The quality of the thread they use for stitching is poor
I bought a brand new Oceanis 46.1 fitted with standard Elvstrom sails. After less than 4 years, the UV strip on the genoa has torn and the stitching come undone leaving me with a €1000+ repair and replacement cost. The stitching to the UV protection strip does not use PTFE which is recommended by major sail-making component manufacturers and therefore the sails let down the overall high standard of the Beneteau boat as well as the generally good sails themselves.






