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COMING SOON for Purchase in June 2026

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The Yacht

2018 Leopard 45 Sailing Catamaran

Offered for sale by owner, this liveaboard blue water cruising catamaran offers a strong balance of comfort, performance, and autonomy.  She will be available for PURCHASE in June 2026 from St. Augustine, Florida. 


Asking Price $519,000USD

US Duty PAID!


Featuring a 4-cabin, 4-head layout (best layout for cruising families), she is well suited for private cruising, family use, or charter. Built by Robertson & Caine and designed by Simonis-Voogd, this model is known for its offshore capability, practical layout, and generous living space. 


Following five years in charter (very lightly used in 2020 & 2021 due to COVID), she completed a full phase-out refit prior to private ownership in 2023. Since then, she was outfitted to complete a comfortable and autonomous world circumnavigation. Just bring your clothes and toothbrush as she is ready to take your family on your next adventure. 


This is a unique opportunity to purchase a trusted sailing catamaran from the owner who is willing to assist in relocation of the vessel to your chosen destination (limited to the eastern USA & Bahamas) while providing instruction about operation & maintenance.


ANOTHER BONUS:  Current insurance policy 

IS TRANSFERABLE to new owner and includes year round coverage for Florida, Bahamas & Caribbean (excluding named storms).

Photo Gallery

    Paradise Falls in Action

    Drone footage of Paradise Falls sailing along the coast of South America February 2026

    Paradise Falls Specifics

    dimensions and capacities

    Gross Tonnage: 29 tons

    Length overall: 13.72m / 45ft 

    LWL: 42ft 11in 

    Beam: 7.36m / 24ft 2in 

    Draft: 1.48m / 4ft 10in 

    Displacement: 16,400kg / 36,156lb (light) 

    HIN number : ZA-RACB3028G718 

    Fuel Capacity: 185 gallons 

    Water Capacity: 206 gallons 

    Hull Construction: Composite Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) Sandwich with Balsa core 

    Deck Material: Fiberglass 

    Keel Type: Multihull 

    Rudder Type: Balanced spade rudder 

    Built In: South Africa 

    mechanical and electrical

    •  Voltage: 110V 
    • Twin Yanmar 4JH45– four-cylinder, direct injection naturally aspirated diesel engines 
    • Port Engine: (3700 Hours) Starboard Engine: (3700 Hours) 
    • House Batteries, Inverter, cabling and Solar professionally installed by Just Cats OCT 2023 (incredibly important professional installation needed when obtaining insurance)
    • Inverter / Charger: Quattro 5000watt Victron Inverter with Cerbo and Victron Battery monitor  (connected to WIFI so you can monitor battery/solar charging status from anywhere in the world) 
    • House Batteries: 900AH 12 volt lithium – Relion (2023)
    • Engine Start Batteries: 1 x AGM per engine 
    • Generator Start Battery: 1 x AGM 
    • Shore Power: 2 x 30A cables 
    • Generator: Northern Lights 9kW (9,000hrs), new stainless exhaust elbow 2023
    • Solar Panels: 2 x 100W ‘Sunware’ factory-installed  
    • Solar Panels on custom arch:   5 Bifacial 450 watt panels for 2450 watts in total. Each 450 watt panel uses its own solar controller. Using a dedicated solar controller (or MPPT optimizer) for each solar panel significantly increases system efficiency by allowing independent optimization, preventing a single shaded panel from dragging down the performance of the entire array. This setup offers higher energy yield, superior performance in varied lighting conditions, redundancy for reliability, and flexibility in panel orientation – Especially when sailing and the sails shade a portion of the array.  
    • Air Conditioning:  2x16000 BTU 110V (Starboard new unit 2023)  

    deck, sails and rigging

    •  77Lb Rocna Anchor with Mantis Swivel and 100m of Acco G4 Chain (2023)  
    • Fully battened mainsail with ‘Antal’ luff slide system 
    • Roller furling genoa  
    • Genoa Furling Gear: Profurl with new drum and lower bearing (2025) 
    • Sail Cover: Mainsail stack-pack with lazy jacks –  (gray 2026) 
    • Mast & Spars: Z-Spars (Aluminum) 
    • Standing rigging: Stainless Steel (last inspection May 2025)
    • Running rigging lines all replaced 2023 and as needed since
    • Boom Vang: Spring-loaded aluminum vang 
    • Winches Helm Position: 2 x Lewmar 45 (electric), (all lines leading to cockpit for easy single handed sailing)
    • Mainsheet Winch: 1 x Lewmar 45 (manual) on port helm 
    • Electric Quick windlass with wired remote (new remote 2026)
    • four deck mounted pad eyes (to be used with a parasailor)

    navigation and electronics

    • Raymarine Axiom GPS / Chartplotter touchscreen  with manual knob
    • Raymarine AIS 700 with stealth feature (2023)
    • Raymarine Autopilot 
    • Raymarine Depth sounder 
    • Raymarine Wind speed and direction 
    • Raymarine Quantum 2 Radar (2023) 
    • VHF at electrical panel & new secondary VHF mic at helm (2026) 
    • Compass: Plastimo Horizon 135  
    • Independent Raymarine GPS puck RS150 for improved GPS connections 
    • WIFI extender for Chart plotter – Allows for monitoring chart and instruments on an external tablet while on the boat

    tankage and piping

    • Water maker: 30 GPH Sea Recovery (easy one touch system to make fresh water)
    • Water tanks: 206 US gallons / 780lt in two plastic tanks amidships forward of the mast.  
    • Diesel tanks: 182 US gallons / 688lt in two 91 USG / 344lt plastic tanks (under the aft bunks).  
    • Holding tanks: 2 x 20 USG / 75lt fiberglass tanks (port & starboard amidships) & 1 x 12 USG aluminum tank (starboard bow).  
    • Cooking gas: 2 x 10lb aluminum tanks 
    • Marine sanitation devices:  4  x Jabsco quiet flush 12V toilets. 
    • Seacocks: ‘Forespar Marelon’ (plastic) ball valves.  
    • Hot Water: 2 x 6 US gallon stainless steel hot water tanks (port & starboard): Water is heated via the engine heat exchanger or with a 110v element.  

    galley

    • Isotherm CR 200 side by side refridgerator (2025) 
    • Acuva Arrow 2 UV water filtration systemwith faucet at galley sink 2023 
    • Multi purpose electric oven/toaster/air fryer/dehydrator/broiler (removed original oven due to inefficiency)
    • Induction cooktop with 2 burners - Added outlet on separate breaker for Galley 2023 so that you can run multiple appliances at one time) 
    • Eno 3-burner stainless steel propane stovetop (used as backup to induction) 
    • Magma grill, stern mounted – connected to propane system  

    safety equipment

    • Liferaft: Revere Regatta Ocean 6 pass 
    • Dan Buoy SOS inflatable man overboard
    • Smoke detectors
    • Flares, Lifejackets, Fire extinguishers, Safety harnesses, Jacklines 
    • Automatic bilge pumps x4 (each hull and each engine room) 
    • High water alarm in each hull  
    • Manual bilge pumps for each hull 

    entertainment

    •  Fusion MS-UD755 stereo + interior & cockpit speakers, remote at helm and forward cockpit
    • Smart TV (2026)

    recent upgrades

    • 2023 Highfield CL360 with FCT console and 30 HP Tohatsu ($22,000 msrp)
    • Custom stainless solar rack above davits (2023) 
    • Custom stainless folding foot rest at helm (2023) 
    • Added second stainless hook for davit system (2023) 
    • Reinforced dyneema davit system to hold additional weight
    • Custom Stratoglass helm enclosure and rear cockpit side panels for weather protection (2023) 
    • Custom Sunbrella aft and forward cushions (2025) 
    • Sail bag (2026) 
    • Sail drive seals and zincs – (2025) 
    • Rudder bearings replaced both sides (2025)
    • Antifoul black (2025)
    • All exterior windows & saloon sunroof re-bedded by Leopard Factory technicians 2023
    • Slide out shelf in galley (in lieu of oven) for kitchen appliances (2023) 
    • Added outlet on separate breaker for Galley 2023 (now you can run multiple appliances at one time making cooking much quicker & easier)
    • Added hidden outlet on separate breaker for Starlink (2023)  
    • Added 12v plugs in salon at book shelf and nav station for additional charging of electronics (2023)  
    • BRNKL Security monitoring system 2023 (exterior door sensors, Bilge sensors, Camera) monitor your entire boat remotely  
    • Victron Inverter/Cerbo/Battery Monitor with remote monitoring (via Wifi) 
    • Washing Machine with Custom pedestal  (Black and Decker 2023)
    • Mounted GEN 2 starlink 
    • Brnkl security monitoring system (monitor your vessel from anywhere in the world)
    • Forward Desk washdown (Salt water currently but set up to tap into fresh water to use either via separation valves) 
    • Custom pifertex exterior shades on salon  side windows and sunroof glass for UV and heat protection (to prevent heat in the interior areas - super important in the tropics!)
    • 3m Preforated shade film over helm sunroof for added UV and heat protection 
    • Forward Deck Wash (2023) 
    • Acuva Arrow 2 UV water filtration system with faucet at galley sink (2023) 
    • Counter top air fryer / convection oven / Toaster (2023) 
    • Additional fans installed in starboard aft cabin, port forward cabin & port aft cabins

    extras

    Too many extra items to make cruising life so much better. You won't get these buying a bareboat ex-charter. The following also come with the boat:

    • Many Leopard 45 specific spare parts & consumables
    • Snorkeling gear
    • Boat detailing & cleaning supplies
    • Beach & water toys
    • Goops. goo's and other marine specific items
    • Assortment of games
    • Reference books specific to sailing
    • Coast guard approved life jackets
    • Spear fishing and fishing equipment
    • Safety equipment such as jacklines, harnesses & tethers
    • Bosuns chair

    maintenance

    Oil and filters for all engines have been changed religiously at manufacturer recommended intervals for the past 3 years. Both engine rooms are clean, dry, and show minimal corrosion - a reflection of careful ownership and preventative maintenance. While this boat was previously chartered, during our 3 years of ownership, we have repaired and maintained this vessel with great care. Records of maintenance from the past three years are available along with all instruction manuals.

    Ready to Learn More or Make an Offer

    We are currently sailing in the Caribbean with plans to complete our world circumnavigation in St. Augustine, Florida by June of 2026. The yacht will be available for purchase then. If you are interested in purchasing our boat or would like more information, please complete the following:

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