Introducing the new Excess 13 catamaran
by Excess Catamarans 18 Jul 2024 11:42 BST
Excess 13 © Excess Catamarans
Excess is proud to unveil its brand new catamaran: the Excess 13!
Designed by a team of enthusiasts, our new catamaran is designed to create intense moments and unique memories. It will ensure that every moment spent at sea turns into an unforgettable experience!
The pleasure of sailing
A direct steering system to connect with the elements, asymmetrical hulls, thinner floats, a lighter structure... So many improvements that guarantee great sailing sensations while preserving living areas.
The pleasure of living on board
Embark on the Excess 13 and discover an interior flooded with natural light. The fully equipped galley, accessible from the cockpit and the saloon, will allow you to prepare delicious meals for the whole family. The owner's hull also allows you to plan long crossings without compromising your professional life, thanks to a large built-in desk where you can work comfortably while enjoying the sea view!
The pleasure of playing around the boat
Whether you are a diving fan or a gliding enthusiast, you are sure to enjoy our new catamaran. Cleverly-designed storage compartments and aft skirts designed to tilt over the water surface for easier access to the boat... The Excess 13 has been designed to accompany you on all your adventures!
Meet the Excess team in Cannes and pre-order your Excess 13 catamaran!
Excess 13 - Designed for sailing, crafted for living
The Excess concept corresponds to a certain idea of sailing: exalted, free, daring. The Excess 13 takes this idea a step further. Designed by a team of passionate sailors, this catamaran is the fruit of a long reflection on the pleasure of sailing, the pleasure of living aboard, and the pleasure of enjoying the playground that extends around the boat.
A distinct character!
With the Excess 13, the brand's personality asserts itself even further. Reinforced by the ideas from a new team of architects, it unveils a modern, dynamic, efficient interior design, in keeping with its conquering exterior lines.
The Excess 13 is a sleek, dependable, lively sailboat. Ready for ocean passage-making, it is equipped for every way of loving the sea. It is designed to create intense experiences and unique memories. Its spaces have been optimized to facilitate life on board, increase storage space, lighten the structure and enhance sensations under sail. This uncompromising balance reveals a dynamic boat with unique potential, designed for sailors avidly seeking pleasure and freedom and taking on challenges.
A new team of architects at the helm
This new model retains all the DNA of the range, created with VPLP team and Patrick Le Quément aboard the first generation of Excess catamarans. With the architectural expertise of Marc Lombard YDG, the Excess Design Team is continuing and strengthening the development of the innovative and dynamic second generation of Excess catamarans.
"The project was simple yet ambitious: to create a catamaran that would evolve and be balanced, reliable and offer good sensations, all combined with the comfort and interior volume that have made Excess such a success. The form of the hulls, the weight, the composite structure, the interior layout, the ergonomics, the efficiency of the sail plan... Everything on this new Excess is designed around the pleasure of easy sailing and comfortable living on board." - Eric Levet, Cabinet Lombard, naval architect of the new Excess 13.
Design: a finer expression of the brand's DNA
The design of the Excess 13 picks up on the codes of our previous models. Externally, the Excess teams have retained the lines of the hull and the shape of the windows and have worked around this base to present a new model in keeping with the DNA of our brand.
For the interior design, Jean-Marc Piaton began with interviews to identify, understand and get into the spirit of the brand and give it substance.
"We listened to a good thirty people talk to us about the brand: employees, owners, dealers, charterers... What emerged was a very positive and, above all, highly identified perception. This is both very rare for such a young brand, and very interesting when considering its design. Hervé Piveteau had high expectations of lightness, both real and perceived, and wanted this new model to fit in well with the existing models, without creating too strong a break." - Jean-Marc Piaton, Interior Designer for the new Excess 13.
Less is more
The Less is more philosophy inspired the design of the Excess 13. The aim is to offer greater functionality and comfort on board, while limiting any negative impacts as well as the amount of materials used. This approach is in line with boater' aspirations for greater simplicity and moderation. The result is lighter, yet sturdier boats that guarantee great sailing sensations.
"Less is more means a constant search for optimization. Aboard the Excess 13, for example, we have installed a rainwater recovery system on the coachroof, which is then stored in a tank. An efficient ventilation system limits the power demanded by the air conditioning unit. Cabin doors have a dual function, as both entrance door and closet door. When one is open, the other is closed. This may seem anecdotal, but with less material and more room for passing, it's the little details that, put together, make all the difference." - Hervé Piveteau, Excess 13 Product Manager.
Specifications:
- Concept and Design: Excess Catamarans
- Naval architecture: Marc Lombard Yacht Design Group
- Interior design: Piaton Yacht Design
- Upwind sail area: 115m2 / 1237 sqft*
- Upwind sail area PULSE LINE: 124m2 / 1334 sqft*
- Standard water capacity: 300 L / 79 US Gal
- Optional water capacity: 300 L / 79 US Gal
- Black water capacity: 80 L / 2 x 21 US Gal
- Fuel capacity: 2 x 200L / 2 x 53 US Gal
- Engine: 2 x 40 Hp / 2 x 29 Kw
- Cabin: 3 to 4
- Berths: 6 to 12
- Overall Length std: 12.99 m / 42' 7"
- Max Overall Length std: 15.30 m / 50' 2"
- Max Beam: 7.25 m / 23' 9"
- Draft: 1.48 m / 4' 10"
- Lightship displacement (CE): 10.6 T / 23369 lbs*