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Stinking Seawater & Broken – Leopard Catamaran Front Door FAIL!
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Stinking Seawater & Broken – Leopard Catamaran Front Door FAIL!

This is the start of the final Leopard Catamaran and Robertson & Caine new boat buying review series, restrictions are off, it's time to start off with the famous forward cockpit door. When considering catamaran designs, having a front door to a forward cockpit is just one of those things ...
⛵  Cleaning our Sailboat Hull After 2 Months in the Tropics 🌴 #sailinglife #catamaran #yachtlife
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⛵ Cleaning our Sailboat Hull After 2 Months in the Tropics 🌴 #sailinglife #catamaran #yachtlife

After 2 months in the water it was time to start cleaning the hull, scraping off what's grown under the waterline in the warm Caribbean waters! We completely switched from an ablative antifoul to hard one while we were in Trinidad, and have been pretty impressed with the results so far! Want a...
New Boat Buying Saga | The Final Chapter Begins
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New Boat Buying Saga | The Final Chapter Begins

Unfortunately Trent and the other side couldn't come to a reasonable agreement in a reasonable time frame. Apparently a partial refund isn't worth their time to discuss. Due to the boat and issues not being rectified in anything resembling a reasonable time frame, I am drawing the line a...
Arrived in Saint Martin! Corrosion Testing Continues…
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Arrived in Saint Martin! Corrosion Testing Continues…

This week's been short trips off the boat to try and cling to our sanity mixed with days of checking, working and testing. The chain and anchor are the sort of unlucky issue that you expect as a live aboard cruiser but not what we needed after everything we've been through. Still, we are t...
Goodbye Trinidad! Sailing Away After Almost 2 Years! ⛵
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Goodbye Trinidad! Sailing Away After Almost 2 Years! ⛵

Want access to member only perks? Check it out! ⛵YouTube: ⛵ Patreon: ⛵ Prefer to support the channel as a 1-off? No worries, here's the tip jar 😎 buy.stripe.com/6oE8A1d9Yabj4OA9AB 😎 ______________________________________________ ☝Check out the website for more info on us, the places w...
FIRST SAIL after 640+ Days of Leopard Catamaran Warranty Haulout
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FIRST SAIL after 640+ Days of Leopard Catamaran Warranty Haulout

It is FINALLY time to get this boat back out on the sea! For our first sail we headed north, leaving Trinidad behind and pointing our bow up the Caribbean Sea towards Martinique and St Martin. As things usually go with boats though, we ended up somewhere else completely unexpected, stopping in and a...
Installing the Sails on our Catamaran ⛵ #sailing #boatlife #liveaboard
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Installing the Sails on our Catamaran ⛵ #sailing #boatlife #liveaboard

In order to get our sailboat home ready to explore the Caribbean Sea it was time to reinstall the genoa sail! Nicknamed "the dummy sail" on our boat, it's the easiest of our sails to use, able to be operated by one person back in the helm of our Leopard 45 catamaran, and used in a wid...
🍻 Liming with Curried Goat in Trinidad 🇹🇹 #trinidad #boatlife #localfood
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🍻 Liming with Curried Goat in Trinidad 🇹🇹 #trinidad #boatlife #localfood

In the almost 2 years we've spent in Trinidad repairing our boat in the shipyard and on anchor we've made some amazing friends. Before we left, we wanted to catch up with two of them for one last lime. Both incredible cooks we had curried goat for dinner then after a swim the next morning ...
What Leopard Catamarans has Given Us
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What Leopard Catamarans has Given Us

In this video we break down what Leopard Catamarans has given us beyond the rectification of warranty and collateral damage on our Leopard 45. While these gestures were appreciated and are being recognized in the interest of fairness and transparency, is it enough? I put this together with the best...
🇹🇹 Exploring Trinidad Underwater 🐠 #trinidad #snorkeling #yachtlife
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🇹🇹 Exploring Trinidad Underwater 🐠 #trinidad #snorkeling #yachtlife

Living in a Trinidadian shipyard while our sailing catamaran was repaired we spent as much time as we could exploring Trinidad's natural environment, spending time DDI, climbing waterfalls and hiking the jungle. Now that we're back in the water we've had the chance to explore Trinidad...
What’s Left on our Leopard 45 After 21+ MONTHS of Repair Time
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What’s Left on our Leopard 45 After 21+ MONTHS of Repair Time

After launching just before Christmas we dove straight into work, assessing what remained unresolved on our Leopard Catamaran after the extensive warranty related haul out, getting her clean and ready to sail. This includes tensioning the rig, assessing collateral damage and showing you the current ...
⛵ Our Boat is FINALLY Launched in Trinidad  🇹🇹  #trinidad #boatlife #sailing
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⛵ Our Boat is FINALLY Launched in Trinidad 🇹🇹 #trinidad #boatlife #sailing

After 646 days in a shipyard our Leopard Catamaran was relaunched from Power Boats in Chaguaramas, Trinidad! While living on the hardstand is no fun, we're grateful for the experiences we've and people we've met here! A special thanks to Peter, Bruce, Lloyd, Nino, Neil and all the ot...
We BEAT 646 days of Catamaran Warranty NIGHTMARES to FINALLY Relaunch!
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We BEAT 646 days of Catamaran Warranty NIGHTMARES to FINALLY Relaunch!

This is it, the 10 day period before our scheduled launch and final chance to leave the hardstand this year, one of the most stressful, sleepless times I've had in my life, where unexpected problems piled on and we struggled to get this boat to where it needed to be, putting in everything we ha...
Full Steam to Launch – Let’s Get This Catamaran FINISHED!
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Full Steam to Launch – Let’s Get This Catamaran FINISHED!

We have been crazy busy since the mast went up, working long days to get our Leopard 45 Catamaran across the line and ready to at least be back in the water by the end of the year. This episode we share 10 jobs that have happened in the week or so between Leopard Catamaran's warranty repair t...
NEW Custom Mast Leopard Warranty Saga
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NEW Custom Mast Leopard Warranty Saga

Haven't seen PART ONE? Watch it now at After over 2 years of issues with the mast on our Leopard 45 Catamaran, the new ZSpars mast goes up with the assistance of their top rigger, the wonderful Frenchman Jean Gui. It wasn't without its problems, with parts needing to be machined, new ca...
Installing a BRAND NEW Custom Mast! (Yes, Leopard Catamarans Sent it)
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Installing a BRAND NEW Custom Mast! (Yes, Leopard Catamarans Sent it)

Over the next two episodes we're going to take you through a play by play of what it was like getting a whole new mast on our sailboat, from stripping down the old mast to stepping the new mast. For those of you who are new, we also touch on why it is that our barely used boat is having the mas...
Waterspout Forms off Trinidad Coast  🇹🇹 #trinidad #extremeweather #sailing
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Waterspout Forms off Trinidad Coast 🇹🇹 #trinidad #extremeweather #sailing

Witness the awe-inspiring moment a waterspout forms off the coast of Trinidad, capturing the intense power of extreme weather. This rare phenomenon was a sight to behold, and just a bit nerve wracking with all the sailboats nearby!
Pushing Towards the Finish of Our Catamaran Warranty Experience!
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Pushing Towards the Finish of Our Catamaran Warranty Experience!

As the end of the hurricane season looms our crew and the Leopard Catamarans / Robertson & Caine redemption warranty team work together to get our Leopard 45 repaired and finally finished, after years on the hardstand and years dealing with hundreds of warranty issues. This episode we backfill ...
Trinidad Shipyard Removes Yacht Tent as Warranty Work Moves Towards the Finish Line 🇹🇹⛵
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Trinidad Shipyard Removes Yacht Tent as Warranty Work Moves Towards the Finish Line 🇹🇹⛵

This week our sailing home was revealed as the staff at PowerBoats in Trinidad removed the "shame tent" that has been covering it for more the 500 days. It was another step forward in our Leopard Catamaran warranty experience, leaving the roof exposed so that the mast can now be refit. ___...
Time to Cut the Keels OFF!  | Leopard Catamaran Warranty Repairs Continue
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Time to Cut the Keels OFF! | Leopard Catamaran Warranty Repairs Continue

😎 WANT TO SUPPORT THE PRODUCTION OF THIS SERIES? Tip jar: ⛵ Gain access to our member only area: The fun never stops with another hectic week repairing our Leopard 45 Catamaran on the hardstand down in Trinidad. It started with the high of re-homing our gorgeous rescue dog Chi Chi, before getti...
RAW, REAL – Daily Life Wrangling Leopard Catamaran Warranty & Repairs
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RAW, REAL – Daily Life Wrangling Leopard Catamaran Warranty & Repairs

After more than 600 days on the hardstand with our Leopard 45 Catamaran the warranty and upgrade action continues. Come along and see what 1 day is like as we work alongside the joint Leopard Catamaran / Robertson & Caine / Moorings team (who we can't show) to get our boat repaired. From c...
Leopard Catamaran Repairs & Warranty Keep Smashing Forward – Spray & Pray!
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Leopard Catamaran Repairs & Warranty Keep Smashing Forward – Spray & Pray!

Warranty repairs and boat work aboard our Leopard 45 continue as we grow closer and closer to the end of the hurricane season! 😎 WANT TO SUPPORT THE PRODUCTION OF THIS SERIES? Tip jar: ⛵ Gain access to our member only area: In this episode we give you TWO tours of the boat showing off what the...
Custom Boat Artwork Comes to Life in Trinidad 🇹🇹⛵️ #sailing #boating
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Custom Boat Artwork Comes to Life in Trinidad 🇹🇹⛵️ #sailing #boating

Our good friend Nino from Stickells Marine painted custom artwork on the bows using @Awlgripfinishes! Like many things on Liger it's a story, but the end result looks fantastic 🤩 #trinidad #catamaran #sailingboat #sailing
New Leopard Catamaran Warranty Rapid Fire Repairs!
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New Leopard Catamaran Warranty Rapid Fire Repairs!

This episode we update the current warranty status and show off our new @cromox.chains bling! Our story started as 3 friends setting out to explore the world by sea, and became what some have called a David and Goliath fight to have the warranty issues on our new Leopard 45 Catamaran rectified. N...
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