The roller furling genoa is of moderate Conclusion
size just overlapping the mast. It has a The Lavezzi is a well developed yacht that has
Liked
reasonably high cut foot to enable the helms improved with age. The fine tuning done over
person to have good visibility beneath it. The the years has improved a good product that
• Easy to handle and
mast is a standard double spreader rig with has proved popular with charter companies and
enjoyable to sail
diamonds to keep it straight, a forestay and private owners.
two shrouds. Very simple but it has worked There is a lot
• Good performance
on FP boats for years. to commend
under power
it; engineering,
The boat was easy to tack without having to sailing
• Great owners hull.
back the jib. We let a foot off the mainsheet performance, • Boat felt light and airy
when tacking to help her around. She ease of
throughout
quickly accelerated after the tack and was handling,
fairly easy to sail on the wind. The Lavezzi finishing,
• Good engineering
has quite sensitive steering having adopted style and
a system similar to the Mahe with vectran comfort. When
line linking the wheel to the two rudders. It required her
is sensitive and responsive and much better performance
Did not like
than hydraulics. under power
is good. The
• Lack of stowage (some
The helm position is comfortable and all Lavezzi has dealers have used
controls are at hand. The instruments
Note the flat top mainsail is
stood up
various closed and
supplied are Furuno which seem fine, it is
now used.
well in the
possible to specify, at additional cost other secondhand market and is popular among long empty spaces to
brands. distance cruisers as she has a comfortable
improve this)
motion, space for two couples in comfort and
The Lavezzi sailed quite well. There was is easily handled. The forward cabins are
• Chart table too small for
plenty of wind to test her and she was stiff, really large singles and the boat could do with
a cruising boat
steady and fun to sail. never enough wind more stowage and I would have liked to see a
to get the boat going but she comfortably better navigation table. These negatives aside
• Forward cabins only a
made half wind speed on all points of she was fun to test, is still popular seven year
large single not really
sailing. We did not use the gennaker as the after the first one was launched and there are
chop would have knocked the wind out of it 230 others out there sailing. In a related article
a double
but this would have been useful in smoother you will see how much fun a family two week
water and lifted performance. The additional charter for six in the Caribbean went and how
area of the flat top mainsail will make a big popular the boat proved to be for that family.
difference in light winds and is worth the They loved it and that was more a test of the
additional Eur1078. boat than I was able to do in my time on board.
Performance (knots): 
Comparable boats:
This was recorded by GPS across the tide
Nautitech 40 EUR 270,000 ex VAT
where we could and in winds of 19 – 20kts
Lagoon 400 (due out next year) – EUR 250,000 ex VAT
true. We had one reef in the mainsail and full
Fusion 40 complete boat EUR 330,00 to similar equipment specification
genoa.
Freydis 39 with mini keels – EUR 316.054 ex VAT, with daggerboards and sport
specification - EUR 373,746 ex VAT
• Main headsail 3 rolls 1 reef Close
hauled 7.3kts
• Main 1 reef headsail 3 rolls very fine
reach (40%) : Slower and therefore a
compromise at 7.6kts
• Main 1 reef headsail 3 rolls fine reach
(76%): 8.8kts “
The Lavezzi is a well developed yacht that
has improved with age. The fine tuning
• Main and headsail reach (90%) : 8.4kts done over the years has improved a good
Main and headsail broad reach
(120%) : 7.9 kts Main and headsail
product that has proved popular with
run (150%): 7.7kts charter companies and private owners.
We completed a series of six tacks and the
average of them all was a tack to tack of 85
degrees. ”
From this we would conclude that the
polar diagram for the boat seems realistic.
With the engines, batteries, davits and any
dinghy sited well aft the boat has broad
sterns to ensure the weight can be carried.
Owners will need to pay attention to where
heavy weights are stowed to keep the boat
Four CabinVersion - Four cabin and two Owner Version – three cabin with
well trimmed and save sinking the sterns
toilet/shower compartments starboard hull dedicated to the owner
and slowing performance.
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