Floating Through the Heart of Florida on a Leopard 53 PC
While the salty sea is what most of us cruisers crave, have you ever considered going off the beaten path and letting your boat experience some freshwater? Look no further than navigating the Okeechobee waterway– the only navigable canal to run from the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico.
The good, the bad, and the beauty of Bimini
The perfect shot of a Leopard Catamaran is just what it sounds like ”“ perfect. But what goes in behind the scenes of the photo shoot itself? Not so perfect. Explore the trial, error and downright bliss of sailing in the Bahamas for 5 days.
Around the Point: A Sunshine State of Mind Delivery
If you have spent years delivering power and sail cats on their own bottom from Cape Town to the Caribbean and Florida, then perhaps delivering a Leopard Powercat from Fort Lauderdale to Tampa might sound more like a vacation to you and less like work. Even more so when your stop overs involve island hoping from […]
Cape Town to Brazil on a Leopard 43 PC
Whether it is your first time or your one-hundredth time, completing a voyage across the Atlantic is always an accomplishment. Losing site of land can be terrifying yet exciting at the same time. It is the thrill of the unknown. Anything could go wrong, but everything could go right.
Preparing for an Atlantic Crossing
You can never be too prepared. Isn’t that the truth? This is especially true when it comes to preparing for a month at sea. How does one properly assemble for this voyage? Preparations and planning is months in the making. Outfitting your yacht, choosing the right crew and provisioning are a few examples of preparations […]
An Expedition Through Florida
If you are looking for a different kind of adventure on a powercat, then look no further. We recently had the opportunity to take a cruise from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida to St. Petersburg, Florida. We achieved this voyage by crossing through the center of Florida””locks and all.
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
Delivery Skipper’s Report: Leopard 39 on the Southern Ocean
A good skipper and a good boat are not phased by challenging conditions!
Delivery Skipper’s Report: Indian Ocean Crossing on a Leopard 44
Earlier this month, skipper Kirsten N. tied up to a dock in Australia after 56 days at sea. She had just completed her task of safely delivering a Leopard 44 from Robertson & Caine’s factory in South Africa to the boat’s buyer in Sydney. Consider this: 56 days means Kirsten and her crew spent about 15% of 2013 on this one […]