he Lavezzi has had a minor low aspect ratio keels are slotted into a
T
makeover in the last year with reinforced box and secured with sealant so
new Sycamore wood finish, that if they strike anything substantial they
new interior gel coat colour, will be sacrificial ultimately pulling out of the
detail changes to the saloon and cabins box in which they sit without damaging the
and now the new flat top mainsail, to hull.
improve performance in lighter winds.
The construction is similar to other boats in
The Lavezzi has proved as popular in the range and is tried, tested and reliable.
charter fleets as it has for private owners All manufacture is supervised by Bureau
as it is a good looking design that provides Veritas, the Lavezzi is CE marked and
adequate accommodation for two or three approved to Category A for up to 10 people.
couples in an easily handed boat that sails The hull and deck structure is guaranteed
quite well. for 5 years by Fountaine Pajot and there is
a 1 year warranty on all other equipment,
We wanted to revisit this popular boat as a though the engine warranty may be
number of our readers have asked us to test extended for an additional fee through the
it, my neighbour recently chartered one and engine manufacturer.
his whole family loved it and I wanted to find
out why. The engines have their own compartment
accessed from the aft deck area in
Construction
each hull. Whilst this puts engine weight
The view forward in the owners hull
The Lavezzi was the first of their range
toward the stern, this is compensated by
to be developed for resin infusion. In this
concentrating all other weight toward the
process all of the dry materials, the various
centre of the boat.
though seemed larger, there is plenty of
open shelving stowage and a good hanging
layers of fiberglass matting and the foam
area with stowage for bags and heavier
are carefully laid into place, then everything Layout
items in the storage area under the front of
is vacuum bagged down and the resin The Lavezzi is available with two interior
the berths.
infused through the vacuum. This ensures layout options, a four cabin Charter version
a precise % of and a three cabin
The aft cabins feels light and spacious with
resin to material owners version. In
easy access to the berth and there is good
is achieved both the port hull
ventilation. A criticism is that the forward
maximizing stays the same
cabins are small as can be seen from the
the strength of
“
The Lavezzi is available
with two interior layout
options, a four cabin
with a central
picture of them, this is due to the narrowing
the structure toilet and shower
of the hull forward which is necessary for
and saving Charter version and compartment with
performance. It is what it is, as a single it is
any excess double cabins at
great, as a double it is cosy!
weight. The
a three cabin owners
the ends of the
boat is laid up
version.
boat. In the charter
The starboard forward area is dedicated to
with a variety version this layout
a large toilet and shower compartment. This
of multi axial is duplicated in the
is well ventilated, light and airy. The toilet is
fibres with closed cell foam used above the starboard hull. In the owners version the
sited at the entrance to the compartment,
waterline in all flat panel areas. Production
”
aft double berth remains but a spacious
so just forward of the mast base so is well
uses vinylester resin which is much more toilet and shower compartment is set in the
aft and therefore should be comfortable to
resistant to osmosis than its isophthalic bow leaving room for additional stowage, a
use at sea.
resin predecessor. lounge and desk area, midships.
To port the toilet shower compartment,

which is duplicated in the charter/four cabin
All bulkheads are composite and much Whilst there is not the volume of say the
version in the starboard hull, is adequate
work has been done to lighten the structure Nautitech 40 or the Lagoon 420, the light
and is again light and airy.
without compromising on safety and wood and plenty of natural light gives a
strength. There are built in buoyancy spacious and comfortable feel to the area.
The hulls and the cabins feel private,
compartments forward and aft; two either The aft double cabins are generous, the
spacious and the light sycamore wood finish
side of the engine compartments. The berths are over 1.6m wide and 2m long,
has a quality feel to its lacquered finish.
One of the forward cabins (only in the port hull in the owners version) Spacious and well appointed aft cabins (this one in the port hull)
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