When you make landfall on many Caribbean islands, before you've reached the harbor, set your anchor, or gotten settled in, one or more small boats may come out to greet you. It might be a powered skiff, a...
Plan to celebrate Christmas on the water? Read through some great recipes that combine Caribbean flavors with the comfort of traditional favorites!
Oh, it’s that wonderful time of the year again! When families get together and create heaps of dishes, bring the entire beach onboard, constantly want to eat, and someone is usually left doing all the cooking for the entire clan. And I guess that if...
A sea trial is one of the best parts of buying a new boat. After all that dreaming, you finally get to put your boat through her paces. It's the sweet culmination of months of researching, shopping and negotiation. You’re finally at the helm,...
You've got a lot of choices when it comes time to choose a catamaran, and across those choices, you'll find a broad range of options for comfort, amenities, sailing features and performance, and quality. Narrowing it down to one brand or model takes...
In any gathering of sailors, you'll find monohull and catamaran advocates who are ready to tell you why their chosen design is the best. Mono vs. cat is one of the hottest sailing topics, with partisans debating everything from aesthetics and...
Sails are among the largest and most important purchases you'll make for your Leopard. Whether your boat is in a charter fleet in the Caribbean, on a nearby slip for weekends, or your full-time home as you cruise the world, when it comes time to...
While the galley on your Leopard is spacious and open, there is a limit to how much food and gear you can stash onboard. So, whether you're prepping for a week's vacation or a permanent blue water life, you'll need to pack and organize your galley...
The day has finally arrived to make the first step in your boat purchase process. Whether you decide to meet with an agent for the first time at a boat show, at the office or over a zoom call, you want to make the most out of your time. There are a...
The popularity of sailing vlogs in recent years has skyrocketed. Nowadays, it's hard to think of a world in which you can't log onto youtube for advice on doing nearly anything, so of course, that includes purchasing and owning a boat. People find...
Did you know that over 300 islands and cays are dispersed across the central Bahamas? These are known as the Exumas, and they feature blissfully isolated beaches, breathtaking sandbars, and a string of ocean outposts surrounded by majestic reefs and...
Leopard catamarans are masterpieces of design. Every detail from stem to stern is carefully considered, evaluated and reconsidered before becoming part of the boat’s blueprint.
So why is a Leopard sailing catamaran’s mast tilted aft? That tilt is...
It was bright and colorful, it was everything that you would think Miami would be-- only without the traffic. If you have ever experienced Miami by water, then you know that this is the only way one should experience the city. Do it aboard a Leopard...
The past two years have changed life in ways big and small. In the case of the Rogers family, the change was big-- really big. Over the past 18 months, this adventurous couple has gone from knowing nothing about sailing to being the live-aboard...
Remember studying for that high school math test and wondering why you had to learn stuff that you would never use again?
