{"key":"105-leopard","blocks":[{"section":"intro","body":"The Leopard name carries weight in yachting. Leopard Yachts (Cantiere Arno at Pisa, Italy) built its reputation through the 1990s and 2000s producing some of the fastest motor yachts of their era, genuinely sporting boats that happened to be large. The yard closed in 2012, which means every Leopard on the water now is a finite-supply piece with a loyal owner base. The 105 sits in the open-cockpit sport-motor lineage: aggressive sheer line, forward-raked windows, the kind of aft deck that was engineered around speed first and lounging second. She lives at Miami Beach Marina, the main charter hub at the south tip of Miami Beach, and her charter proposition is distinct: rather than charging extra for toys like most yachts in this range, the Leopard bundles a new-build Fun Air inflatable slide, a 2022 Yamaha waverunner, two seabobs, four paddleboards, an eight-person floating island, a floating dock, snorkel gear, and towables into the base rate. For a 4-hour charter at $8,500 the toy package alone is $2K+ of value."},{"section":"experience","heading":"On Board","body":"Four cabins below deck sleep eight overnight, with layout typical of the class: full-beam master amidships, VIP stateroom forward, and two twin guest cabins. Day-charter capacity pushes to thirteen. The aft-deck jacuzzi is the social anchor, open to the sky, direct sight-lines to the swim platform, positioned for post-swim soaking when the sun drops. Sunbathing areas cover the bow, the aft, and the flybridge above; three distinct zones means a group of ten doesn't have to pile into one deck. Interior holds both a formal dining salon and a casual aft-deck dining table, so you can run a chef-service dinner or let the crew set up dockside burgers, the boat does both without modification. The Fun Air slide is custom-fit to this hull and deploys from the upper deck. For a sandbar day at Haulover with a group, the deploy sequence is: slide off the upper deck, Yamaha jet ski in the water, floating island inflated and tied off the swim platform, floating dock rigged, paddleboards out. That setup takes the crew about 45 minutes; you get five hours of active water sports at the sandbar without leaving the boat.","bullets":["Italian-built by Leopard Yachts (Cantiere Arno, Pisa, yard closed 2012)","Sport-motor heritage: fast, aggressive deck-forward design","Aft-deck jacuzzi with direct swim-platform sight-line","Four cabins, full-beam master, sleeps 8 overnight","Three distinct sunbathing zones (bow, aft, flybridge)","Formal + casual dining areas"]},{"section":"activities","heading":"Water Toys, All Included in Base Rate","body":"The toy package is the Leopard's defining value. Most Miami charters in the $8K-$13K range charge $500-$2K per category for these. Here they are bundled: arrival setup at the sandbar takes the crew about 45 minutes, after which you have a small floating amusement park tied to the boat.","bullets":["Fun Air custom inflatable slide (new build)","2022 Yamaha jet ski (waverunner class)","2 Seabobs (electric underwater scooters)","4 Stand-up paddleboards","8-person floating island (raft-up on swim platform)","Floating dock","Towable toys","Snorkel gear for the full group"]},{"section":"ideal-for","heading":"Best For","body":null,"bullets":["Groups who will actually use water toys (the yacht earns its value there)","Sandbar charters with kids or active adults","Birthdays, bachelor/bachelorette parties","Day charters that want max activity, not quiet cruising","Miami Beach Marina departures (walk-on location)"]}]}