I've only sailed on the Leopard cats, but have been on a number of the others at shows..etc. Obviously there is a lot of personal preference and opinion, so I'll just offer mine.

I believe the Leopard cats are primarily built for charter with private use being secondary. I think with the majority of the rest, it is the opposite.

We love the Leopard cats - I like the raised helm, electric dinghy davits and most of all the forward cockpit. They also make very good use of all the space. The new 40' they have is roughly the same size as the old Sunsail 384 model but feels SO much larger.. I think this is all due to how they optimize the space.

The Moorings 4000 owners version is awesome. You get the luxury of the owners suite, plus the forward galley. And you also get A/C and a genset. While it doesn't have the forward cockpit their 44 and 48 has, it does have access to the bow which is almost just as good. We took one out May last year and loved it.