Not every minute of boating is created equal ..read more

  Brian and Karen Culbertson have always lived a full life. The Florida couple has three kids, three dogs, a thriving family business, and a passion for serving those in need. Always looking for more energy and excitement, this energetic duo recently added cruising to their list of passions as the owners of a 53 Powercat. They’ve spent summers in the Bahamas and weeks exploring the Florida coast. Later this year, they will set out on a year-long cruise with their youngest daughter and three pups ..read more

If you've never heard of the Great Loop, you're not alone. When Steve and Debbie Russell bought Gypsies Palace, their Leopard Powercat 47, they hadn't either. The couple planned to cruise full-time but had no particular itinerary besides seeing the Bahamas. When Debbie spotted an advertisement for the Great Loop in a magazine, the idea captivated her. Within a few months, they’d made a plan and started America's Great Loop ..read more

It all started on a crisp autumn day, when four couples from four states flew to the United States Sailboat Show in Annapolis, MD …just to look … or so they thought ..read more

When you first step on your new Leopard in Miami, you can't help but feel the urge to get up and go...somewhere. You've done the shakedown and the harbor cruise and maybe even explored a little of Biscayne Bay and watched the sunset at anchor. And you're ready for more ..read more

You went to a boat show, just to look, but then something crazy happened—you ended up buying a boat! For those of you who threw caution to the wind, congratulations!   My husband and I ordered a Leopard 42 catamaran at the Annapolis Sailboat Show in October 2021. Then we waited while our boat was being built by Robertson & Caine in South Africa. Finally closing day arrived in February 2023, but a strange phenomenon occurred. We felt nervous and anxious rather than excited. What happened? And what could we do about it?   ..read more

  Sailing in the tropics is no revelation to me. From the Bahamas to the Dry Tortugas, I've sailed in the golden warm sunlight plenty of times. This fall, I was given the opportunity to take out the popular Leopard 42 to sail somewhere I’d never been before: The Chesapeake Bay. This quick 3-day journey was nothing short of extraordinary, and we made pit stops at a few tourist hotspots, like the Maritime Museum in the quaint town of St Michaels. If you’re ready for a change of scenery and weather to get you excited for the holiday season, sailing the Chesapeake Bay in the fall is the perf ..read more

Nikki Layton and Barry Duncan have always pursued life at full speed. But they clearly know how to downshift.   ..read more

With almost 300,000 nautical miles in his log, you'd think Paul Badenhorst had been offshore sailing his whole adult life. While sailing has been in Paul's heart and mind since his first experience at age five, he didn't take his first serious offshore sailing course until he was in his thirties. As a teen, Paul windsurfed and read voraciously about sailing, but sailing the world was always a "someday" dream after a career of doing something else. However, life doesn't always send you on a straight path. After losing his wife some twenty years ago, Paul signed up for a course at the Ocean Sa ..read more

It was a week that we will never forget! This year's Owner Flotilla hosted a total of 15 catamarans-- both sail and power -- in the Abacos Islands of the Bahamas. Set in paradise, with an amazing group of owners, the second annual event was the perfect recipe for memories captured with a Bahamian backdrop where friendships were formed and guests thrived on the exchange of stories, practical advice and innovative ideas, all to enhance the ownership journey with Leopard Catamarans ..read more