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Owner's Stories – James Lee - ARC 2023

by Excess Catamarans 7 Sep 2024 13:44 UTC
James Lee on an Excess 15 © Excess Catamarans

Meet James Lee on an Excess 15 from the Excess tribe and discover how he and his crew prepared for the ARC Rally!

In this fourth video of our ARC 2023 series, we are excited to introduce James Lee, who is participating in the ARC Rally for the first time, joining Gill and Mickael on their Excess 15 catamaran. James shares how he met the American couple and their decision to take on the ARC Rally together:

"27,000 miles is no small feat. So, what better way to test it than on such a boat?"

Discover why he chose Excess and the story behind his Excess 11.

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