Leopard 40PC

Name: Leopard 40PC
Brand: Leopard Catamarans

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Design

Naval architect: Simonis Voogd

Summary

Motor CatamaranInboard DieselCE A

Length overall: 40 ft
Beam: 21.7 ft
Maximum speed: 23 kn
Cruising speed: 15 kn
Displacement: 30,488 lb
Engine power: 250–370 hp
Cabins: 3

* A standard reference image, not the actual boat — shown to help visualise this model's published dimensions.

Best Suited For

Liveaboard
From the published figures: LOA 12.19 m · 3 cabins · fresh water 640 L

Tags are derived from certified class, length, sail area, accommodation and tankage using the criteria described on the Sources page; an editor may add or remove one.

Speed, Power & Tanks

What the builder publishes about how fast, how strong and how much the boat carries.

Speed

Cruising speed15 kn
Top speed23 kn

Power to weight

Total engine power per tonne of published displacement — more means livelier acceleration for the hull. Drawn for motor yachts.

53.5 hp/t

2 × 370 hp · 13.8 t

Tanks

Fuel and water on one scale: a tank twice the height holds twice as much.

Fuel370 gal
Water169 gal

Design Category

Certified CE design category A (Ocean): the wind and waves the EU Recreational Craft Directive says this boat is designed to take.

D
Sheltered waters
Wind
up to Beaufort 4
Waves
up to 0.3 m
C
Inshore
Wind
up to Beaufort 6
Waves
up to 2 m
B
Offshore
Wind
up to Beaufort 8
Waves
up to 4 m
AThis boat
Ocean
Wind
above Beaufort 8
Waves
above 4 m

Design limits set by the EU Recreational Craft Directive (2013/53/EU), in significant wave height. A category covers the conditions of those below it. It is the limit the boat was designed to, not a promise that it is safe in any conditions within it — that judgement stays with the skipper.

Show the builders' own words

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Dimensions

LOA: 40 ft (12.19 m)
Hull length: —
LWL: 39.6 ft (12.07 m)
Beam: 21.7 ft (6.61 m)
Draft (min): 3.6 ft (1.1 m)
Draft (max): —
Air draft: —
Displacement: 30,488 lb (13,829 kg)
Ballast: —
Cabins: 3
Heads: —
Berths: —

Performance

Maximum speed: 23 kn
Cruising speed: 15 kn
Range: —
Guests: —
Crew: —

Engine and Tanks

Engine: 250–370 hp
Engine count: 2
Engine manufacturer: —
Propulsion type: —
Fuel capacity: 370 gal (1,400 L)
Fresh water capacity: 169 gal (640 L)
Black water capacity: —

Construction

Hull material: —
Deck material: —
Rudder type: —
Steering wheels: —

Builder's Own Figures

Load Carrying Capacity: 5629 kg
Holding Tank Capacity: 160 L

Figures read fromthe builder's page

About Leopard Catamarans

Volume production

South African builder of bluewater cruising catamarans, established in 1997 and built by Robertson & Caine in Cape Town under the Travelopia group.

The foundation of Leopard was laid for The Moorings in 1993, when the charter company held to its belief that the future of charter lay in multihulls against the opposition of the boatbuilding industry and of the traditional sailors who then made up most charter clients. John Robertson, building boats since 1977, and Robertson and Caine Custom Yacht Projects were chosen as the build partner, and in 1996 R&C secured The Moorings' first order of eight catamarans. R&C's capacity grew into multiple sailing and power catamaran production lines across Cape Town, a family business of more than 2,000 people combining modern technology with the city's hand-crafted tradition; Franck Bauguil, driving yacht sales across The Moorings, Sunsail and Leopard since 2001, built the brand's present position in the US and Caribbean markets.

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The Leopard Catamarans Range

Every model Leopard Catamarans publishes, by length — where this one sits in the range.

Leopard 53PC50.5 ft
Leopard 46PC46.4 ft
Leopard 40PC· this model40 ft

By the Same Designers

Boats this boat's designers also drew, for other builders too. Credits are grouped only where the names clearly agree, however each builder spelled them; an unclear one is left out.