Excess 14

Design

Naval architect

VPLP design

Summary

Best Suited For

• Bluewater Cruising

  From the published figures: CE Category A · LOA 13.97 m · fresh water 300 L

• Liveaboard

  From the published figures: LOA 13.97 m · 4 cabins · 4 heads · 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

45.8 ft (13.97 m)

Hull length

43.8 ft (13.34 m)

LWL

—

Beam

25.8 ft (7.87 m)

Draft (min)

4.9 ft (1.48 m)

Draft (max)

—

Air draft

64.9 ft (19.78 m)

Displacement

28,219 lb (12,800 kg)

Ballast

—

Cabins

3–4

Heads

4

Berths

6–12

Sail Plan

Main sail

893 ft² (83 m²)

Jib

—

Genoa

431 ft² (40 m²)

Sail area

1,324 ft² (123 m²)

Downwind sail area

775 ft² (72 m²)

Rig type

—

Engine and Tanks

Engine

45 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

Mast clearance (pulse)

21.54 m

Pulse line upwind sail area

135 m2

Upwind sail area (pulse line)

135 m2

Overall length [std.]

13.97 m

Max. length [incl. options]

16.46 m

Black water capacity

2 x 80 L

Max length [incl. options]

16.46 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 14, 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 14· this model45.8 ft
2. Excess 1342.6 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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