Excess 13

Design

Naval architect

Marc Lombard Yacht Design Group

Interior designer

Piaton Yacht Design

Summary

Best Suited For

• Bluewater Cruising

  From the published figures: CE Category A · LOA 12.99 m · fresh water 300 L

• Liveaboard

  From the published figures: LOA 12.99 m · 4 cabins · fresh water 300 L

Tags are derived from certified class, length, sail area, accommodation and tankage using the criteria described on the Sources page; an editor may add or remove one.

Sailing Ratios

Classic yacht-design ratios worked out from the builder's published figures, each shown against the bands designers read it by.

Most builders publish a light displacement. The ratios were defined on a loaded boat, so every boat here reads a little lighter than a surveyor's figure would — all alike, which keeps them comparable.

Tanks

What the builder publishes about how fast, how strong and how much the boat carries.

Dimensions

LOA

42.6 ft (12.99 m)

Hull length

40.6 ft (12.38 m)

LWL

—

Beam

23.8 ft (7.25 m)

Draft (min)

4.9 ft (1.48 m)

Draft (max)

—

Air draft

62.5 ft (19.05 m)

Displacement

23,479 lb (10,650 kg)

Ballast

—

Cabins

3–4

Heads

—

Berths

6–12

Sail Plan

Main sail

764 ft² (71 m²)

Jib

—

Genoa

452 ft² (42 m²)

Sail area

1,216 ft² (113 m²)

Downwind sail area

818 ft² (76 m²)

Rig type

—

Engine and Tanks

Engine

40 hp

Engine count

2

Engine manufacturer

—

Propulsion type

—

Fuel capacity

106 gal (400 L)

Fresh water capacity

79 gal (300 L)

Black water capacity

—

Construction

Mast material

—

Hull material

—

Deck material

—

Keel type

—

Rudder type

—

Steering wheels

—

Builder's Own Figures

Max. length [incl. options]

15.30 m

Pulse Line upwind sail area

122 m²

Black water capacity

160 L

Optional water capacity

300 L

Overall length [std.]

12.99 m

Upwind sail area Pulse Line

122 m2

Max length [incl. options]

15.30 m

Mast clearance Pulse Line

20.15 m

Brochure

Films of this model from the builder's official YouTube channel (EXCESS Catamarans). They are the builder's own; the figures above are the reference.

Videos whose title names the Excess 13, from the channel the builder's site links; last checked 9/30/2026. Playing one loads YouTube's player, which may set cookies.

About Excess Catamarans

Volume production

French builder of sporty sailing catamarans, part of Groupe Beneteau, launched with the Excess 12 and Excess 15.

The Excess Catamarans Range

Every model Excess Catamarans publishes, by length — where this one sits in the range.

1. Excess 1445.8 ft
2. Excess 13· this model42.6 ft
3. Excess 1137.5 ft

By the Same Designers

Boats this boat's designers also drew, for other builders too. Credits are grouped only where the names clearly agree, however each builder spelled them; an unclear one is left out.

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