DEEP BLUE, a Leopard 58 catamaran, was designed from the ground up to be an open water yacht that places comfort and ‘wow factor’ at the top of the list, and most importantly be the ultimate stage for high end maritime vacations. The obvious standout, is the simply epic flybridge, from which you have this jaw dropping stage to appreciate your surroundings, both whilst sailing and at anchor.
Aboard DEEP BLUE what really strikes you is how luxurious this yacht is, from the flybridge that became our breezy home, for food, drinks, relaxing, laughter and enjoying the unparalleled view. The recurring comments are always that they felt like they were on a much more expensive mega-yacht. Also that this was better in every way, than staying at a 5 star resort. This was reinforced with cabins that opened up onto their private deck level cockpit, and comfortably sitting 10 adults and 3 children around a table for dinner, on the lower aft deck.
Going back to the flybridge (because its irresistible), here you can command all aspects for sailing this yacht from the central helm. Visibility forward and side to side is great, and all lines lead back to helm through a neatly arranged bank of rope clutches and then onto the powered winches. Push a button, and you’re sailing, solo if needed, with a self-tacking jib. Here on the flybridge there is a wet bar, fridge and full sized BBQ, hence there being little need to leave this oasis. The aft end of the flybridge is open plan, and can fit three sun loungers in comfort. These can be cleared away, and you have space for yoga or in our case dancing.
Heading down the eight-step stairwell you come out into the aft cockpit, which has space for the large dinning table. Aft of this is the ingenious hydraulic swim platform, which lowers the tender into water, and can be set an any height. This means without the tender you can leave this semi-submerged, which works surprisingly well as a wet lounge, in calm waters. Or semi-raised as an easy to board aft dock, for people and supplies. When it’s time to set sail, you simply raise your tender out of the water, and you’re safe to make passage.
Heading inside, the salon is on the starboard side, where you have a very large seating area, with an expandable table. Here you can enjoy fine dining within the comforts of the fully air-conditioned yacht, or at the end of night, watch movies on the large flat-screen TV. On the port side is the generous galley, which is much larger than most yachts of this size, and provides plenty of preparation space in a fully wrap around configuration. The full sized standing fridge freezer is something all large yachts should have..
