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Leopard 46 (Moorings 4600)

Catamaran, twin keels · Fractional Sloop · 2006–2012

A 14.12-metre Morelli and Melvin design with a high 30.56 sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited performance

Designed by Morelli, Melvin & Morrelli, built by Robertson.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Catamaran Twin Keel

See her sail

The Leopard 46 (Moorings 4600), on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from Salty Days Adventures

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LightHeavy

122 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 122
EasygoingPowered-up

30.6 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 30.6

What the fleet has seen

The Leopard 46 (Moorings 4600), as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Leopard 46 (MOORINGS 4600) is a 14.1-meter fractional sloop catamaran with twin keels, designed by Morelli, Melvin, and Morrelli and built by Robertson and Caine between 2006 and 2012. It has a 7.6-meter beam, a 1.4-meter draft, and displaces 10,979 kg. The Leopard 46 is the private-ownership version of the Moorings 4600 charter model. Aboard *Salty Days Adventures*, a 2009 Leopard 46 named Lana was inspected in Indonesia as a potential replacement vessel, with the crew evaluating its cabin configuration, cockpit protection, and necessary upgrades.10:57 The Leopard 46 was among 17 boats tested at a European Boat of the Year event in Spain, which included four aluminum hulls and four boats with electric motors.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

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On the water

The Leopard 46 (Moorings 4600) on video

What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model for sale, and the asking prices that came with it.

1seen for sale
1channel looked into buying
$500,000Median asking

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
30.6
Displacement / length
121.9
Hull
Hull type
Catamaran Twin Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
2006–2012
Designer
Morelli, Melvin, Morrelli
Builder
Robertson, Caine

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