ICAP Leopard 3 (yacht)
Leopard3 is a 30m super maxi racing yacht [1] owned by Helical Bar PLC chief executive Mike Slade, who is also the skipper. He has owned maxi yachts for more than 22 years.[2]
Leopard3 holds the monohull record for the Round the Island Race, completing the circumnavigation of the Isle of Wight in 3 hours 43 minutes and 50 seconds.[3] The yacht also holds the records for the 24 hour and the fastest Transatlantic crossing (East to West).
When the yacht is not racing, it is available to charter, and be used on corporate days out.[4]
Technical Specifications[5]
- Year Built – 2007
- Yacht Designer – Farr Yacht Design
- Builder – McConaghy Yachts
- Port of Registry – London, UK
- Speed Under Power – 12 knots
- Speed Under Sail – up to 40 knots
- LOA – 30 Metres
- LWL – 29.75 Metres
- Beam – 6.8 Metres
- Draught – 5.5 Metre
- Displacement – 42 Tonnes
- Hull construction – Carbon fibre
- Spars – Carbon by Southern Spars
- Hydraulics – Central Coast Hydraulics
- Sailmaker – Designed by North Sails & Doyle Sails
- Total upwind sail area – 843 m2
- Total downwind sail area - 1,604 m2
- Main Engine – Yanmar
References
- ↑ Design, M89 Web. "The Boat - Racing Yacht Charter - Leopard 3". www.leopard3.com. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
- ↑ Design, M89 Web. "Crew - Racing Yacht Charter - Leopard 3". www.leopard3.com. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
- ↑ Design, M89 Web. "World Records - Leopard 3". www.leopard3.com. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
- ↑ Design, M89 Web. "Racing Yacht Charter - Leopard 3". www.leopard3.com. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
- ↑ Design, M89 Web. "Technical Specifications - Racing Yacht Charter - Leopard 3". www.leopard3.com. Retrieved 2015-09-03.
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