ECLIPSE

Eclipse — Leopard 50 sailing catamaran Western Australia's coastline rewards those who arrive quietly. Eclipse was conceived for exactly that: a sailing catamaran built to explore the Kimberley, Broome, the Montebello Islands, the northern Ningaloo Coast and Geographe Bay with genuine respect for the land and the wildlife that defines them. She is new, and it shows in the detail rather than the volume. Her naval architecture and interior design share the same instinct — restraint, good proportion, materials chosen to sit comfortably against a landscape that needs no competition. The result is a small-group sailing experience that stays close to nature without asking anyone to give up comfort. Accommodation is arranged over four cabins, each with a queen-size bed, sleeping eight guests. The symmetry is deliberate: no secondary cabin, no hierarchy among guests — a configuration that suits families and groups of friends travelling together as equals. Catamaran geometry does the rest. Beam translates directly into living space, and Eclipse uses hers well: generous areas to gather, others to withdraw to, and the natural separation between hulls that lets a group of eight share a yacht for a week without ever feeling on top of one another. Under sail she is stable and level, which changes the character of a long passage along an exposed coast. A crewed charter, run with the local knowledge these cruising grounds demand — where to anchor, when to move, and which tide makes the difference between a good day and a remarkable one.