2013 Leopard 44, 299 000 EUR

2013 Leopard 44 – Bluewater Ready | Extensive Upgrades | Panama

Well-maintained and unique Leopard 44 (2013) - owner-operated and fully prepared for long-distance cruising. Owned by a German marine biologist.
Currently located in Panama, ideally positioned for Caribbean or Pacific cruising, including immediate Panama Canal transit if desired.
Originally chartered with Sunsail Greece for six seasons, the vessel was purchased by the current owners in 2022 and professionally upgraded for a planned world circumnavigation.
Following an Atlantic crossing and Caribbean cruising, the yacht has proven herself as a reliable, comfortable and redundant bluewater platform.

Key Features
• 4 cabins / 4 heads
• Cyprus registered
• 12,98 m x 7,25 m
• Twin Yanmar 28 hp diesel engines (P/Eng: 2384h; S/Eng: 1960h)
• Technically in good to very good condition
• Fuel Capacity 350l
• Fresh Water 780l
• Holding 180l
• Ready to cruise – no refit required

Major Upgrades & Equipment
Rig & Hull
• Partial rig replacement (2023)
• running rigging renewed as required
• Coppercoat antifouling (2023)

Sails
• Two complete sail sets
o Mainsail & Genoa
o Trade wind setup allowing dual genoa configuration

Energy & Power
• Victron Multiplus 5 kW (48V)
• 15 kWh LiFePO4 battery bank 48V (non-flammable, no thermal runaway risk)
• 2,5 kWh spare LiFePO4 battery in stainless steel housing (connected with a switcher)
• 3 kW solar array
• Generator Northern Lights OM673L3, 4 kW (3800h)
• All (main, generator, P/Eng, S/Eng) 12 V AGM batteries replaced (2024)

Watermaker
• PureWater “No Frills 800 Comfort” watermaker – 180 l/h

Navigation & Redundancy
• Raymarine AXIOM+ 7” plotter (additional to original systems)
• Quantum 2 Doppler radar
• 3D CHIRP transducer with DownVision & SideVision
• AMEC CAMINO-108S AIS
• Autopilot ST6000 (incl. a spare Autopilot)

Comfort & Fun
• Two CruiseAir air-conditioning units16.000 BTU
• Electric main winch
• electric Davit system (very comfortable)
• New Quick anchor windlass (2025)
• Anchor Vulcan 40kg (it never failed, plus the original one)
• 115m anchor chain (perfect for the Pacific)
• Small diving compressor (10l in 30min), 2x2l diving tanks
• wing foil board & inflatable wing

Fully equipped kitchen with
• stove (2x2kW)
• Electric oven
• Dishwasher
• Airfryer,
• ice cube maker,
• ice maker,
• toaster,
• Expresso coffee machine.
• bread maker
• SodaStream sparkling water maker connected to a 10 kg high pressure tank
• Washing machine with dryer

Tenders
• 3D Tender 3.6 m, with double floor for dry feet. Console available. Mercury SeaPro 25 hp (commercial model, approx. 100 h, near new)
• Spare tender 2.6 m with Yamaha 2.5 hp 4-stroke

Safety
• Life raft 12-person.
• EPIRB
• Fire extinguisher.
• Dift anchor: Oceanbrake series drogue withe 165 cone drogue (never used but good to know to have it ;-)

Cruising History
• Greece: operated by Sunsail in the Seasons 2014 bis 2019
• Mediterranean crossing: private Cruising (starting from Greece)
• Atlantic crossing
• Caribbean
• Currently Panama

The yacht has been continuously used and maintained.
No hurricane or other damages.
There is a lightning protection installed. The value is $20,000. This system is not included in the price and will not be sold, unless it's paid for $20,000.
The owners are ending their cruising plans for family reasons only (kids needs to go back to school).
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Viewing
• Open for inspection in Panama
• Private sale