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LEOPARD 27 SPORT 34 yacht NOT for charter*

26.88m  /  88'2 | leopard | 2006.

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The 26.88m/88'2" motor yacht 'Leopard 27 Sport 34' was built by Leopard in Italy.

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Built with a GRP hull and GRP superstructure, she has impressive speed and great efficiency thanks to her planing hull. Her low draft of 1.19m/3'11" makes her primed for accessing shallow areas and cruising close to the shorelines.

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One of the most sought-after yachts in the Mediterranean, the Leopard 27 from Leopard Yachts is known for its formidable performance and sophisticated design.

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Measuring 27 metres in length, with a beam of 6.05 metres and a draft of 3.05 metres, her design places emphasis on open-plan living, with a seamless main deck layout and versatile salon with a retractable roof. Her exterior spaces include an expansive aft sunbed and seating area on the main deck that is complemented by a large foredeck sunpad. Her large garage has space for a tender, water toys and jet skis. She can welcome up to 11 overnight guests, with generous accommodation spread across five cabins, this includes a full-beam master suite with a king-sized bed. Powered by twin MTU 2000 HP engines, the Leopard 27 boasts a top speed of 30 knots.

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Superyacht for sale Leopard 27 of 26 meters of length of the year 2003 in Ibiza

• Description

The Leopard 27 is a 26.78 m long and 6.05 m wide superyacht , located in Ibiza, Spain , she is powerful, sporty, and stealthy looking, very well built, and ideal for cruising the waters of the Mediterranean. 

Having undergone a complete refit including numerous upgrades, it makes an exceptional sports boat.

She can reach a top speed of 30 knots.

Her saloon is of versatile design with a retractable roof. She has 3 spacious staterooms each with ensuite bathrooms, a master suite complete with vanity, settee, and wardrobe, a large aft hammock and seating area, a large garage, a very well-equipped galley, crew area for 3, and a fabulous foredeck sun pad.

We can also offer the following: * Full annual service and maintenance with qualified mechanics.

* Customisation services included; Full upholstery and fabric design, painting, wrapping, electrical/demotic systems, repair, and upgrade services.

* Short and long-term mooring options.

*Winter storage and full shrink-wrapping/covering service out of season.

* Full advice on charter options for your boat.

We also have access to the largest charter company in the Balearics which achieves over 3000 charters each summer. With an entire team of staff working all year round, we are 100% guaranteed to offer you the best service in the region.

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3 cabins with private bathrooms

Aft hammock

Fully equipped galley

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Leopard 27 (2002)

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Arno Leopard 27 Motor Yacht for Sale - Silver Hull - 2002 - Lying South of France - Excellent Condition - One Owner

Leopard 27 (2002) Description

The Arno LEOPARD 27 Motor Yacht is 27 metres in length. She was built at the famous Italian shipyard of Cantiere Navale Arno.

This is a fine example of the highly successful LEOPARD 27. Having had the same Owners since new and the same captain since only a few months after launching, her maintenance and presentation are well documented and evident respectively.

Her silver Awl grip paint makes her stand out to any observer, while her clever layout and customised interior are appreciated by Owners and guests alike. The décor is modern with Wenge and chrome mainstays. Her interior and exterior seamlessly blend in with one another and are all in sync with the yachts design, performance and philosophy.

The combination of her hull design large MTU engines and Arneson Surface Drive Propulsion system make her an impressive yacht underway, whether her Owners just want to get there fast or simply enjoy the thrill of raw speed and power.

With original owners, always privately used, VAT paid and immaculate condition, this LEOPARD 27 is simply stunning and worth viewing.

MAIN CHARACTERISTICS

• Builder: Cantiere Navale Arno (Italy)
• Model: Leopard 27
• Type: Motor-Yacht / Performance Yacht / Sport Yacht
• Year Built: 2002
• Naval Architect: Paolo Calliari
• Interior Designer: Arno Leopard
• Hull Shape: Deep-Vee
• Hull Construction: GRP
• Hull Colour: Metallic Grey
• Decks: Teak
• Length Overall: 27.00 m – 88.58 ft
• Length at Waterline: 21.00 – 68.89 ft
• Beam: 6.05 m – 19.85 ft
• Draft: 1.75 m – 5.74 ft
• Weight Empty: 58 Tons
• Flag of Registry: Monaco
• Lying: South of France
• Type: Twin Diesel
• Engines: 2 x MTU 16V 2000 M91 2000 Hp each
• Engines Year: 2002
• Engine Hours: 2450 h (Jan. 2024)
• Maximum Speed: Approx. 33 knots
• Cruising Speed: Approx. 25 knots
• Range Cruising: Approx. 350 NM
• Fuel Consumption @ Cruising Speed: Approx. 550 Lt/h
• Propulsion Drives: Arnesson Surface Drives

ACCOMMODATION

• Guest Cabins: 3
• Guest Accommodation: 2 Double, 1 Twin
• Guest Bathrooms: 3
• Crew Cabins: 2
• Crew Bathrooms: 2

OTHER MECHANICAL

• Electric bilge pump
• Battery charger
• Manual bilge pump
• Bow Thruster
• Generators: 2 x KOHLER (1 x 27 kW & 1 x 19 kW)
• Generator Hours: 4500 h approx. (Jan. 2024 – 27 kW genset recently replaced with 1120 h)
• Shore power inlet
• Air Conditioning
• Fuel Capacity: 8,000 Lt – 2,116 US Gls
• Water Capacity: 2,000 Lt – 529 US Gls

NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT

• Navigation: Compass, 2 x MTU Engine Monitors, Radar Simrad, Plotter/GPS/Sounder Simrad, Loch Speed Simrad, Autopilot Robertson, GPS Furuno, Navtex Furuno, Monitor Elbex
• Communications: VHF Furuno, GSM Tellular, Satcom ABB Nera, TV Sat KVH, PABX Tel Exchange Siemens
• Satellite TV: KVH G6

SAFETY EQUIPMENT

• Security: Telecamera Elbex, Telecamera Engines Room Elbex, liferafts, lifevests, flares

GALLEY & LAUNDRY EQUIPMENT

• Hot Plates, Hob, 1 x Refrigerator, 1 x Microwave Miele, 1 x Oven Top Line, 1 x Dishwasher, 1 x Washing Machine, 1 x Dryer, 1 x Monitor LCD

ENTERTAINMENT

• Aft Deck: Amplifier Linn, 2 x Loudspeakers Linn, Remote Control Linn
• Fore Deck: Radio CD Sony, 2 x Loudspeakers Sony, Waterproof Box
• Main Deck Salon: TV Plasma Panasonic 50’’, Digital Demodulator Aston, Hi-Fi Bose, 5 x Loudspeakers B&W, Phone Siemens
• Master Cabin: TVC Plasma 42’’, Digital Demodulator Aston, Hi-Fi/DVD/CD/Amplifier Sony, 5 x Loudspeakers B&W, Phone Siemens
• Guest Cabin: TVC LCD 15’’, Digital Demodulator Aston, Hi-Fi/DVD/CD/Amplifier Sony, 3 x Loudspeakers B&W, Subwoofer Sony, Phone Alcatel
• Twin Cabin: TVC LCD 15’’, Digital Demodulator Aston, Hi-Fi/DVD/CD/Amplifier Sony, 3 x Loudspeakers B&W, Subwoofer Sony, Phone Alcatel
• Captain’s Cabin: Radio CD Sony, 2 x Loudspeakers Pioneer, Phone Alcatel, Robertson IS 15
• Crew Cabin: Radio CD Sony, 2 x Loudspeakers Pioneer, Phone Alcatel

OUTSIDE EQUIPMENT / EXTRAS

• Telescopic gangway
• Swimming ladder
• Swim platform
• 2 x Hydraulic mooring winches
• Windlass with Capstan
• Cockpit shower
• Cockpit table
• Cockpit seating with cushions
• Fore sunbed
• NOVAMARINE Jet Tender 350 – 175 Hp

Berth place management possible on French or Italian Riviera as well as Spain (Mainland and Balearics), Greece and Turkey.

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LEOPARD 27 YACHT FOR CHARTER

• length 27,00M
• location French Riviera
• guests cruising 12
• guests sleeping 6

Charter this refitted Leopard 27 for a memorable French Riviera yacht rental

This 88’60’’/27 meters Leopard motor yacht available for charter on the French Riviera was delivered in 2006 by the Italian shipyard Arno. Her 2017 refit included a new interior and exterior design by Sabrina Monte Carlo as well as a new paint, a new saddlery and an upgraded electronic system. This stylish, sporty and luxurious yacht now shows in excellent condition. The boat’s exterior living areas are a total dream for sun lovers. Both the main deck aft and the foredeck feature massive sun pads, perfect to spend a relaxing afternoon soaking up the Mediterranean sun while discussing with family or friends. Both areas have bimini options for shade or privacy. The main deck of this Leopard 27 has an open plan layout. After a complete refit, the interior is now modern and elegant. The salon features a comfortable sofa on portside and a dining table on starboard side. A state-of-the-art TV and entertainment system are available. If the windows are of good size, a retractable rooftop can also be opened to let the sun in. This Leopard 27 yacht for charter can accommodate up to 6 guests across 3 cabins including a master suite, a double and a twin. The full-beam master suite is located amidships on the lower deck and includes an ensuite bathroom and a private salon. With a cruising speed of 32 knots and a top speed of 38 knots, she will delight those who want to enjoy the thrill of high speeds in absolute comfort and luxury. To enhance the onboard experience, this Leopard 27 yacht for charter comes with a nice selection of water toys. Her swim platform makes it easy to access the water for swimming and playing with the water toys.   Her dynamic crew of 3 will deliver the best service and make sure your French Riviera yacht charter exceeds all your expectations. This Leopard 27 yacht is currently available for charter in the south of France embarking in Cannes, Monaco or St Tropez . To find out more about this luxury yacht, get in touch with our yacht charter planners.

Specifications

• length 27,00M | 88,60FT
• year 2006 (refit 2017)
• builder Leopard
• cruising speed 32 knots
• Maximum speed 38 knots
• Fuel consumption 780 liters/hour @ cruising speed
• Number of cabins 3
• Cabin configuration 2 double, 1 twin

What Talamare loves...

• the open cockpit
• the impressive performances of this Leopard yacht
• the contemporary stylish interior

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Tours available for this yacht.

Cannes & the Lerins

1 day suggested tour.

Glitzy Monaco

St Tropez village

St Tropez beach

Wild Esterel

Cap d'Antibes & Ferrat

Menton & Riviera Fiori

Porquerolles Island

4 day suggested tour.

French Riviera

Calanques & Cassis

5 day suggested tour.

Liguria: Italian Riviera

South of France

8 day suggested tour, similar yachts.

FRENCH RIVIERA JAGUAR 80

FRENCH RIVIERA SUNSEEKER PREDATOR 84

FRENCH RIVIERA RIVA 86 DOMINO

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W5 services conducted on MTU engines in 2020. The upper saloon features an electric retractable roof, providing expansive views and additional space. Interior Hermes refit. This yacht is meticulously maintained both in terms of its technical aspects and appearance. It offers good value for the price. The yacht boasts spacious and well-designed exterior areas, a cozy interior with a classic feel, and the reliability of expert Italian craftsmanship. Its deep V hull ensures exceptional stability even in rough waters.

Equipped with two MTU 1800hp engines and a surface drive system, it delivers enhanced fuel efficiency at a cruising speed of 26 knots.

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For human rights & freedom of expression in the ussr, the podrabinek case, dec 1977 to feb 1978 (48.7).

<<No 48 : 14 March 1978>>

On 1 December 1977, the brothers Alexander and Kirill PODRABINEK (CCE 47) and their father Pinkhos Abramovich PODRABINEK were summoned for a chat by Yu.S. Belov, chief of a department at the Moscow City and Regional KGB. Alexander refused to appear.

“On behalf of the Committee for State Security ” (Belov told Kirill and his father Pinkhos Podrabinek)

“I suggest that you and your families leave the Soviet Union and go abroad via Israel within 20 days. There is enough material against you, Kirill Pinkhosovich, to institute criminal proceedings. You, Pinkhos Abramovich, are also known to us for your anti-social activities. An act of humanity is being offered to you both. I advise you to make use of it.”

Alexander (b. 1953) and Kirill Podrabinek (b. 1952)

The same evening Alexander Podrabinek was arrested on the street and taken to the KGB. Belov presented him, too, with an ultimatum: all three must leave the country, otherwise criminal proceedings would be instituted against both brothers.

Belov let it be understood that the absence of an invitation and difficulties with money would not be obstacles. Belov stressed that they could only leave all together.

HOSTAGE-TAKING

Many painful disputes have sprung up around the moral problems arising from KGB’s ultimatums and blackmail. The Chronicle cannot present the arguments but at least it can accurately convey the stance of participants in such events by reproducing all their statements in sufficient detail.

On 6 December 1977, there was a press conference at Andrei Sakharov ’s flat. Pinkhos PODRABINEK read out a “Statement for the Belgrade Conference [note 1] and the Press”:

“A distinctive feature of this case is the KGB’s use of the hostage system. Not one of us can determine his own fate independently, and a decision about the fate of three people has been placed by the KGB on Alexander Podrabinek alone, in whose departure the authorities are most of all interested. “We categorically refuse to accept such conditions and insist on our right to make our choices independently…”

Then Alexander PODRABINEK read out his “Reply” to the KGB’s proposal:

“I would like to draw the attention of the world public to my brother’s painful position and to the dirty tactics of the KGB — tactics of intimidation and terror. The whole world condemns the hijacking of aeroplanes and the taking of passengers as hostages, yet the KGB is using the very same method with regard to my brother, a method commonly used by terrorists. In the situation that has arisen the most painful thing for me is my brother’s fate. “At the KGB they insistently advised me to take advantage of this ‘humane act of the Soviet government’, as they expressed it. I regard this proposal as unconcealed blackmail by the KGB. “They have given me four days to reflect. On 5 December I have to give my reply. A reply that means a great deal to me. “This is my reply.

“I do not wish to go to prison. I value even the semblance of freedom which I possess now. I know that I would be able to live freely in the West and at last receive a real education. I know that there I would not have four agents at my heels, threatening to beat me up or push me under a train.

“Over there, I know, they will not put me in a concentration camp or a psychiatric hospital for attempting to defend people who are denied their rights and oppressed. Over there, I know, one breathes easily. While here one does so with difficulty, and they stop your mouth and stifle you if you speak too loudly. I know that our country is unhappy and doomed to suffering.

“And that is why I am staying.

“I do not want to go to prison, but neither do I fear a camp. I value my own freedom as I value my brother’s, but I am not bargaining for it. I will not give in to any blackmail.

“A clear conscience is dearer to me than material well-being. I was born in Russia. This is my country, and I must remain here, however hard it may be and however easy in the West. As far as I am able, I will go on defending those whose rights are being so brazenly trampled on in our country.

“That is my reply. I am staying.”

After this Alexander Podrabinek added that he would agree to leave the country only if Kirill were to ask him to do so.

On 7 December 1977, Kirill PODRABINEK made a statement:

KGB Blackmail

1. The KGB is using the hostage-taking method. They are basically blackmailing my brother Alexander, while I am the hostage. 2. The very formulation of the question: ‘leave or we will put you in prison’, is contrary to the law. If a man has committed a crime he must be prosecuted. However, in this case the KGB does not want to stage a new political trial but prefers to dispatch us abroad. The KGB has employed a well-calculated device — to exploit the insolubility of a situation with a hostage. All this blackmail is patently a consequence of the public stand taken by our family … “If any one of the three of us is arrested and any charge whatsoever brought against him, it can only be viewed as an act of revenge by the KGB and not as a requirement of justice.”

On 12 December 1977, Kirill Podrabinek informed Belov that he had decided to leave. Belov replied that Kirill could hand in his emigration documents, and on the same day Kirill did so. On 14 December Kirill Podrabinek made an addition to his previous statement:

“On 12 December, I telephoned investigator Belov at the KGB. Permission to go abroad has been granted; there was no mention of my only being able to leave only with my brother. Does this mean that the KGB has given up its hostage-taking and will really allow me to leave? In the very near future this will become clear … In view of all the circumstances, and fearing for my life” (see CCE 47) “I have taken the decision to leave.” *

KIRILL PODRABINEK (b. 1952)

On 27 December 1977, the police in Elektrostal (Moscow Region) brought charges against Kirill Podrabinek under Article 215 (RSFSR Criminal Code: “Illegal possession of arms, ammunition” etc). Kirill refused to sign the record of this charge. Investigator Radygin obtained his written undertaking not to leave town but said he would not need Kirill before the middle of January and, if need be, he could go to Moscow.

When Kirill Podrabinek came out of the Elektrostal police station he was met at the door by KGB Investigator Belov, who had arrived from Moscow. The condition of Kirill’s departure remained unchanged, Belov said, and gave him three days in which to persuade his brother to agree to leave.

From that day onwards, KGB employees began trailing Kirill Podrabinek . (His brother Alexander had been under a similar “escort” since 10 October 1977, see below). The same day 22 Muscovites issued a statement:

“Wishing to force Alexander Podrabinek to leave the country, the KGB is openly blackmailing him with his brother’s fate. A method of hostage-taking used thus far only by irresponsible criminal-terrorists is in the present case being adopted as a weapon by the official representatives of a powerful State. This blackmail clearly demonstrates the value of the charges brought against Kirill Podrabinek. “We call upon our fellow countrymen and world public opinion to protest against the use of hostage-taking, unprecedented in the practice of civilized states. We call upon our fellow countrymen and world public opinion to follow attentively the fate of the Podrabinek family.”

On 28 December Kirill Podrabinek made a statement:

State Terrorism

“… The KGB has resorted to hostage-taking. My brother Alexander has made a statement for the press saying that he does not wish to leave, but he will leave if I so demand. “Under no circumstances will I make this demand of Alexander. In the first place, that would mean becoming a blind instrument of blackmail in the hands of the KGB, exploiting a situation created by them for my own sake. In the second place, it is impossible for me to even ask, let alone demand such a thing. “However, I have resolved to pursue my chosen line of action and try to obtain permission to leave.”

On the evening of 29 December 1977, Kirill Podrabinek was arrested.

On the day of his arrest, he declared a hunger strike. After a few days he was transferred from Elektrostal to Moscow, to the MVD’s detention centre on Matrosskaya Tishina Street.

The first response to Kirill’s arrest was “The Christmas ‘Feat’ of the KGB”, a short article by Victor Nekipelov [note 2]:

“… The arrest of Kirill Podrabinek is an act of deliberate, demonstrative revenge. The authorities know full well that they are thereby dealing the severest blow to both Alexander Podrabinek – Take that for not accepting our offer! – and to his father — While you didn’t steer your sons to a compromise!”

On 1 January 1978, Yevgeny Nikolayev (see “In the Psychiatric Hospitals”, CCE 48.12 ) sent a letter to the RSFSR Procurator’s Office, protesting against the arrest of Kirill Podrabinek.

On 4 January 1978, Alexander and Pinkhos Podrabinek asked Belov for a meeting with Kirill.

Belov refused but promised to pass Kirill a note from them, “if there are no objections on the part of the investigator”. In the note Alexander and his father asked Kirill: “Do you agree to leave if there is no need to ask Alexander to do the same?”

On the same day, at 11.30 pm, Belov came to Elektrostal to see Pinkhos Podrabinek . He informed him that the investigator “had not allowed” the note to be passed to Kirill. If Alexander handed in his application to emigrate within three days, however, all three could leave the USSR. Otherwise, Alexander  would also be arrested. Belov suggested that P.A. Podrabinek go at once to Moscow and persuade Alexander to change his mind: he even gave Pinkhos Abramovich a lift back to Moscow in his car.

On 5 January 1978, Alexander Podrabinek appealed in an open letter to Amnesty International, calling on the organisation to speak out in Kirill’s defence.

On 9 January Alexander Podrabinek telephoned Belov at the KGB. When Belov asked if he intended to leave, Alexander replied that he could only decide this matter together with his brother.

On 15 January 1978, the Christian Committee for the Defence of Believers’ Rights in the USSR called upon “world public opinion” to speak out in defence of Kirill Podrabinek and condemn the policy of hostage-taking.

At the beginning of February 1978, the Podrabineks were summoned to Elektrostal for interrogation in connection with Kirill’s case.

Pinkhos Podrabinek replied to questions about Kirill but refused to sign a record of the interrogation. Alexander declined to answer questions, stating that the case was inspired by the KGB and was being conducted with violations of norms laid down in the Code of Criminal Procedure.

ALEXANDER PODRABINEK (b. 1953)

From 10 October 1977, Alexander Podrabinek was under constant KGB surveillance. Round the clock he was pursued by two cars carrying seven or eight employees of the security services.

Whenever he was inside a building the cars stood in front of the doorway. Whenever he walked along the street or travelled in public transport there were always several agents at his side. They threatened Alexander’s acquaintances and took photographs of them. Sometimes they interfered more actively with the life of their charge: on Sunday 18 December the escort prohibited Alexander from going skiing with friends in the Orekhovo-Borisovo district [Moscow Region]. Podrabinek wrote about this incident to [KGB chairman] Andropov:

“… Since 10 October of this year I have been under the continuous and unconcealed observation of our glorious Chekists. Defending the State’s security, I understand, it is essential for the KGB to search my home, call me as a witness in the case of Yury Orlov, suggest that I leave the USSR, blackmail me, make an attempt on my brother’s life, and do much else to ensure that I do not, accidentally, undermine the foundations of the Soviet political and social system. All this I understand. “I am not even particularly annoyed when one of the eight officers who perpetually watch over me swears he will break my legs or push me under a train. I understand the full difficulty of this highly complex, responsible and dangerous work and do not get angry with these heroic young people who, performing their civic duty, freeze on cold December nights outside the entrance to my house or squeeze after me onto a city bus in the rush-hour. I am enraptured by their daring, their persistence and their indifference to the cold … “Citizen Andropov! On behalf of myself and six of my friends I beg you: Provide your employees with skis and toboggans and, please, teach them how to use them, if they do not know. Then I shall be able to enjoy my on Sundays and the KGB will be able to work normally and not violate the Soviet Constitution. This can only enhance the reputation of our valiant organs and promote their physical development.”

From January 1978, the constant “escort” was replaced from time to time by ‘ordinary’ shadowing.

The security services are trying by any means to prevent Alexander Podrabinek from continuing his activities on the Working Commission (to Investigate the Use of Psychiatry for Political Purposes). In particular, they are hampering him from meeting, in the flats of his Moscow friends, people who have been subjected to “psychiatric persecution” and their relatives. Podrabinek and his friend Dmitry Leontyev , in whose flat he was living, were fined for violating the city residence regulations. Podrabinek was forbidden to continue residing at the flat.

Alexander Podrabinek was warned that he was liable to be charged with “parasitism”. In February 1978, having given his shadow the slip, he managed to get a job as a medical orderly (he is a qualified paramedic).

The pre-trial investigation of Kirill Podrabinek ’s case was completed in February 1978.

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[1] Representatives of all 35 member-States of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) assembed in the Yugoslav capital Belgrade to discuss the implementation of the 1975 Helsinki Accords five years on.

[2] Victor Nekipelov

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