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Leopard 45

72 current listings in our analysis (as of 02.11.2026).

What the model is suitable for

suitable with restrictions for blue-water sailing and long-distance cruising

Cruising catamaran with fixed keels, good seakeeping and around 0,91 m bridgedeck clearance, of which several boats are under way in the Pacific and on deliveries from Cape Town. Against this stand a balsa core with an unclear underwater area, a weak ageing profile, tight payload and serious but disputed structural defects on boats from the Covid model years. The individual boat decides; a laminate survey is mandatory. The issues Multihulls World 204 (2025) and SP21 (2023) praise the structure, rig and seakeeping, but themselves name no laminate defects; that does not cancel out the findings of the forums.

Build period and series

Model ranges: 2016–2018 · 2019–2020 · 2021–2023 · 2024

Shipyard

Robertson & Caine, Cape Town, South Africa

Shipyard key data

Length overall13,72 m
Beam7,36 m
Draft1,5 m
Displacement (light)14,9 t
Upwind sail area124,9 m²
Cabins owner's version3
Cabins charter version4
Heads4
Water tank780 l
Diesel tank700 l
DesignSimonis & Voogd Yacht Design with the Robertson and Caine design team

Verified information only: from data sheets, brochures and the shipyard's pages, individual figures from trade press tests. Individual boats may differ depending on version or refit.

More in the pre-purchase review: documented strengths and weaknesses of the model, recalls, our verdict on each model year and the review of a specific boat – costs up to readiness to sail, negotiation range, brief for the surveyor.