Lagoon 570 Sailboat Review, Specs, and Listings

Design and Construction

The 570's hulls, nacelle, and deck are sandwich structures of multidirectional E-glass over a balsa core, vacuum-infused with vinylester resin, and carbon fiber reinforces the high-load areas where impact and rig loads concentrate vacuum-infused with vinylester resin. The same balsa-cored approach extends to the decks and bulkheads, which use thin inner and outer glass skins to stay strong and flexible. Blunt hull entries and aft swim steps stretch the waterline to 52 feet, while the high bridgedeck clearance keeps chop from slapping underneath. A distinguishing visual and functional trait is the cabin top ringed with vertical windows: their upright orientation gives maximum visibility from the saloon and mitigates some of the noonday sun's heat. The steering runs through Vectran cable and an aluminum connecting rod to fiberglass rudders held in alignment by upper and lower bearings.

Rig and Handling

The 570 is fractionally rigged on an aluminum mast with double swept-back spreaders, carrying a 1,119-square-foot full-batten main and more than 2,000 square feet of sail overall with a furling genoa and staysail. A long mainsheet traveler sits aft of the cockpit with a 4-to-1 purchase, worked by paired Harken 48.2 ST winches, while 56.2 ST Harken primaries handle the genoa sheets. Lazy jacks are standard and necessary given the main's size. Owners report the boat reaches around 8 knots in 10 knots true and easily tops 10 knots in 20, with the first reef coming in near that mark; one skipper recorded more than 20 knots on an Atlantic crossing. Cruising World noted the 570 does not cater particularly to a shorthanded crew, as mainsheet and genoa controls are a long reach from the helm and emergency tillers must be set up separately, needing one person on each.

Accommodations

The cockpit is arranged with double aft-outboard steering stations, an L-shaped seat to starboard and straight seat to port, a teak sole, and seven storage compartments including four large aft lockers. Inverted-L companionway doors slide away to fuse the canopied cockpit with the saloon, where a circular table to port seats six and an L-settee wraps a teak coffee table. The navigation station faces forward amidships with a pullout seat. Four opening bridge ports join deck hatches for ventilation, and the teak-finished cabin reads as sumptuous in quantity and quality. Most layouts place the galley down in the port hull gangway. Four layouts were offered, optimized for private or charter use, each with or without a skipper's cabin.

Known Issues

Under sail, torsional loads are audible and palpable through the cabin-top window area, a consequence of the rigid vertical glazing band meeting the bridgedeck structure torsional loads moving through the window area. The standard boat carries engine controls to starboard only, a limitation Cruising World would remedy with optional port controls.

Refits and Ownership

The builder claimed more than 8,000 hours of research and development went into the updated design. Standard power is a pair of 56-horsepower Yanmars, with options to 100 horsepower per hull; saildrives remove shaft and stuffing-box complexity, and engine access is from a top stern-step locker — ideal except in foul weather. Of all 570s sold or in production, half went to private owners and half to charter, according to the manufacturer.

The Verdict

The Lagoon 570 is a thoughtfully engineered second-generation cruiser that trades ultimate shorthanded simplicity for volume, pace, and a genuinely seamless indoor-outdoor social platform. Its vacuum-infused balsa sandwich structure and carbon reinforcement speak to a serious custom-yard build, while the vertical-window saloon remains a benchmark for light and visibility. The window-area torsion is worth inspecting but not disqualifying.

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