Dragonfly 32 Swing Wing, Manual, Page: 19 / 80

MANOEUVRING AND MOORING – RECOMMENDATIONS:
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Always wear your lifejacket when sailing or even motoring.
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 four mooring lines, of adequate dimensions (min 14 mm x 14 metres)
and suitable for the environment should be on board.
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Always only manoeuvre the boat by the engine in harbour areas – NO sails.
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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:
Never try to stop the boat with your foot, your hand, or a boat hook.
When taut:
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Protect the ropes from chafing with for example 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 on the boat alongside a dock.
PRECAUTION:
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Be well acquainted with the boat before going sailing in more than 5
Beaufort true wind (20 knots
– 10 m/sec).
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Learn to handle the boat well under power and 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 8 Beaufort (40 knots
– 20 m/sec). In that case secure the
boat/mast sideways, with fx one halyard to each side, this halyard don´t
have to be tight just loose/slack so tide is not a problem, or fold minimum
one side out
and/or both sides min each 75 cm (3”) out, please note that
this is only necessary by side winds.
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We do NOT recommend leaving the boat folded on a mooring or at anchor.