Boat Buying for the Great Loop: A Couple Who Completes it in a Power Catamaran Weighs In
If you’ve never heard of the Great Loop, you’re not alone. When Steve and Debbie Russell bought Gypsies Palace, their Leopard Powercat 47, they hadn’t either. The couple planned to cruise full-time but had no particular itinerary besides seeing the Bahamas. When Debbie spotted an advertisement for the Great Loop in a magazine, the idea captivated […]
Sailing Into Friendship: The Annapolis Impulse Buyers Club Story
It all started on a crisp autumn day, when four couples from four states flew to the United States Sailboat Show in Annapolis, MD …just to look … or so they thought. This is the story of four couples, once strangers, who found themselves seated together at a crucial moment, on the brink of a […]
Bahamas-Bound: Your Comprehensive How-To for Sailing to the Exumas
When you first step on your new Leopard in Miami, you can’t help but feel the urge to get up and go…somewhere. You’ve done the shakedown and the harbor cruise and maybe even explored a little of Biscayne Bay and watched the sunset at anchor. And you’re ready for more.
Captain Confidence: Turning Closing Day Jitters into Seamanship Success
You went to a boat show, just to look, but then something crazy happened””you ended up buying a boat! For those of you who threw caution to the wind, congratulations! My husband and I ordered a Leopard 42 catamaran at the Annapolis Sailboat Show in October 2021. Then we waited while our boat was […]
Cruising the Chesapeake Bay on a Leopard 42
Sailing in the tropics is no revelation to me. From the Bahamas to the Dry Tortugas, I’ve sailed in the golden warm sunlight plenty of times. This fall, I was given the opportunity to take out the popular Leopard 42 to sail somewhere I’d never been before: The Chesapeake Bay. This quick 3-day journey was […]
Anchoring Friendships: Mastering the Art of Buddy Boating
As the sun dips towards the horizon, the dinghies start pulling up. Cruising couples and singles come aboard with cold drinks and appetizers to share. Conversation and laughter grow as the evening approaches. Everyone pauses for a moment to look for the green flash. Good friends enjoy a few laughs and stories before […]
Ask a Leopard Owner: Nikki and Barry on the Leopard 42
Nikki Layton and Barry Duncan have always pursued life at full speed. But they clearly know how to downshift.
Mastering the Seas: Tales of an Expert Catamaran Captain
With almost 300,000 nautical miles in his log, you’d think Paul Badenhorst had been offshore sailing his whole adult life. While sailing has been in Paul’s heart and mind since his first experience at age five, he didn’t take his first serious offshore sailing course until he was in his thirties. As a teen, Paul […]
Leopard Catamarans Owner Flotilla Recap: 2023 Abacos, Bahamas
It was a week that we will never forget! This year’s Owner Flotilla hosted a total of 15 catamarans– both sail and power — in the Abacos Islands of the Bahamas. Set in paradise, with an amazing group of owners, the second annual event was the perfect recipe for memories captured with a Bahamian backdrop […]
Ask a Leopard Owner with The Adventure Crews
Introducing Cole and Emily Crews, the dynamic duo behind The Adventure Crews. This young couple is on a journey to explore the world by water aboard their sailing catamaran.
