Excess Catamarans hosts owner campus to build skills and community
At Canet-en-Roussillon, 35 Excess owners spent three days turning new catamarans into confident cruising platforms through drills, maintenance, and time on the water.
Excess Catamarans brought 35 owners from around the world to Canet-en-Roussillon, France, for a three-day Excess Campus 2026 gathering built around a simple idea: ownership does not end at the handover ceremony. On the waterfront, the brand used boats, staff, and owners in the same space to turn a performance-cruising catamaran into something more than a purchase, making confidence and community part of the package.
That approach gave the campus its purpose. Instead of presenting the boat as a finished product and the sale as the end of the relationship, Excess treated the event as an extension of ownership, where practical knowledge and shared experience mattered as much as the platform itself. For a brand built around fast, lively multihulls, the message was clear: a good boat still sails better when the owner knows how to use it well.
The program mixed sailing instruction with technical maintenance and safety education. Owners worked through navigation, handling, routine maintenance, and marine rescue knowledge, then took those lessons back onto the water. That blend of classroom-style learning and hands-on practice mattered because many buyers come to catamarans looking for excitement without wanting unnecessary complexity. The campus aimed to shorten that learning curve, replacing hesitation with repeatable habits and clearer decision-making.
Just as important, the gathering gave owners the chance to compare notes with people living the same cruising life. The setting in Canet-en-Roussillon reinforced that social side of ownership, with staff and enthusiasts sharing the same boats and the same waterfront classroom. That kind of exchange can be as valuable as any technical session, especially for owners planning long passages, family cruising, or charter use, where confidence on board shapes the whole experience.
By the end of the three days, Excess had done more than stage a brand event. It had turned a handover into a working community, and a new catamaran into a more familiar place to take off from.
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