Robertson and Caine presents its new web site. Robertson and Caine was founded by John Robertson and Jerry Caine in 1991 at Cape Town, South Africa. John Robertson entered boat building in 1977 and founded John Robertson Yachts in 1981 building mostly custom race sail boats, while Jerry Caine founded Caine Custom Yachts in 1990. At first Robertson and Caine starts by building custom racing yachts debuting with a 36 foot mono-hull. Two years after the founding two Robertson and Caine build yachts will impress the racing circuit; the carbon fibre 70 foot Simonis designed Broomstick which will win the 1993 Cape to Rio International Yacht Race, and the Fast42 Orion Express, which lead to the attention of interested parties. One of those impressed was charter operator Moorings, who will ask the builders if they were interested in building yachts for charter, and is followed by competing operation Sunsail. Robertson and Caine takes this challenge and in 1997 launches its first sailing catamaran the Leopard 45 as designed by the still responsible designer's Simonis Voogd. The 45 is followed by the Leopard 38 a year later. In 2000 Robertson and Caine will debut the Leopard Yachts brand, as before this most models were operated and sold under the Moorings or Sunsail name. In 2002 Robertson and Caine Leopard debuts into power catamarans with the 46 PC model produced for three years in twelve units. This is followed by its replacement the 47 PC in 2006, and the 37 PC in 2008. In April 2025 Robertson and Caine delivered its three thousandth yacht, these delivered in nine power catamaran, and seventeen sailing catamarans from 38 to 62 foot in 28 years. Robertson and Caine has also won 27 awards, the first coming in 1998, and four of these for the Power range. In 2000 Jerry Caine will leave to the other World following a motorcycle accident, with John Robertson managing the business alone. Robertson and Caine will change ownership in 2015 sold to Capitalworks, and to Cypriot Vox Ventures a subsidiary of European investment firm PPF Group in 2023. Currently Robertson and Caine produces six catamarans divided equally into the Sailing and Power ranges; with the range starting from the Leopard 40 PC, and going up to the Leopard 53 PC. Robertson and Caine new web site takes you around with the following buttons; Home, Overview, Achievements, Manufacturing, News, Media, Careers, and Contact.
Production History and Ownership: *Power Catamarans only
Leopard 46 PC 2002-05 (12)
Leopard 47 PC 2006-12 (59)
Leopard 37 PC 2008-10 (10)
Leopard 39 PC 2011-14 (34)
Leopard 51 PC 2013-18 (137)
2015 Capitalworks ownership
Leopard 43 PC 2015-21 (135)
Leopard 53 PC 2019-
Leopard 46 PC (ii) 2021-
Leopard 40 PC 2022-
2023 Vox Ventures ownership
Robertson and Caine first 46 PC power catamaran
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