A white Lagoon 38 catamaran on blocks ashore under a blue sky, with a black-and-white dog standing in front

The Boat

Takaungu is a new Lagoon 38, hull number 20. She is the standard three-cabin owner's version. She has the factory extras plus additional equipment.

Lagoon

Side of the hull with the red and teal wave logo and the name Takaungu, deck gear still wrapped in plastic

Crew

Kostja, Claudia and Molly.

Kostja, 56, is an IT professional with more than 30 years of experience and an IYT-certified sailor with 4,000 nm in Europe and Asia.

Claudia, 55, is a language teacher for German, English and Russian with 30 years of experience and an IYT-certified sailor with 1,000 nm in Asia and Europe.

Molly is a six-year-old Border Collie from Kent, UK, with sailing experience.

Claudia and Kostja at the helm of a catamaran, with sunlit sea and a hilly coast behind themMolly, a black-and-white Border Collie with a red bandana, on deck at sunset