Leopard 52

Design

Naval architect

Simonis Voogd

Summary

Best Suited For

• Liveaboard

  From the published figures: LOA 15.75 m · 6 cabins · fresh water 700 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.

Sailing Ratios

Classic yacht-design ratios worked out from the builder's published figures, each shown against the bands designers read it by.

Most builders publish a light displacement. The ratios were defined on a loaded boat, so every boat here reads a little lighter than a surveyor's figure would — all alike, which keeps them comparable.

Tanks

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

Dimensions

LOA

51.7 ft (15.75 m)

Hull length

—

LWL

50.2 ft (15.31 m)

Beam

26.8 ft (8.16 m)

Draft (min)

5.6 ft (1.7 m)

Draft (max)

—

Air draft

—

Displacement

45,232 lb (20,517 kg)

Ballast

—

Cabins

4–6

Heads

—

Berths

—

Sail Plan

Main sail

—

Jib

—

Genoa

—

Sail area

1,812 ft² (168.3 m²)

Downwind sail area

—

Rig type

—

Engine and Tanks

Engine

57–80 hp (Yanmar)

Engine count

2

Engine manufacturer

Yanmar

Propulsion type

shaft drive / electric drive

Fuel capacity

238 gal (900 L)

Fresh water capacity

185 gal (700 L)

Black water capacity

—

Construction

Mast material

—

Hull material

—

Deck material

—

Keel type

—

Rudder type

—

Steering wheels

1

Builder's Own Figures

Load Carrying Capacity

7,000 kg

Holding Tank Capacity

230 L

Brochure

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.

The Leopard Catamarans Range

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

1. Leopard 52· this model51.7 ft
2. Leopard 4645.6 ft
3. Leopard 4342.6 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.

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