Yachtsyle: Kit explains: 'Even at 24 knots, the hull doesn’t plane, giving her very good handling and a flat running angle with minimal bow rise. But the 53 PC isn’t just a fast cruising powercat. Because of the full displacement hull design and low fuel consumption, she’s also a very capable long-distance passage maker at lower speeds.'
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Power & Motoryacht: Built by Robertson & Caine in Cape Town, South Africa, the Leopard 53 PC replaces the 51 PC, touted by the company as “the best-selling powercat of all time in its size range.”
Multihulls World: Renewed design, but specifically with hulls 100% designed as a motor boat, and XXL-sized volume: this new 53 PC is clearly taking on the luxury power monohull sector. And her arguments are very convincing.
Boats.com: This exciting yacht is the ideal layout for anyone looking for more outdoor living space. The flybridge includes a lounge area, table, shade awning, exterior speakers, and a sunbed. Access to the flybridge is provided by floating stairs leading up from the aft cockpit.
Cruising World: In Leopard mode, the new 50 would be a comfortable home, capable of ticking off a good day’s run. As the Moorings 5000, well, let the parties begin.
Sail Magazine: All told, I loved the Leopard 50, and I think you will, too. Fun to sail, well built and designed, and then there’s that Upstairs Lounge. Nice!
Cruising World: A centerline drop-leaf table that can accommodate eight crew was set up with a refrigerator compartment forward and life-raft storage aft and under, a detail that caught the eye of ever-safety-conscious BOTY judge Alvah Simon.
Yachting World: the Oceanis 46.1 has raised the bar significantly in the highly competitive melting pot of midsize family cruisers, in terms of both looks and performance.
Sailing Today: If someone told me I had to charter a yacht in Croatia for a week in midsummer and bring along a few friends, I reckon this is the yacht I would choose;
Cruising world: The first things I noticed when I stepped aboard the 45 were the views. From the stern, you look through the entire boat, thanks to a wall of clear polycarbonate at the forward end of the saloon that includes a watertight doorway leading to a second cockpit on the foredeck. Overhead, you see plenty of sky through a large port in the coachroof; to either side, well, you guessed...