Beneteau Group Brings Excess 13 Asia-Pacific Premiere to Singapore Yachting Festival 2026

The Excess 13 won the title of Multihull of the Year 2025 at the International Multihull Show in La Grande Motte, and when Beneteau Group opens its joint stand at ONE°15 Marina, Sentosa Cove on 23 April, Asia gets its first look at the catamaran that earned that prize.

Excess Catamarans, Beneteau, and Lagoon Catamarans will share the display through 26 April. Primus Marine brings the Excess 13 to the show floor, where Pro Sail Asia will present it. The Oceanis Yacht 54 and the Lagoon 51 round out the stand, both on display through ASIAMARINE.

At 12.99m hull length and 7.25m beam, with a light displacement of 10,600kg, the Excess 13 is Marc Lombard's latest application of the asymmetrical-hull principle that defines the Excess range, with hulls finer in beam below the waterline to deliver performance without sacrificing interior volume. With the Pulse Line configuration, the sail area-to-displacement ratio crosses 25, comparable to dedicated performance cruising brands and the number most likely to stop a Lagoon loyalist mid-conversation. The standard interior runs to four cabins and four heads, with a recessed-roof saloon providing a 360-degree panoramic view and folding rear skirts co-developed with the Excess Lab community that improve life both at anchor and under sail.

The Lagoon 51 sits alongside it as a contrast in design philosophy. The Lagoon draws 149m² of upwind sail area through a comfort-forward geometry built around a flybridge, a private owner's suite, and interiors assembled from recycled upholstery and sustainably sourced woodwork. Both boats share Beneteau Group's corporate structure, but they are genuinely different answers to the offshore cat question, and the joint stand makes that comparison unusually easy to run.

Time on the floor rewards a specific sequence. Start at the Excess 13's stern: the folding skirts read immediately as an anchor-life feature, but ask the Pro Sail Asia team how the same geometry performs on a long reach in 20 knots. The next question is which cabin layout is fitted to the show unit and what regional delivery slots look like for 2025-production models. Then cross to the Lagoon 51 and compare the flybridge footprint against the Excess 13's open stern: the two boats are within feet of each other in hull length, but their priorities diverge enough to represent entirely separate decisions. Photograph the bridgedeck clearance on both before leaving.

The formal media moment comes Friday 24 April with the Excess press conference at the stand, running the same evening as an invitation-only event for Beneteau and Lagoon owners. Beneteau Group framed the Singapore commitment in terms of strategic reach: SYF functions as "one of Asia's most important yachting trade platforms, connecting global yacht manufacturers with regional investors, dealers, and owners."

For the Excess 13, Singapore converts what has been exclusively European award recognition into direct market presence in the region where the next volume of performance cat sales is being competed for.