Seller's Description
The Leopard 39, a model that was in production from 2011 - 2014, remains ever popular in the 40 cruising catamaran range. Limitless is the popular three cabin owners configuration. The 39 made several improvements over its predecessor, the well received Leopard 38, including an onboard generator, single level hardtop over the cockpit, and a hard top over the helm station.
Powered by 29hp Yanmar diesels with SD20 sail drives. Access is good through opening hatches in the deck aft of the cockpit that will allow for an engine to be removed from the boat if ever necessary.
Like all Robertson and Caine built Leopard catamarans the 39 was developed with the serious cruiser in mind, but with the ease of maintenance. As such access to systems is easy throughout the boat with through hulls and systems clearly labeled and panels easily removed.
The 39 makes a great couples cruiser and has proven itself on numerous ocean voyages. Equipped with jib and main and cruising spinnaker she has a good turn of speed. With its ICW friendly mast height the Leopard 39 ranks highly to anyone looking to cruise seasonally between The Bahamas and New England or the Chesapeake.
The starboard hull is dedicated to the owners suite with a spacious head and stall shower forward, desk, and hanging lockers. Ample accommodations for guests or kids are found in the two stateroom, one head layout of the port hull.
The salon and galley have a good amount of space and ventilation with hatches on the vertical salon windows forward. The U-shaped galley is great to prepare meals in and the 12v refrigerator/freezer combo unit holds plenty of cold stores.
The cockpit and aft deck of the Leopard 39 provides entertaining and living space. Designed with tropical cruising in mind you can easily access the dinghy and swim ladder.
Specs
- Designers
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- Hull
- Catamaran
- Keel
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- Rudder
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- Construction
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Dimensions
- Length Overall
- 39′ 0″ / 11.9 m
- Waterline Length
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- Beam
- 18′ 11″ / 5.8 m
- Draft
- 2′ 11″ / 0.9 m
- Displacement
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- Ballast
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Rig and Sails
- Type
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- Reported Sail Area
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- Total Sail Area
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Mainsail
- Sail Area
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- Air Draft
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Foresail
- Sail Area
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- J
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- Forestay Length
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Auxilary Power
- Make
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- HP
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- Fuel Type
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- Fuel Capacity
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- Engine Hours
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Accomodations
- Water Capacity
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- Holding Tank Capacity
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- Headroom
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- Cabins
- 3
Calculations
- Hull Speed
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Hull Speed
The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.
Formula
Classic hull speed formula:
Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL
A more accurate formula devised by Dave Gerr in The Propeller Handbook replaces the Speed/Length ratio constant of 1.34 with a calculation based on the Displacement/Length ratio.
Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio.311
Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL
- Sail Area/Displacement
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Sail Area / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.
Formula
SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64)2/3
- SA: Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
- D: Displacement in pounds.
- Ballast/Displacement
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Ballast / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.
Formula
Ballast / Displacement * 100
- Displacement/Length
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Displacement / Length Ratio
A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.
Formula
D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
- Comfort Ratio
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Comfort Ratio
This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.
Formula
Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam1.33)
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
- LOA: Length overall in feet
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
- Capsize Screening
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Capsize Screening Formula
This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.
Formula
CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
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