Excess 15 Cat - On Test

Be it scorching around the world in just over 40 days, or taking the America’s Cup onto foils, some of the biggest advances in our sport over the last decade have been with multihulls. But the growth in the cruising cat market has been about more than just performance When you list out the benefits of a cat over a monohull you often end up wondering why we are still putting up with cramped cabins and life at 25 degrees. And while individual new models have been appearing from many manufacturers, the biggest boat builder in the world, Group Beneteau decided it was time to launch an entire new range…..Excess And this is their flagship, the Excess 15 She’s been designed by racing multihull gurus VPLP with Nauta Design taking on the interior and Patrick le Quement responsible for the exterior styling. PlanetSail stepped aboard and headed out into the Solent to put her through her paces. Facebook - @planetsail.org Website - www.planetsail.co.uk Twitter - matthewsheahan Linkedin - www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-sheahan