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Navigating the process of insuring your new boat has become increasingly intricate and costly since the significant hurricane season of 2017, compounded by the impact of Hurricane Ian in 2022, which led to substantial losses for insurers due to yacht damages. Traditionally, an annual premium of approximately 1-2% of the hull value served as a rule […]

How It Started We – my husband Mitchell and I – are originally from Texas, and we both work in the tech industry. We have been visiting Belize for about a decade – our first trip was a last-minute, random Groupon (we hadn’t ever considered Belize before!). We fell in love with the country from […]

Natalie and Wade are a full-time live aboard couple from Saratoga Springs, Utah. Together, they own a Leopard 48 that they closed in August of 2020 from Leopard Brokerage. They finished their last few years of college in Hawaii and after, stayed and worked for a couple years. While still in Hawaii, they met a […]

During a major change in my life, I purchased an old 1976 sailboat that still had the original Yanmar 4 cylinder engine.  It seemed like as long and you kept good fuel and oil in her, she would continue to operate flawlessly.  My experience with that engine made me, like so many other sailors, sold […]

As boaters we all have an innate love and respect for the beautiful places of the world, especially those with a lot of water.  So it would only make sense that we all look for ways to reduce the impact that our activities have on our favorite environments.  Here are a few considerations to help […]

When it comes to boating, it can feel like it doesn’t matter what you do, some one on board will point out to you that it’s bad luck to be doing what ever it is that you are doing. These superstitions date back longer than anyone on Earth has been alive, and it is up […]

The Leopard 47 PC is a collaboration between South African boatbuilder Robertson and Caine and California sail- and power-catamaran designers Morelli & Melvin.  Debuting in 2009, the 47-footer forms the basis for island charter fleets and is found in private ownership all over the world. The Leopard 47PC was designed from the ground up to […]

The 51PC has been a hugely popular model in the fleet as well as privately. The original idea came back in the days of the 47 sailing cat. The Moorings noticed many boats coming back from charter with the stackpack still zipped up and the mainsail seeming not to have gone up for the week. […]

The Leopard 58 burst onto the scene entering the exciting new market of XXL sized cruising catamarans.  The Leopard 58 is born from many innovations, and the winner of several accolades. The designer is the legendary naval architect Alexander Simonis, who has arguably done more to push limits of catamaran design, and taken a once […]

My clients often ask the question of which Leopard model I would purchase if money were no object. My answer is always the same… the Leopard 48. After sailing a few thousand nautical miles on many different Leopard 48s in all parts of the Caribbean and US, it’s clearly my favorite model and for many […]