With the Excess 12, whose first photos were unveiled this summer on Yachting Art Magazine, the Excess 15 is the second model of the new brand dedicated to sail catamarans, launched by the Bénéteau Group.

It is in the opening of the Yachting Festival in Cannes, which will open next week, that the Excess 15 will be unveiled for the first time, alongside the Excess 12.

The first pictures of this catamaran showing an assumed sportiness, show very clear and fluid lines, mixed between subtle curves and more male strained lines. In fact, given the profile, the Excess 15 is very promising, with its timeless design, underlined by a suspended roof and powerful bows.

Heedonist Catamaran, Excess 15, as with the rest of the range, has gripped the flybridge, to highlight its two aft helm stations : it will be good to feel the vessel's sensations and reactions in navigation. We trust VPLP in this area!

If Excess 15 highlights its sportivity by offering two types of rigs, including the much anticipated Pulse Line, this model will clearly not be a racing unit, but a fast sailing catamaran, providing great pleasure in navigation.

The Excess 15 will offer 3 layout's versions, between an owner one (3 cabins with owner's hull) and 4 and 6 cabins. The interior design, contemporary and very quiet, is signed by Nauta Design, the road companion to the shipyard....

Technical data - Excess 15 catamaran

SAILS

• Square-topped mainsail  104.5 m² / 1124 sq.ft
• Self-tacking jib 55 m² / 592 sq.ft
• Code 0 (option) 117 m² / 1259 sq.ft
• Upwind sail area 159.5 m² / 1716 sq.ft
• Upwind sail area PULSE LINE 171.6 m² / 1.846 sq. ft.

DIMENSIONS

• Overall length 14.76 m / 48’5”
• Length 14.31 m / 46’11”
• Beam 8.03 m / 26’4”
• Air draft 27.9 m / 91’6’’
• Draft 1.40 m / 4’7’’
• Light displacement (CE) 18.4 T / 40,572 lbs
• CE Certifications A: 14 - B: 14 - C: 16 - D: 30

EQUIPMENTS

• Fresh water capacity 2 x 240 & 2 x 175 L (opt) / 2 x 63 & 2 x 46 US gal (opt)
• Grey water capacity 2 x 120 L / 2 x 32 gal
• Black water capacity 2 x 120 & 2 x 120 L (opt) / 2 x 32 & 2 x 32 & 2 x 32 US gal (opt)
• Fuel capacity 2 x 520 L / 2 x 137 US gal
• Engines 2 x 57 hp /