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Introduction
This manual is to help you handle your sailing yacht safely and with pleasure. It contains general
information on the yacht and its systems, as well as on operation and maintenance. Please use this
manual to acquaint yourself with your yacht before setting off on your first voyage. Further help
regarding individual devices that are part of the yacht’s equipment can be obtained in the device’s
operating instructions.
This Skipper’s Manual is not a course dealing with watercraft safety or the art of sailing. For your
own safety and convenience, should this be your first sailing yacht or if you are not yet familiar with
the special features of a sailing yacht, please acquaint yourself with the handling and operation of this
yacht before taking charge of it. Your dealer or national sailing or motor boat association or yacht
club will be pleased to inform you of training possibilities in case you would like to expand or refresh
you knowledge in this way.
Please make sure that the expected wind and swell conditions are in accordance with the design
category of your boat and that you and your crew are capable of handling the boat under these
conditions.
Your yacht is adequately designed, but you must be able to cope with the sea and wind conditions
of storms of category A up to the serious conditions of the top category C, including the risk of
breakers or strong gusts of wind, which comply with the design categories A, B and C. They are
considered to be dangerous conditions under which only a competent, capable and trained crew
with a well maintained watercraft can operate in a satisfactory manner.
This manual is not a detailed instruction guide for maintenance or trouble-shooting. In case of
problems, please consult your dealer. If a maintenance manual is provided, use it to perform
maintenance on your watercraft.
Only commission trained and competent staff for maintenance, repairs or modifications of this
yacht. Modifications that could have an impact on the safety features of the boat must be assessed,
implemented and recorded by qualified specialists. The boat’s manufacturer cannot be made
responsible for modifications that he has not approved.
In some countries, a license or an authorisation is required, or special regulations apply.
Perform maintenance work on your boat in a proper manner and consider the wear that can occur
over time and through frequent or improper use of the boat.
Any watercraft, no matter how solidly it is built, can be seriously damaged by improper handling.
This is not compatible with safely handling of your boat. Always adapt the boat’s speed and
direction of travel to the sea conditions.
If your boat is equipped with an inflatable life raft, read the corresponding operating instructions
carefully. The watercraft should have the appropriate rescue equipment on board (life jackets, safety
belts, etc.) in accordance with the type of watercraft, the weather conditions, etc. In some countries,
this equipment is mandatory. The crew should be familiar with how to handle all safety equipment
and with manoeuvring in cases of emergency (man-overboard rescue, mooring, etc.). Sailing and
motor boat schools and clubs organise training courses on a regular basis.
When above deck, all persons should wear buoyancy aids (life jackets, personal buoyancy aids).
Please pay attention to the fact that in some countries legal requirements stipulate wearing a
buoyancy aid in compliance with national regulations.
We recommend keeping this manual on board so that it can be used as an operating guide or for
possible trouble-shooting.
Certain figures may contain equipment features that are not included in the contract.
