General Information

Welcome to the Beneteau USA/Neil Pryde Sails Owners Page. We have endeavored to provide Beneteau owners with a comprehensive page dedicated to supplying you with current  information regarding the products we manufacture for Beneteau U.S.A. This page includes tuning guides, a comprehensive overview the sails and other products, spinnaker panel layouts and our spinnaker user guide.
 

These pages are set up to provide information for a variety of classes we
are active with, either through building (past or present) O.E.M. sails for
the boat manufacturer or through general interest and support of individual
classes on our part. See links above for information about product
information, spinnaker layouts, and tuning.

Should you have any questions we'd like to hear from you. Contact us at:
admin@neilprydesails.com
 

Feb 2008: Vertical Furling Main Conversions: Often asked question about how to go about fitting your pre-2006 Beneteau with our vertically battened furling main  (PBF) that is now found standard on the Oceanis line. For more information go here: RETROFIT

October 2007: The Beneteau 40 Tuning Guide: The new 40 Tuning guide is here.

August  2007: The Beneteau 49 Tuning Guide:  The new 49 Tuning guide is here.

July  2007: Updated General Mainsail Tune, Reefing and Care Guide:  This is a broad strokes view of mains, Furling, PBF or Classic. Here:

July  2007: The Beneteau 46 Tuning Guide:  The new 46 guide is here.

July  2007: The 323 Tuning Guide:  The oft attempted and long awaited guide to headsail and mainsail tuning for the 323. HERE!

August 2006: The PBF Mainsail:  This is an Overview and Trim Guide for our new Vertically Battened Roller Furling Mainsail. Here or by going to to the  General Product Info Page located on the NavBar to the left.

June 2006: The 343 Sail Tuning Guide is finally here! The 343 Sail Tuning Guide covering both the headsail and mainsail can be downloaded here or by going to to the Tuning Guide Page located on the NavBar to the left.

March 2006: The US-Spars In-Mast Furling Maintenance Routine. Directions for keeping your mainsail furling unit working smoothly and in tip-top-shape for the hands on sailor. Get it HERE.
Alternatively, US-Spars will do the tune up for you for  $86.00. Contact them at:

U.S.Spars,Inc
6320 NW 123rd PL
Gainesville, FL 32653
Phone: 386-462-3760 X1
Fax: 386-462-3448

For the complete US-Spar Furling Manual, click HERE.

January 2006: The PBF Mainsail. Working with US Spars, we have upgraded the design of the sails and Roller Furling masts to accommodate a vertically battened mainsails. This is now standard on the Oceanis line of boats. Here for more detail about this exciting new mainsail.