in 2021 as an entirely new catamaran sharing only its name with the brand's 1987 inaugural model, and used examples now span charter and private histories. Ex-charter boats are common on the brokerage market, with the four-cabin charter layout more frequently seen than the five- or six-stateroom versions, though both appear. Shopping one means weighing the liveaboard volume and single-handed sail handling against the known handling quirks and the wear that comes with fleet use.
Layouts on the Used Market
Four-cabin arrangements dominate the used Lagoon 55 population, typically placing the owner's suite aft in the starboard hull and three guest cabins each with their own head; five- and six-stateroom versions are also available, and the owner may have specified the galley up or down. Across all cabin counts the nacelle layout stays identical, so the central saloon with its L-shaped starboard galley, U-shaped settee, and telescopic table is consistent. The hulls allow guest berths laid athwartships, and the forward cockpit integrates with the trampoline level while the saloon's center window opens to serve those seated outside. A crew cabin with head and shower in the forepeak was present on some tested examples.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Inverters and a swim platform are commonly fitted, and a used 55 will often carry a watermaker, chartplotter, autopilot, B&G electronics, AIS, radar, air conditioning, electric winches, a cockpit shower, teak decks, a bimini, and even a washing machine. Less universal but seen as owner upgrades are a code zero on the sprit furler, a self-tacking jib, bow thruster, dinghy davits, solar, a freezer, and a hardtop. For a buyer, the meaningful clusters are power and energy — inverter and often air conditioning or a watermaker mean real hotel loads, so verify the house bank and charging path — and sail handling, where electric winches and a self-tacking jib reduce crew demand but a code zero or hardtop changes boom access. Navigation and comfort gear such as chartplotter, autopilot, and teak decks are expected rather than exceptional.
What to Inspect
The steering on these boats has been found a bit sluggish both motoring and under sail anchor, so exercise the helm at the starboard-offset flybridge wheel and confirm the 270° sightline is unobstructed. Where a rigid bimini is fitted, the raised boom compels challenging maneuvers anchor; check the stack-pack access and any wear from crew reaching the mainsail. Confirm whether the second starboard-side-deck flybridge access was optioned, since without it circulation depends on the standard steps. On ex-charter four-cabin examples, inspect the owner's aft starboard hull cabin occupying two-thirds of the hull for charter abrasion and verify all three guest en-suites.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
Typical markets for the used Lagoon 55 include the United States, France, Spain, Croatia, Türkiye, and Greece. A buyer's short checklist: confirm cabin count and galley position against intended use; verify electric winch and self-tacking jib function for short-handed sailing; inspect the chined topsides and extended sugarscoop transoms for impact; and review the engine specification, since standard 80 hp diesels differ from the upgraded 115 hp Nanni saildrive option seen on some boats.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Lagoon 55. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 20 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25 | 2 | $2,113,020 | — |
| Mar 25 | 2 | $2,114,819 | +0.1% |
| Apr 25 | 1 | $1,997,000 | -5.6% |
| May 25 | 2 | $2,312,425 | +15.8% |
| Jul 25 | 1 | $2,128,229 | -8.0% |
| Aug 25 | 2 | $2,374,656 | +11.6% |
| Sep 25 | 13 | $2,275,205 | -4.2% |
| Oct 25 | 1 | $2,150,000 | -5.5% |
| Nov 25 | 3 | $1,971,412 | -8.3% |
| Dec 25 | 5 | $2,000,000 | +1.5% |
| Jan 26 | 2 | $2,391,405 | +19.6% |
| Feb 26 | 3 | $1,562,568 | -34.7% |
| Mar 26 | 6 | $1,900,000 | +21.6% |
| Apr 26 | 23 | $2,044,768 | +7.6% |
| May 26 | 6 | $1,942,871 | -5.0% |
| Jun 26 | 16 | $2,016,217 | +3.8% |
| Jul 26 | 9 | $2,200,000 | +9.1% |
| Aug 26 | 8 | $2,100,000 | -4.5% |
| Sep 26 | 11 | $2,341,052 | +11.5% |
| Oct 26 | 1 | $2,000,000 | -14.6% |
Where they're listed
Lagoon 55 listings appear across 15 countries. Croatia has the most listings with 14 (15.4%), followed by Turkey and Greece.
Country view
91 listings · 15 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | $2,016,217 | 14 | 3 | 15.4% |
| Turkey | $1,971,412 | 12 | 1 | 13.2% |
| Greece | $1,927,660 | 11 | 4 | 12.1% |
| Spain | $2,064,115 | 10 | 2 | 11.0% |
| United States | $1,700,000 | 9 | 0 | 9.9% |
| Mexico | $2,050,000 | 8 | 2 | 8.8% |
| France | $1,736,187 | 7 | 1 | 7.7% |
| Singapore | $2,050,000 | 5 | 1 | 5.5% |
| Italy | $2,005,016 | 4 | 3 | 4.4% |
| Netherlands | $2,239,883 | 3 | 0 | 3.3% |
| British Virgin Islands | $2,850,000 | 3 | 3 | 3.3% |
| Cyprus | $2,520,271 | 2 | 2 | 2.2% |
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