Canadian Yachting — June 2017

58 C a n a d i a n Y a c h t i n g JUNE 2017

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open side glass helps too, and the saloon is fully open to the cockpit.

Throughout the Leader 33, the finish is bright white with soft grey accents

while the attractive textured upholstery is beige and putty colour, so it’s bright and

timeless looking.

The colour scheme continues forward and the side decks are up three steps

(with courtesy lights in the risers) to the forward deck. Cabin trunk hand holds

and a very high rail adds security as you move up to the large sun lounge area on

the deck.

This is really a large area and there are handrails on the sides as well as drink

holders. Also on the deck is a Lewmar windlass and anchor chute for easy anchor-

ing at your favourite quiet cove.

Back in the saloon, there is a very large flat area ahead of the companion seat

where you could fully roll out just about any paper chart and there is a glass panel

here too.

Heading down a few steps into the cabin, you’ll discover the main galley is just

below the glass panel, so the food prep area is very bright and also has two levels

of hull side glazing and an opening port hole for ventilation. A two-burner Kenyon

stove top and single stainless steel sink join a Waeco refrigerator, spice rack, trash

locker, and overhead lockers to complete the galley features.

Opposite is the head, and again, it’s very bright with opening porthole, hull side

glazing, medicine chest mirror, and glass shower enclosure. The MSD is under a

cover in the shower stall, so it’s a wet head but it delivers generous space for every-

day use.

There’s a vessel sink in the vanity and a bifold glass door medicine cabinet mir-

ror that swings to reveal a storage shelf and lighting fixture - very clever!

Forward, we find more versatile furniture that converts this area for multi-pur-

poses. There was lots of light from the exterior window option called Sea Vision.

The large table stows under the floor and the bed slides out to convert to either a

dinette or into a double berth. We were amazed to see that for privacy, there is a

double sliding door hidden in the bulkhead separating the cabin from the head.

Slide it across and the forward area becomes a hard-walled private cabin.

Then, depending on your needs, the mid-cabin has either two singles or a

large queen-sized berth as an option and includes a dressing area with side seat.

This lifts to reveal a very big storage space and then there is huge storage under

the berths.

Clearly, the Leader 33 features inspired design and a host of great features but

how does it perform? John Armstrong flew down to Florida to sea trial the Leader

The mid-cabin can be either twin single berths or a queen and there is a dressing

area with a side seat and big storage space as well.