A Family Plans for Circumnavigation
For Guyon and Ali Moseley, who bought a Leopard 48 and expect to spend two years living aboard and circumnavigating with their three middle school aged boys (pictured here with additional family crew for their Tortola to Bermuda passage), the planning for their extended cruising aboard WIDAGO began about 4 years ago. This week, their adventure more formally began as they left Tortola for […]
Two Leopard 48s Departing Tortola with ARC Europe Rally
Two Leopard 48s are set to depart Nanny Cay, Tortola mid-day tomorrow with the World Cruising Club’s ARC Europe Rally. The next stop for Albert Levy’s DALA and Guyon and Ali Moseley’s WIDAGO will be Bermuda, 850 NM away. After that, they’ll be underway until they reach the Azores. Ultimately, DALA will finish the rally in […]
Cape Town to Brazil on a Leopard 48
Arnaud Savignat, Leopard European Sales Manager, took a month away from the office this winter to get to know his product even better. Arnaud, who is in his 6th year working for Leopard Catamarans in Nice, joined a delivery crew aboard a Leopard 48 (as a Moorings 4800) from Cape Town to Santos, Brazil this winter.
Cape Town to Auckland on a Leopard 44
Captain Kirsten has skillfully completed another transoceanic delivery for us, bringing a Leopard 44 through the upper roaring 40s (highest southern latitude almost 49°S, south of Tasmania), a snowstorm, and heavy winds and seas. Transoceanic deliveries on Leopard 44s are nothing new for this talented skipper, who
Leopard 40 Launch Footage and Interviews from Cape Town
The launch of a new model is an exciting time for the designers, architects, builders, production supervisors, and everybody else involved in the creation of the yacht. The experts in Cape Town show their excitement in this interview series, and the staff at the factory shows their pride in the footage of the send-off. […]
Owner Report: Leopard 44 in Kilifi, Kenya
My wife and I currently use our L44 for family and safari friends on short outings here in Kenya. Being from a safari background, we love to fish, snorkel and explore off the beaten track [Piers] areas as much as possible. With her shallow draught (4’), Hide Away is ideal for this purpose and we […]
Spotlight on the Leopard 44
When she was launched in 2012, the Leopard 44 won Boat of the Year honors from both SAIL and Cruising World, an achievement rarely made by one model. Interestingly, as a true testament to the all-around success of the model, the various judges across both magazines all praised different specific features of the 44. Items cited included the comforts […]
Leopard 39: Owner Reviews
Now that the Leopard 39 has been on the market for some time, our owners have accumulated some longevity of experience aboard their boats. There’s no better time to reach out to them for some reviews, especially since we have a Leopard 39 available for immediate ownership in the US. Read the reports below, listed by […]
Owner Report: Choosing the Leopard 39
Leopard 39 owners Tony and Maria take us through an interesting comparison between a Leopard 39 and a similar size model from another builder. This comes to us from a couple with more than 40 years of sailing experience! Thanks, Tony and Maria. We wish you the best as you continue logging miles on your Leopard […]
First Cruise: Sailing the Mediterranean on a Leopard 48
One way to get to know your new boat: sail it home. Professional captains often handle the trans-ocean delivery of a new vessel from the factory in Cape Town. But taking the opportunity to sail coastal waters for the final leg of the trip can be a wonderful first experience for a new boat owner.
