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 Lagoon 420 at the dock, little did I know I'd get to sail this boat. 2008:05:03 14:57:34 |
 Fountaine-Pajot Orana. I used to love the looks of the F-P cats but this didn't do much for me either. 2008:05:03 14:57:49 |
 This was the F-P I'd hoped to look at but they weren't showing it. 2008:05:03 14:59:12 |
 And THIS was the boat that I drove all the way out to Annapolis to see. No one there. 2008:05:03 15:01:41 |
 I really wanted to see this boat as I heard nice things about the Island Spirits. 2008:05:03 15:04:06 |
 I was a bit aggravated at this point so I went back to take a few pics of the Lagoon. It was not one of the boat show boats. 2008:05:03 15:07:54 |
 It was, however, brand new and for sale by The Annapolis Catamaran Center 2008:05:03 15:09:01 |
 I have never really been drawn to the Lagoons, but this was the first time I'd ever been close to one. 2008:05:03 15:09:07 |
 The brokers saw me taking pictures and invited me aboard to take a look around. 2008:05:03 15:11:06 |
 All I could say was “Wow.” Note the joystick, that's your internal helm steering station. 2008:05:03 15:11:55 |
 The view out the cabin windows was amazing 2008:05:03 15:12:00 |
 Nice feature of the galley is how it's open to the cockpit. 2008:05:03 15:12:26 |
 I asked how much and the answer was 600k. They were nice and didn't throw me off when I admitted that was outside my price range. 2008:05:03 15:12:30 |
 Ok, I wasn't fully in love with the cabinetry but the layout was nice. 2008:05:03 15:12:35 |
 I am now officially a member of the Lagoon fan club. 2008:05:03 15:12:39 |
 Owner's cabin. The only thing that's a negative here is you'd need custom sheets. 2008:05:03 15:13:09 |
 Escape hatches 2008:05:03 15:13:29 |
 Owner's hull. 2008:05:03 15:13:52 |
 Owners head and shower 2008:05:03 15:14:06 |
 Kiddie pirate cruise pulling in next to us. 2008:05:03 15:16:31 |
 The F-P Orana. I did not go aboard but the looks of this did little for me. The uncovered helm is a deal-breaker. 2008:05:03 15:17:01 |
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 Tommy invited me back to go along on a demo sail. Now I see why everyone raves about Lagoons. What an awesome boat. 2008:05:03 16:45:07 |
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 But Tommy made it look easy. 2008:05:03 16:45:51 |
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 Look at all these boats, and it's barely May! 2008:05:03 16:50:54 |
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 Narnia at her mooring....there were a couple more boats in this weekend 2008:05:03 16:55:52 |
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 All lines were led to the helm. This boat could be single-handed 2008:05:03 17:01:32 |
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 I'm not 100% sure about these lines being covered. If something tangles in there (like it looks like it's about to) it might be a real drag to fix. 2008:05:03 17:06:50 |
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 Me. Very happy. 2008:05:03 17:13:03 |
 Oh yeah. This is the life. 2008:05:03 17:13:53 |
 Tacking. 2008:05:03 17:14:54 |
 Dinghy davits 2008:05:03 18:28:29 |
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 Sailing lessons 2008:05:03 18:31:09 |
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 The boom was very high on this boat. I never got to ask why. 2008:05:03 18:33:14 |
 It is nice how the galley opens into the cockpit. 2008:05:03 18:35:23 |
 The fittings on this boat were substantial. 2008:05:03 18:36:49 |
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 Heading up the Severn River a bit 2008:05:03 19:49:52 |
 Mainsail heading downwind. 2008:05:03 19:51:09 |
 My plan was to combine these pics into one image but I'm too lazy to do it right now. 2008:05:03 19:51:14 |
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 The Severn Inn 2008:05:03 20:01:06 |
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 It was getting dark at this point 2008:05:03 20:01:51 |
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 Saw these blue lights in the BVI too. Alas, it was too dark for pics when we were showing off in Ego Alley and docking. 2008:05:03 20:15:37 |
