2024 Excess 14 Pulse Line Mulan | 45.75 FT

MULAN — 2024 Excess 14 Pulse LineOne Lap Down, the Next One's Yours

2024 Excess 14 Pulse Line · "MULAN"

Most people buy a new catamaran and then spend a season finding out what it needs. MULAN's owner did that the hard way — around the planet. She left the factory in October 2024, crossed the Atlantic with the ARC, then circled the globe with the World ARC, finishing in the Caribbean in April 2026. Every teething issue has been found at sea and put right. She's now here in Grenada, sorted, serviced and waiting for her second circumnavigation.

The Boat

A record that speaks for itself. MULAN won several World ARC legs in the catamaran class, including the long Pacific run from the Galápagos to the Marquesas. Along the way she logged a 225-mile day, held around 12 knots for long stretches and surfed to 16.5 knots. That's the Pulse Line package earning its keep: a 22 m mast, longer bowsprit, square-top main and overlapping genoa on VPLP-designed hulls.

Built for the family who sails. Excess drew the 14 for short-handed crews who still want to go quickly. The twin aft helms give you a real feel for the boat, while the low boom keeps sail handling manageable for a couple. Inside, four double cabins each have their own head and shower, and there's a separate skipper's cabin forward to port. Headroom is about 2 m throughout and the joinery is ALPI honey teak.

Off-grid by design. MULAN's owner spent his career in the energy industry, and it shows. 2,000 W of solar, a Watt & Sea hydrogenerator and a 400 Ah lithium bank let her run overnight passages at about 8 knots without starting anything. When you do need more, there's a 10 kVA Fischer Panda, a 2 kVA inverter and a watermaker. Air conditioning, a washer-dryer, a dishwasher and Starlink make long stays at anchor feel like home.

Ready for the next crew. After the rally the owner fixed the remaining items, had the rig checked and replaced the halyards. The engines are on 50/200-hour service intervals. Apart from servicing the liferaft and lifejackets, she's ready to cross an ocean. The owner is open to helping with handover or a familiarisation passage.

Highlights

• Completed World ARC circumnavigation (April 2026), ~32,000 nm, multiple leg wins
• Pulse Line performance rig with Code 0 and 170 m² Parasailor
• 4 en-suite double cabins plus skipper's cabin; CE Category A for 12
• Twin upgraded Yanmar 57 hp saildrives with folding props, ~720 hrs
• 2,000 W solar, Watt & Sea hydrogenerator, 400 Ah lithium, 10 kVA genset
• Air conditioning, watermaker, washer-dryer, dishwasher, Starlink
• Garmin electronics with 18" Fantom radar and twin chartplotters
• Full ARC-standard safety kit, spares, tools and toys

Specifications

Item

Detail

Builder / design

Excess Catamarans (Groupe Beneteau) / VPLP, interior Nauta Design

Model / year

Excess 14 Pulse Line / 2024 (delivered October 2024)

LOA (incl. bowsprit)

15.99 m (52' 6")

Hull length

13.97 m (45' 9")

Beam

7.87 m (25' 9")

Draft

1.48 m (4' 10"), fixed keels

Air draft

21.54 m (70' 8")

Light displacement

12,800 kg

Construction

GRP, balsa/PET foam sandwich with carbon reinforcement

Engines

2 × Yanmar 4JH57, 57 hp each, saildrives, 3-blade folding props

Engine hours

~720 (early 2026 — to be updated)

Cruising speed

~9.5 kn both engines @ 3,200 rpm; 5–5.5 kn on one engine @ 2,300 rpm

Fuel / water

2 × 200 L diesel / 300 L fresh water + watermaker

Accommodation

4 double cabins, 4 heads with showers, skipper's cabin

CE category

A (Ocean), 12 persons

Flag / tax

[Confirm] / VAT not paid

Location

Grenada

Inventory

Sails & rigging

• Pulse Line aluminium mast (22 m) and composite bowsprit
• Square-top fully battened mainsail, 90 m², with lazy bag and lazy jacks
• Overlapping furling genoa, 45 m², on ball-bearing cars
• Code 0 (Mylar) on furler
• Parasailor, 170 m²
• Flat-winder mainsheet traveller
• New halyards and sheets for main, genoa and Code 0
• 3 manual winches + 1 electric winch
• Textile lifelines

Energy & electrical

• Lithium battery bank, 400 Ah @ 12 V
• 2,000 W solar on davits and coachroof
• Watt & Sea POD 600 hydrogenerator
• Fischer Panda 10 kVA generator
• 2 kVA inverter, battery charger, shore power

Navigation & communications

• Garmin GPSMAP 16" chartplotter (starboard helm) and 12" (port helm)
• Garmin Fantom 18" radar
• Garmin Reactor autopilot with remote
• Wind, speed and depth instruments
• AIS transponder
• Fixed VHF plus handheld, spare VHF antenna
• Starlink Performance
• Iridium GO and YellowBrick tracker
• Sextant, binoculars and backup navigation

Accommodation & galley

• 4 double cabins, each with en-suite electric head and shower, fans and air conditioning
• Skipper's cabin with foredeck access
• ALPI honey teak interior, ~2 m headroom
• Gas cooker, ceramic hob and oven; microwave
• Large fridge and freezer plus 155 L fridge/freezer drawer
• Dishwasher and washer-dryer
• Watermaker, hot and cold pressure water
• Home cinema projector and sound system

Deck & cockpit

• Twin helm stations with biminis; full cockpit enclosure
• Composite davits
• Electric windlass with remote and chain counter
• Oversized Spade anchor with 100 m chain; spare Delta and CQR
• 75 L cockpit fridge
• Exotic-wood cockpit table with extension
• Forward lounge cushions and sunpads
• Deck shower, swim ladder, freshwater dock inlet and deck wash

Safety (ARC standard)

• 10-person liferaft with grab bag
• EPIRB
• 5 automatic offshore lifejackets with AIS and PLB; 12 automatic lifejackets in total
• MOB system
• Offshore medical kit
• Engine room fire suppression, 6 extinguishers and fire blanket

Tender & toys

• Plastimo tender with Tohatsu 9.8 hp four-stroke
• Air Buddy dual-outlet hookah dive system
• Wingfoil with 3 wings
• Stand-up paddleboard
• Floating cocktail island
• Snorkel gear
• Extensive spares, filters, ropes and tools

Come Aboard in Grenada

MULAN is in Grenada, with direct flights from Miami, New York, Toronto and London, so a flying visit is easy. We'd be glad to show you around in person, or walk you through her on a video call.