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Leopard CatamaransCatamaran

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SA/D
20.9
Performance
Powered up for speed; expect more sail handling in a breeze.
D/L
173.2
Light
Light cruiser/racer, lively motion.
Comfort ratio
17.2
Coastal cruiser
Motion will feel quick/lively offshore.
Kelsall sailing performance
0.7
~6.7kt in a 10kt breeze
Kelsall Sailing Performance Number: roughly predicts boat speed as this fraction of true wind speed. Multihull-specific.

Dimensions

Hull typeCatamaran
LOA50.50 ft (15.39 m)
LWL48.92 ft (14.91 m)
Beam27.58 ft (8.41 m)
Draft5.17 ft (1.58 m)
Displacement45,415 lbs (20,600 kg)
Sail area (main)972 sq ft (90.3 m²)
Sail area (jib)688 sq ft (63.9 m²)
Sail area (total)1,660 sq ft (154.2 m²)
Rig typesloop
Keel typemini_keel
Rudder typeSpade
Fuel capacity243 gal
Water capacity184.9 gal
DesignerSimonis Voogd Design

Construction

Sources

Dimensions/displacement (light-ship, 20,600 kg; a loaded max of 26,000 kg is also published)/sail area per boat-specs.com. Built by Robertson and Caine (South Africa) under license as the Leopard brand; also marketed as the Moorings 5000 for charter. Hull/deck sandwich balsa/fiberglass/polyester. Sloop Marconi 9/10 rig with square-top mainsail, deck-stepped aluminum mast. Won 2019 Cruising World Boat of the Year (Charter Boat). Verified 2026-07-12. [Rudder/tankage/electrical update, 2026-07-16]: Spade rudders per the builder (construction material not independently confirmed). Fuel 920L/243gal, water 700L/~184.9gal. No holding-tank or electrical-system data found.