BoatsLeopard 52 (Moorings 5200)

Leopard 52 (Moorings 5200)

Catamaran, twin keels · Fractional Sloop · First built 2024

A 15.75-metre twin-keel catamaran built by Robertson & Caine, offering an optional electric drive for modern cruising

Designed by Simonis Voogd Design, built by Robertson.

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

See her sail

The Leopard 52 (Moorings 5200), on the water

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

Footage from The Sailing Doodles Podcast

Is it for you?

Character

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

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 159
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 22.9
  • Heavier than ~92% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~75% of boats her size on file

Compared with 240 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Leopard 52 (Moorings 5200), as the fleet has seen it

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The Leopard 52 (also offered as the Moorings 5200) is a 15.8-meter fractional sloop catamaran with twin keels, designed by Simonis Voogd Design and built by Robertson & Caine for Leopard Catamarans. Introduced in 2024, it replaces the Leopard 50 and has a displacement of 20,517 kg. The Leopard 52 is available with an electric drive option and can be fitted with two 80 hp engines. Its LOA extends to 15.8 meters with a lifting platform. A five-cabin charter version, the Moorings 5200, is available through Moorings.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
22.9
Displacement / length
159.3
Hull
Hull type
Catamaran Twin Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2024
Designer
Simonis Voogd Design
Builder
Robertson, Caine for Leopard Catamarans

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Lagoon 5115.35 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA VPLP-designed catamaran featuring a flybridge layout and a high sail area-to-displacement ratio for modern performance
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