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Leopard 42 Catamaran - Tour, Review & Ideas.
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- Опубликовано: 23 сен 2023
- Leopard 42
Aventura Catamarans: Parc d'activité économique de Bizerte Site de Menzel Bourguiba - Tunisia
Leopard Catamarans: 1 W Quay Rd, Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa
Painted Wolf The Den Cabernet Sauvignon, Simondium Guild, R45 (Paarl-Franschhoek Road). www.paintedwol...
WATERFRONT SCENE, Isabel Le Roux, Oil on Canvas
Welcome back to Navel Gazing at Camp David.
This week we are heading back to Cape Town to have a look at the smallest offering from Robertson & Caine…
The Leopard 42!
Painted Wolf The Den Cabernet Sauvignon
In 2006, Emma and Jeremy Borg decided to create a wine company with two main aims - to raise money to build a more hopeful future for endangered African wild dogs and to allow Jeremy to pursue his ambitions as a winemaker, which he has done with great determination and flair.
Creating the company involved many wonderful collaborations with friends from all walks of life, and over the years, with the help of these exceptional people, Painted Wolf Wines has grown to become a leading producer of award-winning wines. We now have three distinctive and memorable ranges, are never afraid to try something a little bit off the beaten track and have raised around R3.5 million and a further considerable sum for social upliftment projects.
Jeremy says, "I like to work in harmony with each batch of grapes which we harvest. There are no recipes for wine making at Painted Wolf. Each vineyard and vintage provides us with grapes which are slightly different. The taste, feel, size, colour and sugar levels of each unique parcel of grapes drives my wine making decisions. I like to use the natural yeast found on the skins of grapes as this helps in defining a sense of place for the wines, and I use wood in a restrained manner to avoid dominating the fruit. Mostly I look for balance and vivacity in my wine."
The Den Cabernet Sauvignon is an easy-drinking style of Cabernet Sauvignon with classic flavours of blackcurrant and cigar box with some subtle yet toasty oak.
A crowd-pleasing medium to full-bodied wine with typical Cab flavours of red and black berries and cigar box augmented by toasty oak. The wine has a lovely rich mid-mouth texture, a long, fruit-driven finish with fresh acid and evident tannins which will soften with a little bottle age.
The den wines are social wines to be enjoyed with friends and family. These wines are named for the den, the heart of all African wild dog communities. Flavour-packed, soft and juicy comfort wines for good every- day drinking.
Innovation Corner
• Leopard 42: www.leopardcat...
Rudder Wings:
Rudder winglets play a crucial role in improving the performance and handling of catamarans in various ways:
1. *Stability and Balance:* Rudder winglets provide additional lift to the catamaran's rudders. This added lift helps counteract the heeling forces that can occur, especially in strong winds or rough seas. By providing extra stability, winglets help keep the catamaran balanced, reducing the risk of capsizing.
2. *Upwind Performance:*
Lift Generation: Rudder winglets are designed to generate lift, similar to an airplane wing. When the catamaran is sailing upwind, the winglets create additional lift on the leeward side of the rudder. This lift force helps to counteract the heeling forces that occur when the boat is trying to sail into the wind. As a result, the catamaran can maintain a more upright position, reducing the risk of excessive heeling and allowing it to sail efficiently at higher angles to the wind.
Reduced Leeway: Rudder winglets can reduce leeway by providing lateral lift. As the catamaran sails closer to the wind, the winglets create a horizontal force that pushes the boat to windward, helping to minimize leeway. This enables the catamaran to maintain a more direct course upwind, ultimately leading to faster speeds and improved upwind performance.
3. *Reduced Drag:* Rudder winglets are designed to reduce drag.
Minimized Vortex Formation: Without winglets, the flow of water around the rudders can be turbulent, leading to the formation of vortices, which increase drag. Rudder winglets help to smooth the flow of water by directing it over their curved surfaces. This reduces the likelihood of vortex formation and associated drag, resulting in a more streamlined and efficient passage through the water.
4. *Prevention of Broaching:* Broaching is a dangerous situation where a catamaran loses control and is suddenly turned sideways by a large wave or strong wind gust. Rudder winglets provide additional lift, making it more challenging for the catamaran to be pushed off course. This helps prevent broaching, enhancing safety during challenging sailing conditions.
Art of The Region
WATERFRONT SCENE, Isabel Le Roux, Oil on Canvas
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You will have to go bigger in the Leopard line Dave. This looks to be a bit of a bobber out in the sea. Lot's of good design and lay out and boat here but...Sylvia on a bobber? Of the comparables the Seawind, although shorter, is the winner of this group for me, that athwardship birth is a much in a cat this size. Billy and SIerra have a nice couples boat. Looks like you gave the L 45 a 71/100 on the Dave Score. Not bad. You knocked in on interior elegance, geek and performance. I'm sure Leopard can get some geek stuff on a 45 for you:)
Hey Greg. You are absolutely right that the 42 is too small for us. The 50 was nice, but the master is only half a hull. They should switch it around and give the athwartship to the master. The 50s cockpit feels almost too large, if you can imagine that. The 45 really holds a lot of promise for me.
Wondering if you've run into the channel, travel sketch, and seen their troubles with leaking hatches on their Leopard 45. After putting Lagoon in the do not buy list list because of their bulkhead issues, I'm tempted to add Leopards to it.
Hi Constantine. I actually spoke to John from Barefoot Doctors about that. They have owned a 50 & a 45 and have toured the factory extensively. He indicated that Leopard discovered that the original position for window installation for the 45 on the assembly line had too much dust in the air and it was reducing the adhesion on the windows. They have since moved the position and the issue is resolved. I also spoke to the folks from Sailing Sisu who have been sailing the world on a Leopard 45 for several years. He said that they have never had a single regret and love their Leopard. Anyway...food for thought.
Thanks for the updates David I must say that aside from the technical issue, I was also put off by the company's response to this couple. Of course, that's based on their side of the story. But it was enough to give me cold feet. Anyway, thanks again!
I put down a sizeable deposit on a Leopard 42. Saw travel sketch`s videos, got scared the crap out. Pulled out without a shadow of a doubt. Shopped around, compared around after calming down. Put the deposit back again, picked up the vessel and haven`t stopped smiling. @@constantinealexandrakis
Not the only channel with Leopard issues. From leaky hulls, dodgy windows, snapping lines due to incorrectly located pulleys fraying lines and serious navigation issues thanks to appalling issues with the mast.
But that's not what puts Leopard on the don't buy list. It's the number of customers who have to suffer for years with these problems because they (agent and manufacturer) are so slow in dealing with the issue, approving warranty work, supplying replacement parts etc. Many customers with the same problem are told "we've never had that problem before, you are the the first". How can six owners all be the first? At least five of them are being lied to.
New boats are all going to have problems. We know this. But a manufacturer that leaves it's customers hanging, lies to them and declines obvious warranty repairs should be avoided. Too many people experiencing world class crappy customer service from this brand and it's main agent.
Leopard seem focused on selling and building boats. Customer services is an inconvenience. Once it's your's? They couldn't care less. After two years, owners shouldn't still be fighting to get issues identified at handover fixed under warranty.
There is a boat missing in the comparables : the Bali 4.2 which is the closest with its front deck and the front door.
I would certainly whose the Bali for its live aboard capacity.
Hi JHK. I do also like the Bali, but there is something very sturdy about the Leopard that appeals to me. I also prefer her lines. Thanks for watching.
Watch Travel Sketch's RUclips channel to learn firsthand what it's like to own a Leopard.
Hey Nooneanybodyknows! Thanks for watching. Stories like that are tragic, but there are also several other great channels featuring very positive Leopard experiences such as Sailing Sisu and Sailing SV Happy Together both of whom have thousands of happy miles under their keels. I spoke to Sailing Sisu and they said they have never had a moment of regret about their purchase.
@navalgazingatcampdavid Agreed, it's a roll of the dice. This isn't an isolated case, though. There are several Leopards in the same marina on the hard receiving extensive warranty repairs. My warning stands, buyer beware. I don't want another sailor spending their nest egg on a Leopard only to spend 2 years on the hard hassling with warranty repairs. And if you were honest, you wouldn't either... especially if it were you.
Thanks Nooneanybodyknows! It’s good to be aware of these issues. D