2022 Jeanneau Leader 12.5

The 2022 Leader 12.5 Walkaround is part center-console, part express cruiser, part fishing boat and part cruising. The Leader 12.5WA starts with a Michael Peters hull designed powered by triple Yamaha 300hp motors with joystick control that delivers sporty performance with a top end of 50 MPH and a cruise of 42 MPH. Acceleration with the triple Yamaha 300′s proved quick, planing in 5 seconds, making 30 mph in 10 seconds and topping out at 50 mph—all impressive numbers for a vessel pushing 18,000 pounds displacement, packed with sumptuous living quarters and topside accoutrements that cover fishing, diving, swimming, exploring and outdoor dining.

The command deck itself had three comfortable bucket seats for keeping the captain in comfortable touch with crew and vessel. The dash was glossy acrylic, boasting room for large Garmin chart plotter displays, while saving plenty of space for audio, VHF, Command link gauge, bow thruster or windlass controls.

Behind the helm is an entertainment galley with refrigerator, a grill, sink and storage for equipment. The cockpit seating includes an L-shaped lounge that begins at the transom boarding steps to port and wraps around to just behind the helm station on the starboard side.

Expand the cockpit, assuming you need more space, by electrically lowering the port side veranda. Add a couple folding chairs there. The bow sports lounges accessed by wide walkways and protected by thick bow rails. Below deck you’ll find choosing which stateroom is the master a coin-flipping affair. The aft cabin can be set up with a wide double and a narrow single or fill the walkway between them with included cushions for a king-size bed. The V-berth forward converts from a luxurious dining area to a wide bed and privacy curtains separate it from the main salon where there’s still another galley and a large head compartment with a shower separated by an acrylic shower door from the head and sink.