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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 Galpagos 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.
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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; 55.5 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
Energy & electrical
Navigation & communications
Accommodation & galley
Deck & cockpit
Safety (ARC standard)
Tender & toys
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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.
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The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
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