Leopard 48

The Leopard 48 is a 14.8-meter catamaran sailboat designed by Simonis-Voogd and built by Robertson and Caine from 2010 to 2018. It features a fractional sloop rig with a rotating spar and a twin keel hull, displacing 16,999 kg. The model has a main sail area of 90.8 square meters and a genoa area of 53.7 square meters. Aboard *Wind Therapy*, a Leopard 45 (a similar model), the crew prepared for hurricane season in Grenada by removing sails and halyards, deep cleaning bilges, and vacuum-sealing soft goods.9:00 They installed hatch covers and used smart plugs to cycle a dehumidifier remotely.22:24 For storm preparation, the crew secured the mainsail and removed the headsail, tightening the stack pack and reinforcing mooring lines. *Wind Therapy* also transited the Panama Canal, requiring a canal advisor and extra line handler to manage lines while rafting to a tugboat.3:03 The crew of *Wind Therapy* converted their Leopard 45 from a charter yacht to a liveaboard, adding a Raymarine Quantum Doppler radar, upgrading the helm MFD, and increasing solar capacity to 1,600 watts.1:22 They replaced lead-acid batteries with lithium, installed a Strataglass cockpit enclosure, and added security features like motion-activated pirate lights and Ring doorbells.19:51 The crew replaced the supplied Delta 55 anchor with a Rocna 73.17:56 During a 12-day passage from Hampton, Virginia, to the British Virgin Islands, *Wind Therapy* diverted to Morehead City, North Carolina, due to high winds and seas, and experienced seasickness and a leaking hatch.9:25 They used Starlink for connectivity and managed jib backwinding with a preventer.6:42 The crew performed maintenance on their air conditioning system, clearing barnacle-fouled intake hoses with Barnacle Buster, and temporarily repaired a pinhole leak in a raw water hose.11:32 They also removed a damaged nine-kilowatt diesel generator for repair.14:23 While navigating the British Virgin Islands, the crew troubleshot a generator failure caused by a shredded impeller, removing fragments with a screwdriver.8:34