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April 4, 2025

THE TILTING TRANSOMS OF THE EXCESS 13, AN INNOVATION BASED ON YOUR FEEDBACK

At Excess, the evolution of our catamarans is based on feedback from sailors. One of the identified areas for improvement was access to the transom.

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March 13, 2025

HULL TO DECK JOINT OF THE EXCESS 13 #1

The Excess shipyard in Poiré-sur-Vie invites you to witness the hull to deck joint of the #1 hull of our new model, the Excess 13.

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xsirobin

March 17, 2025

Overlapping Genoa Setup

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Hi everyone,
We're in the process of choosing between the self-tacking jib and the overlapping genoa for our Excess 11, but we're struggling to find detailed information about how the overlapping genoa works in practice.

Nicodelahero

March 7, 2025

WHICH SAIL FOR DOWNWIND SAILING ?

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Hello,
I’m trying to decide on a downwind sail for my Excess 14. Several options come to mind, but I’d like some advice please:

Roy

February 11, 2025

ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF FACTORY-STANDARD TWIN ALTERNATOR DIESEL MOTORS

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Bonjour,
I see the Excess 13 is specified with twin 40hp diesel engines and that Yanmar offer an option to have a second 12V - 124A alternator on their new 40hp 3JH40 engine.

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