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Discover the Excess 14!

The new Excess model is here! The Excess 14 is the pure incarnation of the Excess DNA. Discover this brand new model without further delay!

The Excess 14 is the pure incarnation of the Excess DNA. It is the result of a dedicated design work and an industrial execution, unique to the brand. It is a cruising yacht that is both fun and playful, with sleek lines.

This catamaran is the outcome of innovative architecture, of unbiased research work seeking 'out of the box' solutions.

The Excess 14 is designed around a layout never seen before on the market, both in the owner's version and in the charter version. More sensations yet everything you'd expect from a cruising boat: this is the challenge taken up by the Excess 14!

THE EMBODIMENT OF EXCESS DNA: A FUN AND PLAYFUL CRUISING SAILBOAT WITH SLEEK LINES.

Instantly recognizable design:

Take a low boom, reduced windage thanks to lower freeboard, taut lines and redesigned hull windows, and you get a catamaran with a distinctive look! Add an aft-set coachroof, a forward stepped mast, a composite bowsprit (as standard) as well as inverted and inclined bows for more fun! Finish off with an exposed forefoot and you have a dynamic catamaran that's ready for adventure.

For more sensations at the helm, you know our preference: helm stations right at the stern in direct contact with the rudders and a good view of the sails, as inspired by monohulls.

What you may not know is that visibility is optimal on board the Excess 14, through untinted windows - this is an Excess exclusive on the market!

This model features an optimized fins design, and the rudder blades have been extended! A direct steering system has been chosen, with textile lines, for a better helm feel (because yes, it is important!)

INNOVATIVE ARCHITECTURE: UNBIASED RESEARCH TO FIND 'OUT OF THE BOX' SOLUTIONS

Fundamental, unbiased research!

Thanks to our collaboration with VPLP design, the lines of the Excess 14 have benefited from an understanding of ocean racing. Enriched by their Expertise and cutting-edge software, this model is designed with an forward-set rig, a square-top mainsail, and a large overlapping genoa (as standard) to optimize the sail area to displacement ratio.

As it was impossible to leave it at that, bridgedeck clearance was increased for better passage through the water, and the hulls designed asymmetrically to reduce interference drag.

Continuing in this innovative approach, there is also:

• A lower center of gravity
• An optimized structure (foam sandwich, carbon reinforcements, etc.)
• A new longitudinal volume distribution At Excess, we don't do things by halves! 

MORE SENSATIONS AND EVERYTHING YOU'D EXPECT OF A CRUISING BOAT: A REAL CHALLENGE!

The Excess 14 is a cruising catamaran that also offers comfort and modularity of its living spaces.

The goal was to maintain volume and good headroom, all this in a warm and as bright as ever interior design.

In the hulls, you'll find wide, very comfortable beds, and bathrooms featuring a separate shower. For setting off on your adventure, large and subdivided storage spaces have been created!

And because there's no compromise between sailing and living spaces, the retractable chart table is really ingenious!

DESIGNED AROUND A LAYOUT UNSEEN ON THE MARKET, BOTH IN THE OWNER'S VERSION AND IN THE CHARTER VERSION.

The Excess 14 is available in several layout versions.

In the innovative 3-cabin version, the main caracteristics are :

• A central bathroom
• A large private dressing area
• An option of extra bunks

In the 4-cabin version, you'll find :

• A layout including 4 cabins, 4 heads & 4 separate showers !
• An optional skipper cabin in each hull
• A skylounge option: lounging space on the coachroof with no compromise to the look or sensations.

FOR SAILING AND SHARING

The walk-in dressing room allows you to store both sailing gear and casual clothes.

With additional twin berths, the whole family can enjoy the suite.

You want to know more ? Join the Excess Lab to learn about the conception of the Excess 14.

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Excess 15 first look: This vibrant catamaran can sail in the lightest of winds

• Toby Hodges
• July 23, 2020

This is the first model from a new Groupe Beneteau brand launched at Cannes Boat Show. Toby Hodges gives his first impressions following a sea trial off Barcelona

Launching an entirely new sailing brand in this day and age of economic uncertainty is a rare, brave move. XCS or Excess is a new catamaran business, an arm of the Groupe Beneteau empire, forged from a desire to cater to a younger, more active generation.

Its launch was accompanied by some heavyweight marketing hype, with subtle details of parts of the designs released as teasers over the last year. Build something up too much, though, and you risk an anticlimax.

The group has stuck to the same designers used for its established Lagoon brand, VPLP and Nauta, and in its haste to get an unprecedented five new Excess models out in just 18 months, it elected to adapt existing Lagoon moulds for its first two models, the Excess 12 (Lagoon 39 hulls) and Excess 15 (Lagoon 50 hulls).

The clear glass vertical windows create panoramic views – and sightlines from the helm – yet without too much glare. Photo: Christophe Launay

Of course, it makes financial sense to share design and manufacturing knowledge with its sister company where possible but, for me, these first Excess models appear too similar to that well-established brand of popular catamarans.

The principal differences are that the helm stations have been moved to the aft quarters to give more direct sailing feedback, retractable biminis are an option to open up the cockpits to the sun, and the interiors are much brighter.

Weight has also been saved when compared with the Lagoon models, but as Lagoons are considered to be the heaviest production catamarans in the market anyway, the Excess is arguably no more performance-orientated than competitor cruising cat brands.

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The yard tried to save weight everywhere, product manager Bruno Belmont explains, shaving one tonne over target weight for the Excess 15 (compared to the Lagoon 50). “The big difference is how quickly you kill the engine,” he insisted when we first viewed the new Excess models at Cannes Boat Show. Belmont says that happens in as little as 5 knots breeze, or 1-2 knots sooner than a comparable Lagoon.

Our subsequent sailing trials proved his point. On a day where we would ordinarily have had to resort to motoring a cruising cat of this size, we were able nearly to match true wind speeds under Code 0 and asymmetric spinnaker (6 in 7 knots and 7 in 8 knots). Impressive stuff.

We were sailing the Excess 15 Pulse Line during the European Yacht of the Year trials. This has a taller mast and longer bowsprit than the standard boat and features graphics on the hull. Although the standard boat starts at €625,000, this Pulse model with its many extra options came in at €925,000 (ex. VAT). As a comparison, a standard Excess is more expensive than a Lagoon or Fountaine Pajot but includes more equipment.

The Pulse has a taller mast, which helped the Excess sail in light airs, but rudder pressure issues were a concern. Photo: Christophe Launay

The rigs have very high aspect mainsails with short booms sheeted right aft. Shifting the centre of effort of the sail further aft, combined with the move to direct steering, gives greater response to the helm. But the benefits were marred by vibrations from the rudders.

My fellow judges also experienced problems with steering, especially when sailing in anything above 15 knots, where the pressure on the helm became unreasonably heavy. Excess is investigating the issue with the design team.

Sailors coming to the Excess 15 from monohulls may find the aft helm positions more familiar. A great deal of focus has been placed on making sure there is good visibility here, by using vertical and clear coachroof windows and forward-looking cameras fed to helm displays. The running rigging leads into large tail bags close to hand, which makes the Excess 15 easy to sail short-handed, yet leaves space for crew to contribute.

For the interior, the use of wood was minimised wherever possible to create a vibrant look with lots of bright areas. Elsewhere the accommodation is conventional, available with layouts from three-cabins to suit private use through to six cabins and six heads for the catamaran charter market.

The fact that we could sail at all in such light breeze shows that the design and lighter weight of the Excess 15 pays off. But this was the performance version of the 15. It may be lighter than an equivalent Lagoon, but it is no lighter than many similar sized standard production cats. Such a concept is surely flawed if you need to add more and more sail area to encourage the weight to move.

The test boat, with all its extras, costs over €1m taxed. The money appears to go on space and gadgets rather than build or finish quality. However, a full judgement is reserved until I have seen an entirely new Excess 15 – once any teething problems have been ironed out – and have had the chance to sail it in proper winds.

Specification

LOA: 14.76m (48ft 5in) Beam: 8.03m (26ft 4in) Displacement (light): 18,400kg (40,572lb) Upwind sail area: 159.5m2 (1,717ft2) Pulse line: 171.6m2 (1,847ft2) +10% Price: €625,000 (ex. VAT)

Excess 15 first look: This vibrant catamaran can sail in the lightest of winds

This is the first model from a new Groupe Beneteau brand launched at Cannes Boat Show. Toby Hodges gives his first impressions following a sea trial off Barcelona

Launching an entirely new sailing brand in this day and age of economic uncertainty is a rare, brave move. XCS or Excess is a new catamaran business, an arm of the Groupe Beneteau empire, forged from a desire to cater to a younger, more active generation.

Its launch was accompanied by some heavyweight marketing hype, with subtle details of parts of the designs released as teasers over the last year. Build something up too much, though, and you risk an anticlimax.

The group has stuck to the same designers used for its established Lagoon brand, VPLP and Nauta, and in its haste to get an unprecedented five new Excess models out in just 18 months, it elected to adapt existing Lagoon moulds for its first two models, the Excess 12 (Lagoon 39 hulls) and Excess 15 (Lagoon 50 hulls).

The clear glass vertical windows create panoramic views – and sightlines from the helm – yet without too much glare. Photo: Christophe Launay

Of course, it makes financial sense to share design and manufacturing knowledge with its sister company where possible but, for me, these first Excess models appear too similar to that well-established brand of popular catamarans.

The principal differences are that the helm stations have been moved to the aft quarters to give more direct sailing feedback, retractable biminis are an option to open up the cockpits to the sun, and the interiors are much brighter.

Weight has also been saved when compared with the Lagoon models, but as Lagoons are considered to be the heaviest production catamarans in the market anyway, the Excess is arguably no more performance-orientated than competitor cruising cat brands.

The yard tried to save weight everywhere, product manager Bruno Belmont explains, shaving one tonne over target weight for the Excess 15 (compared to the Lagoon 50). “The big difference is how quickly you kill the engine,” he insisted when we first viewed the new Excess models at Cannes Boat Show. Belmont says that happens in as little as 5 knots breeze, or 1-2 knots sooner than a comparable Lagoon.

Our subsequent sailing trials proved his point. On a day where we would ordinarily have had to resort to motoring a cruising cat of this size, we were able nearly to match true wind speeds under Code 0 and asymmetric spinnaker (6 in 7 knots and 7 in 8 knots). Impressive stuff.

We were sailing the Excess 15 Pulse Line during the European Yacht of the Year trials. This has a taller mast and longer bowsprit than the standard boat and features graphics on the hull. Although the standard boat starts at €625,000, this Pulse model with its many extra options came in at €925,000 (ex. VAT). As a comparison, a standard Excess is more expensive than a Lagoon or Fountaine Pajot but includes more equipment.

The Pulse has a taller mast, which helped the Excess sail in light airs, but rudder pressure issues were a concern. Photo: Christophe Launay

The rigs have very high aspect mainsails with short booms sheeted right aft. Shifting the centre of effort of the sail further aft, combined with the move to direct steering, gives greater response to the helm. But the benefits were marred by vibrations from the rudders.

My fellow judges also experienced problems with steering, especially when sailing in anything above 15 knots, where the pressure on the helm became unreasonably heavy. Excess is investigating the issue with the design team.

Sailors coming to the Excess 15 from monohulls may find the aft helm positions more familiar. A great deal of focus has been placed on making sure there is good visibility here, by using vertical and clear coachroof windows and forward-looking cameras fed to helm displays. The running rigging leads into large tail bags close to hand, which makes the Excess 15 easy to sail short-handed, yet leaves space for crew to contribute.

For the interior, the use of wood was minimised wherever possible to create a vibrant look with lots of bright areas. Elsewhere the accommodation is conventional, available with layouts from three-cabins to suit private use through to six cabins and six heads for the catamaran charter market.

The fact that we could sail at all in such light breeze shows that the design and lighter weight of the Excess 15 pays off. But this was the performance version of the 15. It may be lighter than an equivalent Lagoon, but it is no lighter than many similar sized standard production cats. Such a concept is surely flawed if you need to add more and more sail area to encourage the weight to move.

The test boat, with all its extras, costs over €1m taxed. The money appears to go on space and gadgets rather than build or finish quality. However, a full judgement is reserved until I have seen an entirely new Excess 15 – once any teething problems have been ironed out – and have had the chance to sail it in proper winds.

Specification

LOA: 14.76m (48ft 5in) Beam: 8.03m (26ft 4in) Displacement (light): 18,400kg (40,572lb) Upwind sail area: 159.5m2 (1,717ft2) Pulse line: 171.6m2 (1,847ft2) +10% Price: €625,000 (ex. VAT)

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Boat Model: XCS Excess 12

Model Year: 2020

Asking Price: 371,211 Euros

Length: 38 ft 6 in

Beam: 22 ft 1 in

Draft: 4 ft 5 in

VESSEL SPECIFICATIONS

Immediately available in charter management & tax program.

Current Use of Boat: New from factory Condition: Ready to Sail

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With unique, graceful and seductive lines, let yourself be carried away by her design. The visibility from the helm station, the fine touch of the wheel, the opening bimini roof… everything has been done to allow you to fully live the experience of the Excess 12.

The Excess 12 adopts a marked chine and a pronounced deck sheer, creating unique lines. Her twin helm stations, located aft, offer a maximum of sensations and create a more seamanlike concept that brings us closer to the sea. The light and precise helm and the opening bimini are reminiscent of the pleasures of helming a monohull.

The cockpit of this boat is bathed in light thanks to its opening roof. On the outside there is the usual trampoline between the hulls, great for sunbathing, as well as the large exterior table. The hulls have a large volume with the option of a three double cabin or four double cabin version.

With her completely new lines for the coachroof, a short nacelle and the taller Pulse Line rig, the Excess 12 brings a breath of fresh air to the world of cruising catamarans.

SPECIFICATIONS:

DIMENSIONS Overall length 11.74 m / 38’6’’ Length 11.46 m / 38’ Beam 6.73 m / 22’1’’ Air draft 18.27 m / 59’11’’ Draft 1.35 m / 4’5’’ Light displacement (CE) 10.3 T / 22,712 lbs CE Certifications A: 10 – B: 12 – C: 16 – D: 20

EQUIPMENT Fresh water capacity 300 L / 79 US gal Holding tank capacity 160 L to 320 L / 42 to 85 US gal Fuel capacity 2 x 200 L / 2 x 53 US gal Engines 2 x 29 HP to 2 x 45 HP

SAILS Square-top mainsail 50 m² / 538 sq.ft Self-tacking jib 32 m² / 344 sq.ft Code 0 (option) 67 m² / 721 sq.ft Upwind sail area 82 sq.m. / 882 sq.ft. Upwind sail area PULSE LINE 87 m² / 936 sq. ft.

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Beneteau Group to launch new sports Cruising Catamarans – XCS

Groupe Beneteau has come with a statement about a new brand of catamarans. The new catamarans are to be called XCS (Excess), and they allow the company to develop a new concept alongside their successful Lagoon Brand.

On EXCESS catamarans, according to their website, the sailing experience has been reinvented. From the twin helm station aft, the vision & sensations it offers, via the rig, the hulls, life on board, and the materials. Everything has been designed to match this new way of setting off on the water.

cabin design and helm position @ xcs15

There will be five sizes from around 36ft to 50ft, the first two to be launched in 2019. The XCS-12 (11.73 m / 38’5’’) will come in a 3 and 4 cabin layout while the XCS-15 (14,76 m / 48’5”) will have 3 to 6 cabins.

The XCS Catamaran line was introduced on the Cannes boat show in 2018, and more information has been made available during the Düsseldorf boat show in January 2019. In the next 12 months, we will see the real launch at the Cannes boat show. For now, we have to do with artist impressions and renderings from the XCS-12  and the XCS-15.

More details @ https://excess-catamarans.com/en/

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