I AM THE NEW EXCESS!

Imagine a catamaran somewhere between the Excess 11 and the Excess 14, a model that perfectly embodies the bold, assertive spirit of the brand.

This challenge began with the selection of a new team of architectural and design visionaries: Lombard (MLYDG) for naval architecture and Jean Marc Piaton for interior design.

Our all-new model will perpetuate the identity of the range, created with VPLP design and Patrick Le Quément for the first generation of Excess catamarans. With the architectural expertise of Lombard (MLYDG), the Excess Design Team will continue to develop the innovative and dynamic second generation of Excess catamarans.

Naval architect Eric Levet’s mission is to reinforce the brand’s strengths by creating a catamaran that’s dynamic, balanced and robust, offering pure sensations while maintaining interior comfort. A skilful balance that has built the reputation of Excess. “From the shape of the hulls to the layout, everything about this new Excess is designed to offer you smooth sailing and well-being on board,” he confides.

Jean-Marc Piaton, a seasoned consultant and designer, has spent three decades working for brands, shaping their style and expressing their personality, from logos to interior layouts. Translating lightness, both real and perceived, while ensuring continuity with existing models was his primary mission.

Stay tuned, and in a few months, you’ll hear all about it.
But before that, let us know in the comments how you envisage the new Excess of 2024.

See you very soon (very, very soon for those of you coming to the Cannes boat show)!

Discovering the team !

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Dear Herve, I'm sure the new Excess model will be compared by some of us to the Nautitech 44. So I thought I'd share my thoughts about the design decisions I like about the 44:

1. The forward facing nav station / desk area (some of us will work from the boat)
2. One head and shower per hull (less weight / maintenance, better use of space)
3. The head is in a separate compartment
3. The smart room concept (similar to the Excess 14)
3. All berths are extending from wall to wall (similar to the Excess 11)

I'm really looking forward to see the first drawings :)

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Dear Herve, I really hope to see two main design improvements on the new boat: The first one would be a forward facing desk in the salon as I'm planning on working from the boat. The second one would be a coach roof that extends as far aft as possible, like on the Nautitech 40 or Seawind 1170. This is totally personal but I think a maximum amount of shaded area to protect against the sun is very important from a health perspective. The aft coach roof on the 11 I think is too short and doesn't extend far enough aft to fulfil the above requirement. In addition I'd be happy to keep the "one head and shower" concept in the non owners hull for system simplicity and weight saving reasons. I much prefer one larger head and shower over two separate ones that are too small. So please keep it simple and fast :) Thank you to the entire team for the great work!

Thanks a lot Markus for those interesting and realistic inputs, we'll consider if we can fully integrate some of them, or at least slightly move the pencil towards them !

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Hopefully, a 44 feet cat (overall 46 with the longest bowsprit) with daggerboards and no plywood with a bit of more effort in lowering the displacement. Everything else of the 14 is OK. This would really differentiate yourself from the Lagoon

Thanks Gio ! Yes the trend will definitely be to go one step further into differentiating from Lagoon and other mainstream brands. The Excess DNA is now well set, and the objective is to strengthen our positionning, in between perf cats and full-comfort ones !
Thanks Gio ! Yes the trend will definitely be to go one step further into differentiating from Lagoon and other mainstream brands. The Excess DNA is now well set, and the objective is to strengthen our positionning, in between perf cats and full-comfort ones !
Thanks Gio! Yes, the trend will definitely be to go one step further into differentiating from Lagoon and other mainstream brands. The Excess DNA is now well set, and the objective is to strengthen our positioning, in between perf cats and full-comfort ones!

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A l'identique de l'Excess 14 en 42 pieds
Cabine propriétaire tribord avec grande salle de bain à l'avant (à l'identique de l'Excess 11) avec lave linge
Côté bâbord
2 WC indépendants avec petit lavabo
Douche commune au milieu avec grand lavabo
Cabine invité arrière
Cabine avant transformer avec possibilité de couchage et accès pointe avant
Carré identique Excess 14 avec frigos et congélateur
Postes de barres avec reposes pieds
Support pour antenne starlink précablée
Panneaux solaires sur le roof
Dans l'attente d'avoir des nouvelles !

Merci Glaram pour ces idées claires et précises ! Je ne suis pas sûr de savoir faire toute cette liste, mais il y a là de très bonnes pistes de réflexions, qui tombent à point nommé dans le processus de décisions du projet. Merci !

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Bonne idée cette nouveauté.
Je pense qu’il faut vraiment améliorer la salle d’eau côté cabine propriétaire ou un grand douche est primordiale. (Voir chez Fontaine par exemple …)
Du côté des 2 cabines bien garder les 2 salles d’eau et les 2 wc.
Pour le reste le concept excess est au top

Merci beaucoup Franck, bien noté vos inputs sur la taille de la douche, qui rejoignent d'autre retours. Les espaces entre salle d'eau et rangement/dressing sont toujours des compromis, et le seront encore plus sur un bateau plus petit que le 14 (c'est déjà unique sur le marché, de savoir proposer 2 salles d'eau + 2 douche dans la coque du 14), mais en tout cas je prends ce point du volume de douche, comme un challenge à mieux réussir. Merci beaucoup !

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Really excited to hear that a between size is in the works!
I will say it even though I expect it is not in the simplicity (which is a good thing) that is Excess: daggerboards/centerboard option. :D

Dear One-pop, I frequently get this good question about daggerboards. I was fortunate enough to attend press trials, alongside performance-oriented boats (all equipped with daggerboards). Honestly, the Excess 14 showed really impressive upwind abilities and agility. I have the feeling that we have reached an excellent performance/complexity balance. Draft while anchoring is a drawback that can be discussed, but on the performance side I really wish everyone could experiment such side-by-side comparison with daggerboards cats. To be transparent, today’s plans of the next model take advantage of the convincing 14’ experience, and push the draft/length ratio a touch further…

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Quelle belle nouvelle!
Alors, le cata de mes rêves:
Longueur 41 pieds!
La ligne racée d’un Excess
Les barres à l’arrière, bien sur!
Une barre sensible comme celle de mon RM 890
Les cabines du 11
La nacelle façon Catsmart
Le poids d’un nautitec 40 (clin d’oeil à’Marc Lombard
Et un prix contenu…

Amicales pensées pour l’équipe qui va concevoir le futur Excess!

Merci beaucoup Arnaud !
Eh bien, ça donne envie de vous recruter chez Excess, vous partagez des visions très similaires à nos architectes/designers ! Bon, petit doute sur la solution de nacelle Bali, qui correspond mieux à leur programme qu'au nôtre ;-) . Pour le reste nous espérons effectivement vous offrir des sensations de barre comparables à celles d'un monocoque, et les principaux marqueurs Excess seront bien là ! Merci encore !

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