Candidate Models / Leopard 40 (2015-)

Leopard 40 (2015-)

Specs summary: ~40 ft cruising catamaran with multiple common layouts (eg owner's 3-cabin vs charter 4-cabin). Dimensional fit is good on LOA/beam/draft, but published air draft / bridge clearance figures appear to exceed the 63 ft baseline cap.

Baseline target envelope

ParameterTarget
LWL38-48 ft (11.58-14.63 m)
LOA39-52 ft (11.89-15.85 m)
Beam21-26 ft (6.40-7.92 m)
Draft3 ft 9 in-5 ft 4 in (1.14-1.63 m)
Bridge deck clearance>= 30 in (0.76 m) at loaded displacement (lowest point); prefer ~33 in (0.84 m)
Waterline to mast tip (max)63 ft (19.20 m)

Comparison to baseline requirements

Parameter Target Actual (published) Fit
LWL 38-48 ft (11.58-14.63 m) 37 ft 6 in (listing) or 38 ft 1 in (manual) Close (may be slightly under)
LOA 39-52 ft (11.89-15.85 m) 39 ft 4 in (11.99 m) OK
Beam 21-26 ft (6.40-7.92 m) 22 ft 1 in (6.72 m) OK
Draft 3 ft 9 in-5 ft 4 in (1.14-1.63 m) 3 ft 10 in (manual, lightship) to 4 ft (listing) OK
Bridge deck clearance >= 30 in (0.76 m); prefer ~33 in (0.84 m) (loaded) TBD (measure at loaded displacement; lowest point) TBD
Waterline to mast tip ≤ 63 ft (≤ 19.20 m) 63 ft 10 in (listing "max bridge clearance") No (over by ~10 in)

Layout

Layouts vary; these are representative (via Boat-Specs, extracted from commercial documentation).

Leopard 40 layout - variant 1
Layout image via Boat-Specs (extracted from Leopard commercial documentation).
Leopard 40 layout - variant 2
Layout image via Boat-Specs (extracted from Leopard commercial documentation).

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