ROBERTSON AND CAINE LEOPARD 48

2018 ROBERTSON AND CAINE LEOPARD 48 – Sweet Wheat II

BUILDERS REMARKS: The award-winning Leopard 48 offers blue water performance and comfortable living spaces; this catamaran is a popular member of the Leopard line.

The Leopard 48 features a large forward cockpit with direct access from the saloon and a stairway to the forward platform. Other exterior bonuses include a large and open aft cockpit with cockpit table. A raised helm station, providing excellent panoramic visibility, allows for excellent blue water manoeuvrability.

The galley of the Leopard 48 comes equipped with top-of-the-line appliances and ample prepping space. The expertly-designed interior makes sailing not only fun, but also incredibly comfortable. Her modern lines and open floor plan set a new standard for the modern cruising catamaran.

BROKERS REMARKS: Sweet Wheat II is a hurricane free L48 that has spent its entire life cruising between St Lucia and Grenada. Being a 2018 that is one youngest Leopard 48's that Robertson and Caine built, and so is the final spec from the factory. Like all of this model, it has the fwd cockpit, generator, air, con, electric dinghy lift, etc plus the light grey interior. Currently located in St Lucia and due to start refit early next year, so be sailed away late March 2024.

AVAILABILITY: Released from the fleet and finishing her phase out in May 2024.

Additional Specs

CONSTRUCTION

• HULL CONSTRUCTION: Composite Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) Sandwich with Balsa core
• DECK MATERIAL: Textured GRP
• RUDDER TYPE: Balanced spade rudder
• KEEL TYPE: Multihull
• WHERE BUILT: South Africa

ENGINES AND CONTROLS

• ENGINE 1 LAST SERVICED: Every 3 months
• ENGINE 1 HOURS RUN/DATE: 2300 est - Oct 2023
• ENGINE 2 LAST SERVICED: Every 3 months
• ENGINE 2 HOURS RUN/DATE: 2300 est - Oct 2023
• GEARBOX: Yanmar SD60
• CONTROLS: Morse
• COOLING SYSTEM: Heat Exchanger

SAILS AND RIGGING

• TYPE: Sloop Rig
• SPAR MAKER/MATERIAL: Z Spars Diffusion/ Aluminium
• STANDING RIGGING MATERIAL: Stainless steel wire, original
• RUNNING RIGGING MATERIAL: Core braided line
• MAINSAIL REEFING: Slab reefing
• HEADSAIL ROLLER FURLING: Profurl Titanium

WINCHES

• GENOA WINCHES: 2 Lewmar 55ST, 2-speed, self-tailing, both electric
• MAIN HALYARD WINCH: Starboard side genoa winch used (electric)
• MAINSHEET WINCH: 1 Lewmar 55ST, 2-speed, manual

INSIDE EQUIPMENT

• COOKER TYPE: Eno, 3 Burner
• GRILL: Yes
• SINK: (1) Double basin in galley and dish drainer
• SHOWERS: 4 plus transom shower
• HANDBASINS: 4 plus crew
• UPHOLSTERY/COLOUR SCHEME: Grey naugahyde in saloon and grey cotton covers in cabins
• INTERIOR CONSTRUCTION/WOOD TYPE: Ash laminated marine ply with grey edging
• AIR CONDITIONING: Three Cruisair units: 40,000 BTU Total (2) 12,000 BT and (1) 16,000 BTU) 110v.

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT

• VOLTAGE: 12V
• ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT: 110V
• HOUSE BATTERIES: (3) 4D 630Ah
• ENGINE BATTERIES: (2) 100Ah
• GENERATOR BATTERIES: (1) 100Ah
• GENERATOR HOURS: 6000 hours - est Oct 2023
• ALTERNATOR: Hitachi 80Ah

DECK EQUIPMENT

• WARPS: 4
• FENDERS: 5
• PRIMARY ANCHOR: Delta
• SECONDARY ANCHOR: Danforth

Features

• Oven - Eno with grill
• Spray hood
• Electric head - (4) Jabsco Electric flush
• Shore power inlet - (2) 30amp 50ft cables
• Lazy bag - Ullman
• Electric bilge pump - (4) with float switches and alarms
• Battery charger - 60 Amp
• Generator - Northern Lights 9kW
• Depthsounder - Raymarine i70s tridata
• Deep freezer
• Solar panel - (2) Sunware 70w mounted on hardtop
• Furling genoa - Ullman
• Compass - Plastimo Horizon 135
• Wind speed and direction - Raymarine i70s & windex
• Refrigerator - Vitrifrigo DT Series 12v - 2 drawer 56gal/212L
• Plotter - Raymarine C Series 9 inch
• Hot water - 2 x hot water tanks 12 gal/ 46L total
• Cockpit table
• Microwave oven
• Steering wheel - Edson
• Manual bilge pump - (2) Main bilges
• Lazyjacks
• Davits - Stainless steel with electric winch
• Radio - Fusion MS UD 755 with remotes
• Cockpit speakers
• Cockpit shower - Hot/Cold water
• Autopilot - Raymarine p70s
• Air conditioning - Cruisair 2 x 12000 Btu and 1 x 16000 Btu units
• Fully battened mainsail - Ullman with Antal System
• Vhf - Raymarine Ray 60 with mic at helm
• Log speedometer - GPS speed
• Swimming ladder