Excess catamarans: the first sailing images while waiting for the Cannes Boat Show
THE PERFECT GIFT!
Give or treat yourself to a subscription to the print + digital Journal of Sailing and for only 69 euros a year you get the magazine at home plus read it on your PC, smartphone and tablet. With a sea of advantages.
Multihull lovers are waiting for them with great curiosity, we are talking about the Excess 12 and 15 catamarans, the Beneteau Group brand presented a year ago at the Cannes Boat Show and now ready to make its official debut. After much anticipation here are the first photos of the two cats under sail.
In fact, the new Excesses, the 12 and 15 will be the first two models, do not only focus on comfort and typical cruising cat features, will have a larger ratio of sail area to displacement than the common cruising cat. This is due to a very careful construction of weight distribution and quantity, and of a sail plan with strong elongation.
A detail that will also allow for a shorter boom and a shorter jib base, resulting in easier maneuvering as well as better performance. Involved in the project are internationally renowned designers, such as the VPLP studio that designed the 12, Patrick le Quément who is responsible for the exterior design of both, and Nauta Design for the interior.
The aesthetic and layout choices reflect the sport cruising propensity of these two catamarans. The living quarters are low on the deck and with 360-degree fenestration, of character is the choice to place the two wheelhouses symmetrically down, instead of opting for a fly bridge, with rigging returns on either side. From early drawings, the volumes of the hulls appear taut, with a hint of flaring on the top surface to have better aerodynamic trim.
Excess 12
Length. f.t. 11.73 mt
Width. 6.73 mt
Dive 1.35 mt
Displacement. 10.3 tons.
Mainsail 50 sqm
Autov bow. 32 square meters
Tails 0 67 sqm
Excess 15
Length. f.t. 14.76 mt
Width. 8.03 mt
Dive 1.40 mt
Displacement. 18.4 tons.
Mainsail 104 sqm
Autov bow. 55 square meters
Tails 0 117 sq. m.
Share:
Check out the latest issue
Are you already a subscriber?
Ultimi annunci
Our social
Sign up for our Newsletter
We give you a gift
Sailing, its stories, all boats, accessories. Sign up now for our free newsletter and receive the best news selected by the Sailing Newspaper editorial staff each week. Plus we give you one month of GdV digitally on PC, Tablet, Smartphone. Enter your email below, agree to the Privacy Policy and click the “sign me up” button. You will receive a code to activate your month of GdV for free!
You may also be interested in.
C-40 (12m), Comuzzi Yachts’ wooden-built but modern-style cruiser arrives
Alessandro Comuzzi is an out-of-the-box designer, used to designing sport and weekender boats. Now comes the new the new C-40, an out-of-the-box sailboat designed from the start to ensure easy and efficient sailing even when sailing solo. The result of
Ecobonus engine 2025, there is time until June 10 to apply for it
The deadline to apply for the ecobonus for marine engines has been extended until noon on June 10, 2025. Ecobonus engine 2025, how to get it Access to the non-refundable financing allocated by the Ministry of Enterprise and Made in
Official Register of Classic Boats of Historical Value is born: here’s what to know
After the great interest generated by the Classic Boat column and, above all, in response to the need to enhance and restore dignity to the great hulls of the past, by now you know, the Classic Boat Club was
The new Remigo: the electric with lots of power and remote controls
More power thanks to Boost, tiller control and even remote control: Remigo, super compact electric outboard gets a makeover. And it gets even more intriguing… Upon its arrival RemigoOne immediately came to the attention of boaters for its functionality and
