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After Warranty Repairs… It’s Back? How Many Times Has This Been Repaired?!
Now that our Leopard 45 Catamaran is out of the water and things are more settled, work is well and truly underway. We have lots of boat jobs planned for this hurricane season, some big, some small. This episode outlines some of the boat work we need to do, after the extensive warranty repairs that...
Total Rebuild of the Bows of Our “New” Leopard 45 Catamaran
In a previous video I promised to show the repairs of the crossbeam so here they are. For those of you who have watched before, it not only shows how the crossbeam saga continued, but also gives you an insight into why we have such respect for Nino's skills. Repairing the crossbeam box and bow...
Ex Robertson & Caine Employee Speaks His Truth on Leopard Catamaran Construction
A former Robertson & Caine employee shares his experiences of working in the factories. This video and his opinions speak for themselves. Robertson & Caine are the boat builder who partner with Leopard Catamarans. They are independent companies who are now ultimately owned by different inve...
Crossbeam Cracking, Broken Dry Glass – What Forced Us to the Shipyard | NEW LEOPARD CATAMARAN REVIEW
It's not clickbait, the crossbeam of our Leopard 45 catamaran was cracking out of the hull... WATCH THE REBUILD PROCESS HERE: We set out on this journey with a dream to explore the world from our very own sailing home, choosing to do it young because time and youth are two of the most valuab...
Structural Hull Crack… What is a New Yacht Warranty Worth?
This week I share a warranty issue found down in the port bilge - a crack in the hull above the keel. What's unique about this one? Well it was addressed at the very end of last year by the second repairs team which was entirely made up of Moorings and Robertson & Caine staff. As such, i...
Chain Plate Fail, Roof Breaks Up, Warranty Crumbling & More… | NEW LEOPARD CATAMARAN EXPERIENCE
This week I round up 5 more warranty issues discovered on our Leopard Catamaran that were worked on during our time in the shipyard in Trinidad. It is all part of the final stage of my Leopard Catamaran review series which details our experience after buying a new boat. For behind the scenes or rea...
Cracks, Voids, Dry Fiberglass & Damaged Hull Sections – Yes That Bad! | NEW Leopard Catamaran Review
In the next part of our review of buying a new boat from Leopard Catamarans, I address the vertical hull cracks that were present on our bows and transoms. I show you what was discovered when they were ground back in the shipyard in South Africa and how the subsequent repairs were messed up and had ...
New Leopard Catamaran Windows CRACKED, BROKEN & LEAKING | Our Disaster
As you watch share any thoughts, observations or questions down in the comments - YouTube's algorithm loves it and I promise, I read them all! FLEX TAPE: This is an affiliate link meaning if you purchase it the channel gets a commission while costing you nothing. We are genuinely impressed w...
Review Sneak Peak, Corrosion Update, Cruising Plans & What’s Up!
Rather than leaving you hanging for a week here's a behind the scenes look at what's going on around SV Liger! → Sneak Peak at the next Leopard Catamaran review video → Major events going on in St Martin → Around the boat & Travel Sketch → See the joyful SXM Paws animal shelter →...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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!
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
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)
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...
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 ...
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
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!
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...
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...