Dufour Yachts 56 Exclusive, Owner'S Manual

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ENGLISH 20/12/2016 8/88 DUFOUR 56 Exclusive
I. GENERAL INFORMATION
YACHT DESIGN CATEGORY:
Your Exclusive
DUFOUR 56
comes under the OCEAN-GOING design category A.
Under conditions of normal use, your boat is designed to sail in waves with a significant height
exceeding 4 m and winds of force 8 or above on the Beaufort scale, and to withstand the severest
conditions.
This sailing capability is equally dependent on the skills of the crew, their physical capacities, the
maintenance of the boat and its equipment.
So always take care before putting to sea.
DUFOUR YACHTS
is not able to guarantee perfect functioning of the boat in exceptional sea
conditions (violent storms, hurricanes, cyclones, waterspouts, etc.)
SUMMARY OF DESIGN CATEGORIES
Check weather information before putting to sea:
Take to the sea, don’t take risks!
In port: every day, the Harbor Master's Office posts weather bulletins and forecasts for the
next few days
.
Météo France on 08 36 68 08 08
Navifax - direct on 08 36 70 18 52
VHF: CROSS transmits several bulletins per day, preceded by an announcement on
Channel 16.
Certification
DUFOUR YACHTS
has chosen the Institut pour la Certification et la Normalisation dans le Nautisme
as the notified body for verifying that your boat complies with European directive CE 94/25, in
accordance with module B.
Identification
The hull identification number is located on the starboard side of the transom. It contains a series
of letters and numbers that begin with FR-DUF...
Design
Categories
Type of sailing
Wind strength
(Beaufort)
Wind
speed
Effective wave
height to be taken
into account
A Ocean-going Above 8 Up to 28 m/s Higher than 4 m
B Open sea Up to 8 Up to 21m/s
Up to and including
4 m
C Inshore Up to 6 Up to 17 m/s
Up to and including
2 m
D Sheltered waters Up to 4 Up to 13 m/s
Up to and including
0.5 m