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Current Neil Pryde News: New Beneteau 43 Tuning Guide Available. We are pleased to publish our Beneteau 43 sails tuning guide online. This guide covers the fundamentals of furling your genoa and includes measurements for genoa car locations as well as discussing handling and reefing of the PBF mainsail. A must read for B-43 owners. Here or visit the our Beneteau Owners web page that is chock full of useful information regarding our sails. June 2008
Vittorio Malingri Holds Solo Record Vittorio Malingri
Until the wind held up Vittorio was in perfect time with the record time, and was actually in advantage on April 18. Then, slowly but surely the Anticyclone of the Azores began to slacken and the intensity of the wind went down to 15 knots and this lightening of the wind did not make it possible to repeat or improve the hourly averages of the Frenchmen. Malingri remains however, the first navigator to challenge the route, single-handedly and his is the reference time and record to beat for a solo crossing. Vittorio Malingri to Challenge the Dakar-Guadeluope RecordStratford, Connecticut – In
a route that follows the 150 rhumb line and taking advantage of the Trade Winds,
Vittorio Malingri will The attempt will be carried out on the “Royal Oak” a 20’ / 6m open catamaran that is equipped with a full quiver of Neil Pryde sails from large spinnakers for use in light air to the state-of-the-art mainsail in Aramid fabric designed to be used in the widest range of conditions imaginable. The high tech fabrics utilized in the sails has been provided by Dimension/Polyant and the criteria was to build the lightest sails possible that could withstand the rigors of a trans-Atlantic crossing. Neil Pryde worked closely with D/P to establish the fabric parameters and then went to work engineering the sails to stand up to this rugged application.
Vittorio at age 46 has a truly impressive blue water sailing resume, having done his first circumnavigation of the globe as a young child and in the intervening years has done much single handed racing including the Europe 1 Star and the Vendee Globe challenges. In the last three years alone he has amassed 60,000 miles in ocean sailing. Visit the website at: http://www.vittoriomalingri.it to follow the progress and check out the video of this amazing boat and skipper at: http://www.vittoriomalingri.it/vittoriomalingri/video_spagna.html
Contact Details: March 2008 Neil Pryde Sails Chosen As OEM Sail Maker for the Nickels Mutineer 15Stratford, Connecticut – The Nickels Boatworks of Fenton, Michigan is no stranger to one design class sailing dinghies and to their credit have had a significant impact on the continuing longevity of many popular one design classes such as the Lighting, Buccaneer 18, Rebel and Snipe. New for 2008, the Nickels Boatworks will introduce production of the popular Mutineer 15. Designed by Rod Macalpine-Downie & Dick Gibbs (Buccaneer 18) and originally produced by Chrysler Marine. The Mutineer 15 first made it's appearance in 1971 and soon after became and American favorite. Thirty-six years in existence, and with the rights to it's production having been bought and sold at least three times the Mutineer is a survivor in an extremely difficult market. With over 8000 Mutineer 15 having been produced to date, the Mutineer 15 has proven itself to be a fun, well rounded sailing craft that meets the needs of a broad spectrum of sailors, from family fun to competitive one design racing. In 2003 when the Nickel Boatworks purchased the Mutineer 15 molds, the proven characteristics were exactly the pedigree and distinctions that they were looking for increasing their popular line of exciting one-design sailing dinghies. Quality, value, performance and versatility are just some of the virtues that all sailors are looking for when considering the vast array of sailing dinghies that are available today. With this clearly in mind, the Nickels Boat works chose Neil Pryde Sails to be the OEM sail maker for their latest production. Neil Pryde Sails has years of experience in one design sail making and is the sail maker for many popular one-design classes. The sail design focus for the Nickles Mutineer 15 will be to create race ready, class legal sails with all of the needed essentials that both racing and recreational sailors rely on. Among many other features, Neil Pryde Mutineer 15 sails will exhibit proven construction, excellent shape characteristics, ease of control, vision windows, draft stripes, tell-tails and tell-tail windows. Though the Nickles Boatworks is by no means limiting their focus on a the Mutineer 15 racing circuit, they do recognize the well rounded nature of the Mutineer 15 and so by providing class legal sails of this caliber with the Nickles Mutineer 15, they are effectively opening up their market to allow non-competitive Mutineer 15 sailors to join in on the fun should they get the itch to go around the buoys. Alternatively, the racing sailor purchasing a Nickles Mutineer 15 will be pleased to know that their new Nickels Mutineer 15 is being delivered with a suit of Neil Pryde sails that are race ready and will allow them to be very competitive out of the box. Neil Pryde Mutineer 15 racing sails will be available in 2008. Contact Details: New French Sails Agent To Join Neil Pryde SailsFrance – Neil Pryde Sails announces that Cyrille Génin has recently signed an agreement to be the Neil Pryde Yacht Sails Agent in France.
With Cyrille’s reputable sailing abilities and marketing experience he was soon being pursued by several international sail manufacturers, and eventually accepted a position with North Sails France, to develop the Super Yacht market in the Riviera. With one foot in the marketing business world and the other in sailing Cyrille was invited to participate in various racing campaigns and helped as an organizer for several French Syndicates for the America's Cup challenge as well as a sponsoring consultant for one of the AC teams and French AC skippers. To name a few some of Cyrille’s projects include marketing campaigns for Oem, Jeep, L'Oreal Paris, Team CHINA and Maxis Boats. In March 2007, Cyrille Genin recognized the growing support of Neil Pryde Sails in the European market and joined forces with Neil Pryde Sails as the Neil Pryde Agent in the rapidly growing and dynamic French sailing circut. Neil Pryde Sails is pleased to have Cyrille Genin part of the Neil Pryde Sails growing ring of international sail agents. Contact Details: JAFI Sailmakers in Tenerife, Canary Island Join Neil Pryde Sails Stratford, CT- Neil Pryde Sails announces that Jose Antonio Fdez and Augusto Escolar have recently signed an agreement to be the Neil Pryde Yacht Sails Agents for the Canary Islands.
Jose Antonio Fdez is a multi-generational resident of Tenerife, having being raised there and growing up working in the yacht chandlery owned by his parents. With the water never too far out of sight, Jose flourished in his pursuits of sailing and yacht racing. In 1995, Jose joined forces with Tenerife's sailing organization, Island School of Sailing and later moved to Barcelona to further develop his sailing knowledge by working with an established sail maker there. With Tenerife being a popular port of call for sailors plying the waters of the Atlantic, Jose saw the need to for a sail maker in Tenerife and began offering his services there while still training in sail design and modern sail making techniques.
Augusto Escolar is an accomplished ocean sailor and racer with the yacht racing titles to back it up. As with Jose, Augusto grew up sailing and was never long to be out a boat of one kind or another. Through his experience Augusto has gained the knowledge of proper rig tuning which has served him and his crewmates well. To his credit, Augusto has earned many championship titles in his sailing endeavors.
Neil Pryde Sails is excited to bring JAFI sails aboard their international ring of Neil Pryde Sails agents. Tenerife and the Canary Islands has some of the best sailing conditions to be found and is appreciated by both racing and cruising sailors as a destination hot spot. JAFI Sails has a full service loft and the local knowledge to assist any Canary Island sailor with their sailing needs. With their combined skills and talents in sail making and sailboat racing, Jose and Augusto are able to offer Tenerife and the Canary Island's dynamic sailing community the needed service and attention that it demands.
Contact Details: JAFISailmakers
Graphics Can Brighten Your Day Neil Pryde utilizes several methods in apply graphics to sails, but by far the sharpest is our 'inlay' technique. With this system, we create the image digitally and then cut the image out of the same spinnaker nylon that we use in the sail. The sail is cut away, so that the image is in effect the sail. Visually the impact is startling, as the artwork literally jumps off of the sail in a way that painted graphics or overlays do not achieve.
Nov 2007
Neil Pryde Sails Tuning Guides for the new Beneteau 40, 49, and 46.As part of our ongoing commitment to Beneteau USA in sails and support, we are happy to announce two new sail tuning guides for the two largest of the new line of Beneteau yachts the 40, 49, and 46. These guides are designed to let owners quickly and accurately get the factory supplied Neil Pryde sails set up and trimmed correctly. To download these or other model tuning guides, visit our Beneteau page here. Sept 2007 D.I.Y. Prams
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crossed the finish line at
Guadeloupe on the 28 April at 5:24:12 a.m. U.T.C. It took him 13 days,
17 hours and 48 minutes to travel 2,545 miles from Dakar, Senegal to
Guadeloupe, Antilles, single handedly, without assistance or stops aboard Royal
Oak, a 6mt catamaran, equipped with Neil Pryde sails.
attempt to break the current 11day,11hour, and 25minute record for 2545 nautical
mile Dakar-Guadeluope trans-Atlantic crossing. 
Weather-wise
the crossing is divided in three phases: 
Cyrille Génin has a long history of sailing.
Having been introduced to the sport of sailing at an early age, Cyrille
developed a passion for sailing early in his life, which through hard work and
experiences, is even stronger today. By age 16, Cyrille was sailing year round, with winter sailing demanding
his focus while steering through a slalom course of the looming ice slabs which
filled the half frozen lakes that the Frostbite races were held in. This training
served him well, as similar demands of his focus would follow as Cyrille’s
career in the industry grew and he became in grater demand. In 1989 Cyrille
joined Velazur Sailmakers in Cannes, France to further develop his working
knowledge of the sport. In 1992, Cyrille had the
opportunity to sail in the Canary Islands, which turned into a seven year
sailing adventure and introduced him into business ventures outside of the
sailing circuit. After years with a focus on sailing, Cyrille had the
opportunity to change tacks and returned to Italy to pursue a director's
position with a marketing firm, and later as a consultant for a prominent
currency exchange firm in Monaco. Even with his new positions, Cyrille continued sailing in his time off. 
The
main and jib are both constructed from
Mystic, Connecticut – Neil Pryde Sails
was an exhibitor at
the Wooden Boat Show, June 29th – July 1. This show presented by Wooden Boat
Magazine, featured many superb wooden boats, workshops, seminars AND the
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As many will remember, Tom has been active with Neil Pryde since the 1970s spanning both Yachtsail and windsurfing scenes. We are pleased to have Tom back as an active member of the Neil Pryde family.
In the late 70’s and early 80’s Tom was working for Neil Pryde Ltd. in Hong Kong, building sails and sailing a variety of offshore racing boats and dinghies. Upon his return to the USA, he became the national sales manager for the Neil Pryde Boardsail division. His love of boardsailing led him to the Columbia River Gorge and a lifestyle that has included two of his loves, sailing and skiing.
During this long span of sailing Tom and has owned a large number of racing and cruising sailboats and has competed in such diverse competitions as the Olympic Finn Trials and the TRANSPAC. He continues to sail actively in boats, boards and kite sailing today.
Over the coming months, Tom will be developing the Neil Pryde market in and around the Charleston area, establishing contacts and working relationships with yards, yacht clubs and retail customers.
In announcing this re-established partnership, Tim Yourieff, the president of Neil Pryde Sails International had this to say: “Our working goal at Neil Pryde Sails has been to enhance and improve both brand awareness and distribution. With the addition Tom to our worldwide network of agents, both these goals continue to be reached. Tom brings to us an enthusiasm for cruising and racing sailing as well as his diverse sailing and sailmaking background, all of which will benefit his customers and the Neil Pryde Brand."
Contact Details:
Tom Bissell
Charleston, S.C.
Tel: (843)-814-3358
E-mail: tbissell@neilprydesails.com
June 2006
Neil Pryde Sails International Moves to New Location
Stratford, CT. ---
Neil
Pryde Sails International as of 1 February 2006 has moved to a new location in
Stratford, CT. The new site offers increased office capacity and a much larger
service facility.
In announcing the move, Managing Director Tim Yourieff, point to the sustained
growth of the business and the marine market as a whole in describing the
companies need for increased office capacity. He went on to say, that along with
this increased office space came the added benefit of an increase to our sail
service loft, which will be able to provide better service and sail handling.
The facility is close to major sailing centers and is both highway and train friendly.
Contact Details:
Neil Pryde Sails Int.
1681 Barnum Avenue
Stratford, CT -6614
Tel: 203-375-2626 and Fax: 203-375-2627
Email: admin@neilprydesails.com
Neil
Pryde Fast Forwards to MAXX Fabric &
New Fabric Updates
Milford, CT. --- Neil Pryde Sails International has successfully been leading the market in MAXX fabric sails and designs since the inception of this exciting material from Contender Sailcloth. New for 2006 is an updated line of the fabrics that have slightly new constructions that will further enhance these already great fabrics.
MAXX Carbon fabric has high modulus Carbon and
Technora fibres arranged asymmetrically along 4 different axis within the
cloth. These multiple angles of fibres are better able to disperse and
subsequently stabilize any changes in load path throughout the sail.
Sails built with MAXX fabric are built in span-wise horizontal panels instead of the traditional tri-radial construction, taking advantage of the multi-axis design of the material. This horizontal collection of panels reduces the net total of seams and as they run horizontally and the results are sails that are incredibly smooth and fair in shape.
MAXX fabric material provides enhanced fibre flex life and reduced shrinkage both of which increase the working lifespan of the sail. This same technology makes the ‘hand’ of the material quite soft, so sails are easy to handle and store. An additional benefit of the multiple angles of fibres is this network of yarns provide unprecedented puncture and tear resistance
Th
ese
technical breakthroughs and patented technology all add up to smoother sails
that hold their designed shape longer.
To contact the Neil Pryde Agent nearest you for more details and pricing, visit our Agent page here...
November 2005.
Neil
Pryde Introduces the Vertically Battened In-Mast Furling Mainsail
Overview:
The Neil Pryde Sails in-mast battened furling mainsail adds a more ‘classic’ look to the visual aesthetics of the mainsail while improving the aerodynamic efficiency and increasing the area of the mainsail. In working to develop this mainsail our goal was to provide improved performance without the loss of handling ease, which makes in-mast, furling systems so popular. Neil Pryde Sails had built this type of furling mainsail for many years, but generally for sailing dinghies. It wasn't until recently that consumer demand for better performance from today's cruising yachts spurred us to investigate, design and test these new and exciting mainsails for larger yachts
Details:
In-mast furling mains are generally about
18-20% smaller than the classic mainsails and the these new mainsails gain back
50% of this lost area. The performance gains due to increased area are obvious,
but we also gain an improvement in upwind performance due to the increased leech
area, which makes dramatic improvements to the foil efficiency. The result is
better airflow and increased pointing ability over the conventional furling
mainsail. These sails are designed fairly flat to ensure ease of mechanical
furling and with a specific amount of clew “rise” also to help facilitate smooth
furling. Each mainsail is equipped with 4 vertical battens that are inserted
with an internal Velcro tensioning system. In addition an external U.V. clew
cover to protect the exposed sail surface from sunlight when furled is standard.
All Neil Pryde Furling mainsails are equipped with a safety clew ring that can
be used in the unlikely chance of clew block failure. Patch styles include
reefing ‘buffer’ patches at head and tack that help to disperse sail loads when
reefed.
Use:
In testing, this sail
responds well to all normal trim inputs; traveler, mainsheet and foot tensions.
Reefing is infinitely adjustable and the roach fully supported by all the
battens when reefed to a deep ‘first’ reef. Furling is easy and controlled. The
sail is fitted with a leechline and tells-tails at the upper battens. This
system and sails were originally developed with
US Spars
and
Beneteau Yachts USA. The sails were exhaustively tested on their boats and
mast sections with great success. With other sections careful analysis of the
spar is required prior to building any new and custom sail.
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October 2005.
Pixel Selected as New Training /
Racing Dinghy for the
Junior Sailing Association of Long Island Sound
Milford, CT
— After an exhaustive 3-year period of testing various contemporary sailing
dinghies, the Junior Sailing Association of Long Island Sound (JSA) has
selected the Pixel as the association’s new racing and training dinghy.
This 13.75ft / 4.19m dinghy designed by Bruce Kirby, combines stability and
performance; ideal for the wide range of crews and skill levels found with
in this organizations 50 member programs. The Pixel replaces the Blue Jay,
which has served junior sailors in Long Island Sound since the 1950s.
Neil Pryde Sails is proud to be involved with Pixel and Bruce Kirby (brucekirbymarine.com ) in working both on and off the water on the sail-plan and sails for the boat. Production of the sails will be at the Neil Pryde Ltd facility in China. Technical Director Bob Pattison had this to say, “The sails for the Pixel feature contemporary thinking in terms of plan form and 3-dimensional design, while maintaining an ease of use through selected sail controls. This combination of traits along with a conventional spinnaker and pole will ensure enthusiasm amongst the juniors and fulfill the goal of JSA in providing well rounded sailing skills to their students”.
JSA was founded in 1924 and each summer it sponsors an extensive schedule of junior regattas and clinics. Among its many activities, the JSA of LIS fosters ethical behavior, safety on the water, coach training and big boat sailing. For more information about the JSA of LIS or the Pixel, go to the JSA website www.jsalis.org or contact Bob Whittredge, JSA Executive Director, at info@jsalis.org or 914-834-4202.
To read all about the Pixel you
can download the brochure here:
October 2005.
Neil Pryde Yacht Sails (UK) Appoint New Sales Manager
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Hampshire,
UK –
Tim Yourieff, President of Neil Pryde Sails and Douglas Hassell of Racing Yacht
Services announced that Robert Weguelin ha
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been appointed as the Sales Manager for Neil Pryde Yacht Sails (UK).
Tim went on to say; “Our ongoing effort at Neil Pryde Sails is to enhance and
improve both product and distribution. With the addition Robert to the U.K.
staff we immediately enhance our distribution effort on the water. The
importance of having someone this qualified added to our worldwide network can
not be overstated.”
Robert brings 30 years Marine Industry experience covering Yacht design, Sailmaking, Boat Building, Project Management, Engineering and Manufacture and has extensive technical and sales experience.
As a qualified Yacht Designer, he spent a number of years Designing Yachts and undertaking new-build Project management before involving in design and manufacture of marine fittings in the late 1980’s. He has supplied equipment, systems and steering systems across a wide range of vessels, including several leading Americas Cup and Volvo/Whitbread Campaigns.
Robert’s sailing career includes Admirals Cup, Ton Cup World Championships and Transatlantic. As well as racing and cruising, he involves in coaching and support to keel boat and dinghy programs. He has exceptional skills in assimilating sailing systems and optimizing configurations.
Neil Pryde manufactures a wide range of sails from high performance racing, cruiser racing, blue water cruising, inshore and dinghy. Web site is www.neilprydesails.co.uk.
For advice or a quote call Robert on +44 (0) 7891 415836.
October 2005.
Neil Pryde Sails Sail to Victories in the 2005 Antwerp Race
October 12, 2005
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Antwerp, Belgium– With just 5 minutes until the start, the wind
filled dramatically to Beaufort 7 and the resulting
downwind start got the race
off to an exciting beginning. The annual Antwerp Race starts in the entrance of
the river and finishes alongside the quay of Antwerp Center and an Open 60 broke
the old racecourse record by 14 minutes and finishing in 4 hours and 11minutes.
CRC – C – FIRST place: GALATEE – Sangria – Guy Neyt
CRC – B – Third place: AMBIANCE – Winner 950 – Peter Verdegem
ORC – 3&4 – FIRST place: NOORDWIND – Raider – Roy van Aller
ORC – 2 – FIRST place: CHRISTINA – Standfast 43 – André de Nijs ( 1st
for the 3rd time in 4 years )
Neil Pryde Sails dominated with 4 prizewinners in a total 10 classes and with 225 competing boats.
We congratulate the owners and crew with their success.
October 2005.
Neil Pryde Announces New Agent
For Immediate Release
Contact: Tim Yourieff
Neil Pryde Sails
Tel: 203-874-6984
Fx: 203-877-7014
E-Mail: admin@neilprydesails.com
Milford, CT--- Neil Pryde Sails announces the addition of a new agent to the growing group of dedicated professionals that make up the Neil Pryde Team. The new agent Jack D. Scullion of Scullion Yacht Services in San Francisco Bay has teamed with our agent Larsen Sails in Santa Cruz to better serve the greater S.F. Bay area.
In announcing this new partnership, Tim Yourieff, the president of Neil Pryde Sails International had this to say: "For those that know Jack, he is avid sailor and has an existing Rigging and Electrical business located in Alameda Point (Nelson's Boatyard). His work is well know throughout the Bay area and with the addition of Jack to our worldwide network of agents, Neil Pryde Sails continues to improve our distribution and service on the ground."
Jack specializes in all things marine electric and has an express interest in shorthanded cruising systems. He also handles rigging, hardware and decklayouts.
Contact information for Jack as follows:
| Jack D. Scullion Yacht
Services Attn: Jack Scullion (510) 919-0001 EMail: jdsyachts@att.net |
August 2005.
Alexandria Seaport Foundation
Milford, CT. --- Neil Pryde Sails proudly provides the Alexandria Seaport Foundation with sails for their Bevin's Skiff boat building program. The sails are built through our Club & School Program that provides durable, low cost sails to programs, schools and educational groups that teach, instruct and provide access to sailing for children and adults that are new to sailing.
The Alexandria Seaport Foundation serves at-risk youths, their programs reach out to all the elements of diverse communities. Through the building and use of wooden boats, they work to help young people turn their lives around and provides families, community groups and schools with meaningful educational, social and recreational experiences. The Bevin Skiff program focus is on basic math skills and elemental woodworking.
Check this great organization out at: www.alexandriaseaport.org
April -2005
Neil
Pryde Fast Forwards to Load Path
Sails and FiberPath Technology
Milford, CT. March 2005 --- Neil Pryde Sails International is licensed by Genesis International to produce Load Path Membrane sails under the USA patent No. 4,708,080 These "080" compliant sails are designed and built with transverse (crosscut) panels and seams with structural yarns of polyester, Vectran, Technora, carbon fiber and/or Twaron.
This technology allows us to utilize our existing design software and take our proven CAD designs and shapes directly into this new method of sail construction. With the FiberPath technology we can address the multiple directional loads within a given sail and create a fiber layout that addresses both primary and off-axis loads. The sails are designed in a cross-cut configuration, giving the designer the optimum control over sail shape while reducing the number of seams throughout the sail. The result is a sail that is incredibly smooth and has a broad working range, due to the dynamic implementation of the 'load mapping' of yarns.
Each individual panel is cut to match the three-dimensional design mold and then is strung with a series of curved yarns, which align the load paths of the sail. The yarns will vary in type and density depending on the application and sail type. The panels are then assembled using the Dimension / Polyant Ultrabond system which virtually makes the sail one piece.
Additional information can be read in this brief.
Contact your nearest Neil Pryde Agent for more details and pricing. Visit our Agent page here...
March -2005
Neil Pryde Announces New Agencies
For Immediate Release
Tuesday, 14 December 2004
Contact: Tim Yourieff
Neil Pryde Sails
Tel: 203-874-6984
Fx: 203-877-7014
E-Mail: admin@neilprydesails.com
Milford, CT--- Neil Pryde Sails announces the addition of four (4) new agents to the growing group of dedicated professionals that make up the Neil Pryde Team. The four represent the growing demand for the Neil Pryde brand world-wide and include: Performance Sails and Canvas S.L. in Palma de Mallorca, Pointe Yachting in British Columbia, FabriCraft in Upstate New York and Racing Yacht Services in Lymington, UK.
In announcing these new and exciting partnerships, Tim Yourieff, the president of Neil Pryde Sails International had this to say: "Our working goal at Neil Pryde Sails has been to enhance and improve both product and distribution. With the addition of these four to our worldwide network of agents, both these goals continue to be reached. Though the four are in broadly differ rent geographical areas, they bring to us a wealth of both cruising and racing sailmaking experience and a well deserved reputation for customer service within each of their areas."
Contact information for the new agents as follows:
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Racing Yacht Services Attn: Douglas Hassell The Stables, Puritan Cottage Sway Road, Lymington Hampshire S041 8LP Tel: +44 (0) 1590 678816 Fax: +44 ()) 1590 678851 EMail: doug.hassell@btinternet.com |
Performance Sails and Canvas S.L. Attn: David Bonner Carrer de Dameto, 11 Palma de Mallorca Spain Tel: (34) 0034 971 906 629 Cell: 0034 630 583 305 Email: d.bonner@neilprydesails.com |
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Pointe Yachting Attn: Duncan Taylor 6297 Groveland Drive Nanaimo, British Columbia V9V 1B2 Tel: 250-756-4152 Fax: 250 250-756-4152 Email: pointeyachting@neilprydesails.com
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FabriCraft Attn: Jeff Shaw 7268 Caswell Place N. Syracuse, NY 13212 Tel: 315-458-1090 Fax:315 315-458-3897 Email: fabricraft@neilprydesails.com |
Dec -2004
Beneteau
44.7 and Carbon Fiber Technology
This German 44.7 has just finished her first successful season of racing with
her new Neil Pryde Carbon sails. The working set of sails are built using the
Dimension /Polyant GPL line of Carbon/Technora fabrics. Over the season they
have proved to very fast (resulting in a great first season of race results) and
the durability of the fabric to date is much better than a comparable Aramid
fabric.
The German racing season to date has been exciting for us as our racing sails on
Dehler 29's, Dehler 36's, Sprinta-Sport boats and Winner 11,20's have all had
great racing results with new Neil Pryde sails.
November -2004
Winning Ways for a Beneteau 36.7 in North Carolina
From a customer in N.C.:
Outrigger Yacht Club, The Commodore Cup. SSW winds 8 -18, on an 8.7 mile course. Race one we won by 6 seconds over a Soveral 33.
We flew the #1 up a short windward leg then followed with a long leeward leg. The wind stared to build near the leeward mark so we made last second sail change to the #3 while the other boats didn’t. I got inside at the mark and we just sailed higher and faster.
We rounded in third and passed both boats for the win. (Line honors and corrected). The second race we had a halyard jam 2 minutes before the start so we had use a wing halyard to raise the #3. We started 100 yards below the line. On the downwind run we stayed in the middle and rode good puffs all the way down.
November -2004
October -2004
For Immediate Release
20 October, 2004
Seattle, USA – Representing NEIL PRYDE SAILS in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Alaska. Established 1981 and associated with Neil Pryde Sails since 1987, Rush Sails has moved to a new location in Kirkland WA. Please call for an appointment and directions to the new location.
- Rush Sails has also established a relationship with numerous West Marine locations in Western Washington as sail repair pick up locations. Call for the location nearest you.
- Rush Sails offers a full range of sailmaking services, including complete sail repair, new small boat / dinghy sails, and specialty fabric and canvas products.
- Rush Sails offers extensive experience rigging and equipping sailboats for offshore cruising.
- Experience working with clients that have sailed to Mexico, Alaska, circumnavigated the Pacific and circumnavigated the world.
Contact Details:
672 7th Ave.
Mailing / Shipping
Dimension / Polyant Carbon Fiber Fabric Update
Dimension Polyant has significantly updated and improved their Carbon Fiber Line of fabrics. Neil Pryde Sails has been using these fabrics in a wide variety of applications...with great success. For more details....
December -2003
Neil Pryde Agent, Dan Winters, Inducted into ICSA Hall of Fame
Dan Winters, the Neil Pryde Agent for the Southern Chesapeake, has been named
the winner of the 2003 Outstanding Service Award/Professional by the Intercollegiate
Sailing Association and has been inducted into the ICSA Hall of Fame, located at
the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.
Dan Winters (Emory & Henry College `62), professional sailmaker, has coached
the Christopher Newport University sailing team since 1991. He has
significantly raised the performance level of the CNU team and has done a great
deal to support high school sailing in the local area. He was instrumental
in formation of several high school teams in Virginia. He has offered advice and
assistance to other new and upcoming clubs and teams in the Mid-Atlantic
Intercollegiate Sailing Association (MAISA) and has entertained many of those
teams at the CNU facility for practice.
Winters was named Chair of the ICSA Development Committee in 1996. He has
undertaken extensive research aimed at identifying the issues critical to team
development and growth of the ICSA. He undertook the production and
distribution of the ICSA promotional video, "Sails Across the Campus." As
a sailmaker, he has worked closely with coaches at a number of ICSA colleges to
develop and refine sails for collegiate use.
Winters has frequently served as a judge for both ICSA and Inter-Scholastic
Sailing Association championships. As a certified judge, he has conducted
numerous race management and rules seminars, and he is the long-serving Chairman
of the Chesapeake Bay Rules and Appeals Committee-South.
An accomplished sailor in his own right, Dan Winters has always worked to
promote sailing to colleges, high schools, and the wider world.
September -2003
Race Results from Holland, Long Island and Texas
The Standfast line of racing and cruising yachts built in Holland held their annual "Standfast Weekend" at the end of August. There were 40 boats in attendance and Neil Pryde Sails scored impressive victories in the racing.
Christine a Standfast 43 was 1st in class One and First Overall. She was equipped with a full inventory of Neil Pryde Sails including a Radial Dacron Furling Headsail, a cruising laminate mainsail and racing spinnaker.
Noordwind, a Raider type was 1st in Class Two, sailing with an inventory of Neil Pryde Dacron racing sails.
Spirit of Go, a Standfast 40 and winner of the Standfast 40 Trophy was equipped with a new Neil Pryde cruising laminate mainsail, genoa and new Nylon Spinnaker. The sails arrived 17 hours prior to the start of the racing and were fitted just prior to sailing!
Perennial Neil Pryde Sails fan and customer, Mark Melvin, raced his Beneteau 461 Devocean to a First in Class and Seventh Overall in the Stamford Yacht Club Vineyard race. Mark also captured the Corinthian Trophy for best corrected time by PHRF yacht on the return time from Buzzard’s Bay Entrance Tower.
The 238-mile Vineyard race course stretches through Long Island Sound from Shippan Point, through the swirling currents of the Race or Plum Gut, past Block Island, and on to the light tower at the entrance to Buzzard's Bay, to return leaving Block Island to starboard en route to the finish in Stamford Harbor. Begun in 1932, it has attracted the finest sailors and fastest boats for nearly 70 years, and its intricacies and challenges bring them back time after time.
Marc Luxenburg, sailing his Hunter 35.5 On The Mark II, sailed to a second in class and second overall in the Non-Spinnaker Division of the annual Around Long Island Race.
Dean Snider and crew David Lindsey (our outstanding Neil Pryde Sails Agent in Houston, Texas) won the Ensign Class Nationals with an impressive 9 point total, beating a two time Mallory Cup Champion in a heated race for gold.
August -2003
New agent in Puerto Rico
Luis Luhring, has opened a new Neil Pryde Sails office in Puerto Rico. He has been involved in sailing in Puerto Rico for over 40 years, is an ex- vice-president of the Puerto Rico Sailing Federation and ex-commodore of Club Náutico of Puerto Rico. In addition he is a director of the sailing program of Club Náutico de San Juan.
His depth and breadth of experience in sailing and his location in Puerto Rico will give the group and Neil Pryde sailors an other great resource in the area. Contact info as follows:
Luhring Sails
E8 A Street
Estancias del Parque
Guaynabo, P.R. 00969
Attn: Luis Luhring
Tel: (787) 708-0768
Fax: (787) 287-7425
Cell: (787) 510-7864
E-Mail: lluhring@r-a.com
1-Jan-2003
Resurrection on the Chesapeake
When Angus Murdock, the curator of the Reedville
Fisherman’s Museum
called upon our agents Dan a
nd Brett Winters of Dan
Winters Sailmakers, concerning sails for the restored Chesapeake Bay
skipjack, the Claud W. Somers, we were more than casually interested. The
Somers which was built in 1911 on Young’s Creek, Virginia and had logged
many working sea mile, was now destined for a life of leisure; no longer
carrying oysters she instead will introduce new generations to the historical
importance of working sailboats and the seaman that worked the Chesapeake.
Angus and his crew had done a magnificent job of restoring
the Somer and while they wanted sails that would be durable and last a
long time, they also listed as a requirement that “they want to beat every
other skipjack on the Bay!” Working closely with Dan and Brett, we handcrafted
a sail plan that included the non-contemporary items such as mast hoops on the
mainsail, lazy jacks and a half clubfoot on the jib. The sail plan was carefully
constructed in our CAD program and we worked carefully to identify the aspects
that have worked well on similar past projects and couple them to the challenges
of this particular job. Dan and Brett provided excellent measurements of the
boat and rig and together we brought all the parameters together to build an
excellent set of sails.
Visit the Museum at:
www.rfmuseum.org
24-July-2002
Long Distance Orders Not a
Problem
From: Jon ....
Sent: June 12, 2002 6:06 PM
To: bp@neilprydesails.com
Subject: RE: Sails
The results are attached. The new mainsail is fantastic. I'm able to point higher by about 5 degrees - the battens really shape the foil well. Great to have loose-footed also. Thanks for your attention to detail. Quality of workmanship is excellent.....
Thanks again!
Jon
Through a series of emails, digital photo's and technical specification
sheets Neil Pryde was able to build this beautiful mainsail (and storm trysail)
for our customer in Australia and delivered the sails to Papua New Guinea
without ever having set foot on the boat! As a company that originated in Hong
Kong, we have tremendous experience working long distance and logistically
difficult orders and can certainly help you if you have similar needs.
13-June-2002
Roller Furling Headsail Trim Guide
For those sailors with contemporary sloops fitted with roller furling headsails here's an easy to understand guide to trimming your headsail. The guide covers the relationship between the genoa lead position and sail shape as well as some very good tips on how best to make use of your 'reefing marks' on the headsails. Check out this PDF file.
30-April-2002
New Neil Pryde Agency for New Jersey
Brick, NJ– Neil Pryde Sails
announces that Beaton Sails has recently signed an agreement to be the Neil
Pryde Yacht Sails agent for New Jersey.
Beaton Sails has been building sails and servicing New Jersey area sailors for
14 years and this new partnership will allow Beaton Sails to blend their already
proven sailmaking skills with the specialized and wholly devoted sailmaking
concerns of the Neil Pryde group. In announcing this new and exciting
partnership, Tim Yourieff, the Managing Director of Neil Pryde Sails
International had this to say: “Our working goal at Neil Pryde Sails has been
to steadily improve our distribution network and service capabilities while at
the same time improving our products. With the addition Mark Beaton of Beaton
Sails to our worldwide network of agents, these goals continue to be reached.
Beaton Sails brings us a wealth of both cruising and racing sailmaking
experience and a well deserved reputation for customer service in the New Jersey
area."
In discussing this partnership, Mark Beaton said, " I'm thrilled to be associated with Neil Pryde Yacht Sails. Neil Pryde has been making great sails for many years and their efficient production system will allow us to deliver sails to our customers in half the time we can" said Mark Beaton. "They use the same fabrics as I do and the design and workmanship is just fantastic! This merger will let Beaton Sails expand our output while staying at our current location. In addition we will continue to build sails for one-design classes and specialty sails such as A Cats, a twenty-eight foot marconi rigged catboat with a sail area of over six hundred and fifty square feet in house at our loft.”
Beaton Sails services include:
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Rigging
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Sail repair and cleaning
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Canvas fabrication (biminis, dodgers, covers, awnings)
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Roller Furling conversions and New Roller Furling Systems
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Neil Pryde Yachtsails
Combined with an ideal location on the grounds of David Beaton and Sons Marina. (a full service boat yard and marina), these attributes allow Beaton Sails to offer complete marine and sail services to the sailors of New Jersey and nearby waters.
Contact Details:
Beaton
Sails
Mr. Mark Beaton
72 Beaton Road
Brick, N.J. 08723
Tel: 732-920-6638
Fax: 732-920-3318
E-Mail: MarkBeatonsails@cs.com
30-April-2002
New Neil Pryde Agency for Eastern Long Island Sound and Rhode Island
Neil Pryde Sails announces that John O'Neill, formally of O'Neill sailmakers in eastern Connecticut has joined the Neil Pryde group as agents for eastern Long Island Sound and Rhode Island.
In announcing this new and exciting partnership, Tim Yourieff, the managing director of Neil Pryde Sails International had this to say: "Our working goal at Neil Pryde Sails has been to enhance and improve both product and distribution. With the addition John O'Neill to our worldwide network of agents, both these goals continue to be reached. John brings an incredible sailing history and sailmaking skills to the group that will be of great benefit to Neil Pryde and continue the long relationship John has had with the sailors of eastern Connecticut and Rhode Island.
John begin his sailmaking in March of 1959 and by 1969 he formed O'Neill Sailmakers which he owned and operated until June of 2000. During his tenure as O'Neill Sailmakers he fabricated sails in Connecticut; building sails for sloops, schooners, catboats, yawls and ketch rigged yachts. John's extensive racing background and cruising know-how has contributed to his success over the last 40 years and will certainly add a strong measure of the same to the Neil Pryde team.
John will be handling sales and service for this area of the sound, working one-on-one with customers in providing new sail pricing, rig and deck layout assistance and general sailing and sail advice.
Contact
Information:
Mr. John O'Neill
Neil Pryde Sails Eastern Long Island
Waterford, CT
(860) 444-0658
Cell (860) 334-8516
E-Mail: jmo12345@msn.com
1-April-2002
Contender Sailcloth and AKS "Smoke" Kevlar®
We are pleased to announce that the Neil Pryde group will be using the Contender Sailcloth AKS "smoke" Kevlar as our primary in-house Grand Prix Kevlar laminate line. Contender Sailcloth, a leader in the design and manufacturing of laminated sail products has developed several new components that make this line of fabrics an exciting high-end product. Features such as: an exclusive scrim that sets a new industry standard for uniformity, a 35deg. Spectra® off angle grid and the tell-tail 'smoked' color that is a result of a special U.V. inhibitor. This product is designed for the top end racing applications and will deliver un-matched performance for it's weight over a broad range of conditions and applications. For a product overview, check out this PDF file. For more information on Contender sailcloth click on their logo below.
19-Dec-2001
NEWS & ARCHIVES