MANOEUVRING AND MOORING – RECOMMENDATIONS
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Wear your lifejacket
In heavy weather wear the safety harness on deck at all times
Make sure to have functional lifejackets for the whole crew
When sailing in windy conditions, stay on the centre hull only
Minimum 4 mooring lines, of adequate dimensions (min 10 mm x 12 metres) and suitable
for the environment should be on board.
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Always only manoeuvre the boat with the engine in harbour areas – NO SAILS UP.
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Handle the boat consistent with the current and wind.
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Protect the boat with suitably-sized fenders.
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Always keep the ropes unfold and home.
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Handle the boat at slow speed – in harbour 2 to 4 knots.
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Beware it can be difficult to stop the boat downwind – especially when the boat is
folded, where the propeller is closer to the water surface.
DANGER
For safety - never try to stop the boat with your foot, your hands or a boat hook.
When moored in the Marina:
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Protect the mooring ropes from chafing maybe with plastic sleeves.
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Make allowance for the tide, as the case may be.
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Make sure to use spring lines before you leave the boat alongside a dock.
PRECAUTION
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Be well acquainted with the boat before going sailing in more than 5 Beaufort (20
knots – 10 m/sec).
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Learn to handle the boat well under power to make safe harbour manoeuvring –
note that sometimes it can be difficult to stop the boat in reverse downwind.
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Be aware that the boat maybe can capsize in folded condition by winds exceeding 9
Beaufort (40 knots – 20 m/sec). In that case secure sideways the stability with one
halyard to each side, or fold minimum one side out or even better both sides half
way out.
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We do not recommend leaving the boat folded on a swinging mooring.
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Never let the boat dry out in folded position, as the ground may be out of level.
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The boat is at all times unsinkable. If anything should happen, always stay with the
boat.
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In case of capsized position the boat will stay afloat approx. by the middle of the
sofa back cushion, if the floats are intact.
