Excess 11: In-depth Review after 1 month and sailing 1000nm

SUMMARY: A new generation catamaran that sails really well and has all the space you need.
Questions / comments? Feel free to drop them below, we'll try to answer them! Or @sailingbombarda on IG
V I D E O C O N T E N T:
Intro
Previous sailing experience: Dufour 45, Dehler 36SQ, Dehler 38SQ, Laser, Nacra
Boats we’re comparing the Excess to: Lagoon 40,42,46, FP40,47, Nautitech 40
Deciding on monohull or multihull
Second hand market: most ex-charter and too big (45ft+)
Part 1: SAILING & BOAT HANDLING
Sub parts :
Twin helm stations at the back
Mainsail trimming, flying barber hauler
Boom access
Weight and boat structure
Manoeuvre from the back
Sailing upwind
Long passages
Alignment of halyards and lines to the mast
Visibility from the helm stations
Pros and Cons
Part 2: INTERIOR & COMFORT
Sub parts :
Storage and space on board
Forward princess seats
Davits and rear cockpit couch
Roof top
Life raft position
Galley
Possible Improvements
Deck wash pump
Engines
Woodwork
Water maker
C O N C L U S I O N :
A new generation catamaran that sails really well and has all the space you need.

[@sailingbombarda9759]

Update after our Atlantic Crossing - we're currently enjoying the Caribbean after landing in St. Lucia with the ARC2021. We actually won 1st place in the ARC2021 Multihull Division 🏆 We had zero issues on board. Not even a chafed line. We did sail the boat at 90% though and we may had a bit of luck.

[@davidsimpson6372]

Great review, thanks for taking the time. I've been considering an Excess 11 for full time living aboard in the Eastern Med / Aegean, so hearing your pros and cons had been helpful in knowing what to think about in terms of set up.

[@peterhehn9511]

Great review, this boat is on my shortlist. I am glad you gave the pros and cons, inside and out. I agree it looks like a great boat!

[@freeheel999]

Hi folks. Nice honest video, thanks. I saw this video shortly after it came out on YT. Now its more than 2 years later (and glad to see you still haven't become another boring YT sailing channel 🤣) You've completed an Atlantic crossing and I presume you're still cruising? Do you still feel the same about your boat? Many things you'd change? Appreciate an update!!

[@scvgyn]

That's a very informative and entertaining review. Subscribed.

[@SailingJura]

Thank you for this review it was very well done. For a first YT video the filming and editing were really good. I have been considering the Nautitech Open 40 and the Excess 11 looks like a promising second option. I look forward to your post Atlantic update. Fair winds!!

[@nextari]

Phenomenal review, thank you so much! Makes me want to run to buy one. 🤩

[@SailingStormvogel2]

Thanks for sharing. Really helpful. Have fun! Regards Nanno and Tekla.

[@matthewtillman740]

Hi guys, great review thank you. May I ask how you’re getting on now? I’m thinning of buying the same boat as yours and just wondered how’s it going 3 years on. Thanks

[@MarcHamilton4711]

Very nice review. Thanks! I have been on a XCS11 on the Boot in Dusseldorf. Really nice boat...

[@sailingbombarda9759]

Great to hear. Feel free to drop in additional questions if they arise! Greetings from Bombarda

[@bbc14f]

Please post more videos. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@robwilliams6219]

Great review from someone who lives and owns the boat

[@iamthewalrusyeahyeah]

Thanks for the great review!! Hope you'll be filming the Atlantic passage, it would be great to see how the excess behaves

[@sailingbombarda9759]

We will! We’re getting ready for the crossing in Las Palmas at this moment. We’ll leave in 10 days.

[@robertfischer4402]

as you have experienced the Nautitech 40 which shows a similar concept it would be great to get your opinion on the 2 boats in comparison. super nice a informative review btw😉👍

[@elizabethhaines6299]

Great video, I'd love to see a tour of the boat!

[@usefulcommunication4516]

Thanks for this. Very useful. Good people.

[@cat-sailing]

Thanks, Marco and Lizzy, for this great video and all the informations. Just back from Athens, where we sailed the Excess 11 the first time, we can highly confirm your determinations, except maybe the storage room in the gally ;-). So we will consider your informations when we order our own Excess 11 soon. All the best to you, guys!

[@sailingbombarda9759]

Thanks, I guess we’re less demanding chefs ;) Good to hear you liked to sail the boat!

[@Ricardo-SW]

Great review, very helpful in the decision-making process.

[@inneshutton3716]

Good Review guys, I like the fact you have sailed the boat :) a lot better than reviews of boats just sitting at a dock. One question would you rate this boat easy to sail single handed and what's the best speed you've had from her at sail ?

[@SailingSunday]

Can you do a 12month review 🤙

[@hendrikda7413]

Hello, thank you for the video and sharing your experience. Will there be a new video soon? How did the boat perform and what would you personally change or have you changed about the catamaran. Greetings from Germany

[@pgcotta]

Nice video! It could be interesting complete this analysis with a second video making a comparison about the costs (lagoon, nautitehc, fountaine p)? pros/cons and consideration about this specific topic. Also including something about your life, many people are considering to change their life and use the boat as a first or second house. thanks

[@MistaEmPe]

What a great review!

[@thomdavis1816]

Congratulations on your ARC sail. Now that you've crossed the Hotlantic, where next? Got the video of the ARC done yet?

[@sailorTr]

Hello thank you for all that, I have lots of questions :) For start What is the brand of your solar panels? Where did you put the new batteries and MPPTs? Do you have Dishwasher and Washer/Dryer? and if its yes where did you put them? Where did you get your boat and where did you done your additional fittings?

[@roberts8783]

wow amazing yacht. I've been thinking about the excess 11 and might charter one next year. Might you need any crew in the short term? I'm RYA Day skipper qualified as of this year and super excited to get out on the water with my wife or even just me. We're 40 years old. Cheers!

[@Steve-qn8gn]

Excellent review. Do you still own this boat?

[@ultrarekt5114]

Goede review! Heel recent staan kijken naar een Excess 15. De stuurstand lijkt inderdaad vreemd.

[@gadeaplanet]

Thanks for the review

[@86config]

How close to her published polars are you finding she sails ?

[@malcolmbullock4297]

Hi both, I just wanted to thank you both for this excellent and informative video. I only just found the Excess brand by following my nose from your appearance with Great Circle. Anyhow, I love the look of the Excess 11 as a mono sailer looking for a cat but one that ‘sails’. Hopefully you might find time to do an update after your Atlantic crossing. Looking at the tracker you have some weather, and also some boat speed so it would be very interesting to hear how you got on. Thanks again, Malc

[@marcoknitel8920]

Hi there! We had a great Atlantic Crossing, zero issues with the boat. With zero, we mean 0,0 :) We actually won the ARC2021 in the Multihull Division B.

[@lovice]

Have you had a look at Sirius 35 DS? That might be the monohull design suits your requirements.

[@alfapi]

I wonder if she does sail with sideways wind and some wave. I suppose that if the wave is too short this sideways gait can be a problem because you can have a wave between the two hulls that hits the bottom of the central part. Is it? Do you have some video about sideways gait with waves?

[@jones3892]

Leuke video... hoe verhouden de zeilprestaties zich tot de Nautitech? Eerlijke winden!

[@sailingbombarda9759]

Thanks! De nautitech en de Excess 11 liggen een stuk dichterbij elkaar dan een lagoon of FP. We hebben nog niet lang genoeg ‘tegen’ een Nautitech40 kunnen varen om hier iets concreets over te zeggen :-/

[@jones3892]

@@sailingbombarda9759 Geen probleem, bedankt. Veel succes in de ARC!

[@colebrisvegas8102]

Thanks nice review

[@fredericGagneux]

Hello We are interested by the excess 11 , what about the non protection of the skipper against sun or rain ? Did you install a special roof ? Thanks for your presentation ! Cheers Fred and Sandra

[@SOLDOZER]

Ummm you wear a shirt and sunscreen.

[@Jensen_Denmark]

R3ally great review, thanks....

[@mariusgrobler4235]

Great review thanks

[@madspragroesen8053]

Thank you for the review. That got me closer to chartering one... but you say it is 220 cm in the shower? I am 200 cm tall and I just asked the charter company - they say it is generally less than 200 cm headroom so I will not fit. I have not been able to find viable data on headroom online. Have you measured say galley, cabin, head and shower headrooms?

[@kylewundt1990]

I had to comment that the headroom info is much appreciated by someone who is 6'-6", and almost no one ever bothers to mention it. Thank you!

[@emirruzdic2597]

Thanks for this video, I have been looking for a video like this. I also saw a glimpse of your boat on Great Circle channel. I have couple of questions if you can answer. What solar panels did you put on the back and the roof? Also can you tell me what would be the biggest dingy you could fit in between the 2 hulls. I know they have an option for a Highfield 290 but could you fit a 3m or a 310?

[@sailingbombarda9759]

Hey! Sorry for the delay in responding, didn’t see it before. Here we go: yes we sailed together with Greatcircle for some days. Super nice people and they helped us a bit when setting up our boat so we’re thankful for that. We have 3x330 watts LG rigid panels on the davits and 14x Sunbeam Tough Black Series panels on the roof. 3 Victron MPPTs to control these groups. A high field cl310 would indeed fit but doesn’t come excess branded (we looked into ordering one ourselves, but stuck with the one from the factory). Note; the CL290 can carry up to20hp which we wanted. So for us there wasn’t a reason to go for a CL310.

[@emirruzdic2597]

@@sailingbombarda9759 Well guess what? I just ordered the Excess 11. 2 Year waiting list but I can wait. Thanks for the info. The reason for the 310 is the center console which you can't fit on a 290, 310 is smallest. Sunbeam Tough looks like good panels just need to find somewhere in Australia that sells them.

[@MK-gr9qz]

Really good👏🏻

[@williamfischer7009]

Where can we see the interior?

[@rohnjambo7262]

Great Boat. I was interested in buying one. But XCS increased the price in the last two years by 10% each year. So unfortunatelly i will have to stick to the second hand boat market. And there are not many XCS11 thgere...

[@francescocavaioni5981]

Hi guys, still around? Finally I decided for the Excess 11, after big battle with Nautitech 40 open, which is more fancy but expensive as well. I’ll be sailing with base in Rhodes Greece. I do not have much experience in sailing so if you are around with you Excess let’s keep in touch to share experiences.

[@roberts8783]

How's the sailing going so far ? Need any Crew? RYA day skipper here and would love to see the excess 11. Been looking at it at boat shows vs the Nautitech. cheers !

[@hv7978]

Wrong decision. This video was purely ment as a marketing video to sell there own boat. And they did. That’s also the reason I guess that no videos where published hereafter and/or replys on comments are made. They made a mistake, bought the wrong boat and used YT to sell it for a good price creating a marketing thing.

[@happysensyhappysensy670]

why did you not choose electric noise -free.... informative revue erci

[@alainvichot8893]

hola chicos gracias por el video , muy interesante. Si no es les molesta podrian decirme cuanto es el costo del catamaran ? muchas gracias y que lo disfruten

[@vololav]

Hi Great insides, would love to ask more questions since I am configurating my Excess11 right now beeping in contact with a dealer already. How can we get together.?

[@sailingbombarda9759]

Sorry for not getting back to you! Best is to follow us on Instagram and send us a message @sailingbombarda more than happy to answer your questions!

[@PJCelis]

How much was the boat all options and customizations included?

[@tomasleal5011]

650k but they sold it used like 6 monts ago for 445k.

[@bambimen2450]

Do you want to travel arround the word with this sailing catamaran?

[@bophoto]

Great review.. But there are some important missing information here - what espresso maker did you go with.? I can't imagine a nespresso doing the job? Still laughing, the factory watermaker install require you to get in the engine room to operate it???? They sould hurry and find a extention kit so that can be operated from the nav-table :-)

[@sailingbombarda9759]

We started our lithium upgrade and 5000 watt inverter project to cater for a La Marzocco… That we can run the a/c from the battery bank is just a side effect :) Agree on your comment on the watermaker. We have a Zen50, looking back at it I would go for the Zen 100. It’s still quite noisy so ideally you’d run it as short as possible.

[@GI-AUS]

Wow, she got one sentence in, and he just talked over her, nice and polite.

[@SOLDOZER]

NEVER NEVER NEVER buy a boat based on "room for guests and family to visit" 96.876% of the time they dont visit and they get a hotel after 3 days on the boat when they do.

[@hv7978]

Seems like you made this video purely to dump your boat. Clearly, as no single video thereafter has been published. In the meanwhile you have indeed sold the boat.

[@middleagedwhitebloke]

Thank you.