Leopard 58 Buyer's Guide
The Leopard 58 on the brokerage market is the private-buyer version of the Moorings 5800, a 57ft 7in catamaran built by Robertson and Caine in South Africa from 2011 and designed by Simonis Voogd. It is a big-volume cruising cat with a 27ft 9in beam, a 61,730 lb displacement, and a bridgedeck that takes up about 80 percent of the lateral deck plane area. Shopping one means weighing ex-charter history against owner-specification choices and understanding the documented structural and handling facts before committing.
Layouts on the Used Market
Charter four-cabin layouts are the more common on the used market, but both are available; ex-charter examples are common. The boat's interior centers on a 750-square-foot galley/saloon with cherry laminate bulkheads and Austrian walnut cabin sole, and headroom is 6ft 6in. Berth dimensions are fixed by the design: forward berths 4ft 9in x 6ft 6in, aft berths 5ft 1in x 6ft 6in, and bridgedeck berths 4ft 9in x 6ft 6in. The enormous flybridge with a targa top stretches across almost half the overall length, and the hydraulically controlled aft swim/tender-storage platform remains a defining feature regardless of layout lineage.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
On the used market, electric winches, chartplotter, freezer, autopilot, bimini, air conditioning, cockpit shower, inverter, watermaker, solar, and radar are commonly fitted. Often-seen additions include a swim platform, life raft, and AIS. Less commonly seen are asymmetric spinnaker, hot water, code zero, gennaker, bow thruster, teak decks, dinghy davits, and hardtop — these tend to be owner upgrades rather than standard ex-charter equipment. The standard boat carries a pair of 75hp Yanmar diesels on saildrives, a 6 x 210AH house bank with 2 x 100AH engine start batteries, and 238 gallons of fuel with 412 of water. Testers advised the optional sprit and screecher as a worthwhile addition, and on the brokerage trail that screecher is more likely found on owner-specified boats than base charter units.
What to Inspect
The Leopard 58 is built with balsa-cored fiberglass hulls that are vacuum-bagged to minimize voids and precisely control resin content, and the keels are filled with closed-cell foam to increase buoyancy and limit moisture migration. Because the bridgedeck clearance is just 3ft 3in at half load weight, inspect the underside for signs of repeated slap or impact consistent with that tight clearance. Testers noted little tactile connection between the hydraulic helm and the hulls, and a rudder-angle indicator is part of the setup — confirm the indicator and hydraulic steering respond without lag. No documented drainage faults, flooding paths, or quantified defect measurements appear in the record, so inspection should focus on the known structural facts and helm behavior rather than assumed rot or hardware failure.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
Typical markets for the Leopard 58 include the Virgin Islands, British; United States; Türkiye; Virgin Islands, U.S.; South Africa; and Seychelles. For a buyer, the checklist is straightforward: confirm whether the example is ex-charter four-cabin or owner layout; verify the hydraulic helm and rudder-angle indicator function; check bridgedeck underside for slap wear given the 3ft 3in clearance; confirm the presence of commonly fitted systems like watermaker and air conditioning; and assess whether an optional screecher and sprit were added for offwind performance. The boat's single-engine cruise economy — reported at 5.7 knots and just over one gallon per hour — is a strong liveaboard argument where fuel range matters.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Leopard 58. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 16 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25 | 2 | $ 1,092,000 | — |
| May 25 | 1 | $ 1,399,000 | +28.1% |
| Jun 25 | 1 | $ 899,000 | -35.7% |
| Jul 25 | 2 | $ 1,295,000 | +44.0% |
| Aug 25 | 1 | $ 1,200,000 | -7.3% |
| Sep 25 | 13 | $ 985,000 | -17.9% |
| Oct 25 | 4 | $ 845,000 | -14.2% |
| Nov 25 | 1 | $ 1,295,000 | +53.3% |
| Dec 25 | 8 | $ 1,077,000 | -16.8% |
| Jan 26 | 3 | $ 879,000 | -18.4% |
| Feb 26 | 5 | $ 995,000 | +13.2% |
| Mar 26 | 4 | $ 1,195,000 | +20.1% |
| Apr 26 | 27 | $ 949,900 | -20.5% |
| May 26 | 17 | $ 970,000 | +2.1% |
| Jun 26 | 2 | $ 977,500 | +0.8% |
| Jul 26 | 3 | $ 1,018,424 | +4.2% |
Where they're listed
Leopard 58 listings appear across 5 countries. British Virgin Islands has the most listings with 28 (38.4%), followed by United States and US Virgin Islands.
Country view
73 listings · 5 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Virgin Islands | $ 934,500 | 28 | 6 | 38.4% |
| United States | $ 1,222,000 | 26 | 4 | 35.6% |
| US Virgin Islands | $ 599,000 | 8 | 4 | 11.0% |
| Turkey | $ 1,018,424 | 7 | 3 | 9.6% |
| South Africa | $ 879,000 | 4 | 0 | 5.5% |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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