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Leopard CatamaransCatamaran
50
2019–present
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 type | Catamaran |
| LOA | 50.50 ft (15.39 m) |
| LWL | 48.92 ft (14.91 m) |
| Beam | 27.58 ft (8.41 m) |
| Draft | 5.17 ft (1.58 m) |
| Displacement | 45,415 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 type | sloop |
| Keel type | mini_keel |
| Rudder type | Spade |
| Fuel capacity | 243 gal |
| Water capacity | 184.9 gal |
| Designer | Simonis 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.