La Rochelle Dufour 36, Owner'S Manual

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Dufour 36 Performance
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Design category
Your DUFOUR 36 Performance comes under the OCEAN-GOING design category A.
In normal conditions of use, your boat is designed for sailing with effective wave heights up to 7 m and
winds of Beaufort Force 10 or less, 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 over the next few
days.
Météo France on 0836 68 08 08
Navifax - direct on 0836 70 18 52
VHF: CROSS transmit 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 starboard side of transom. It contains a series of letters and
numbers that begin with FR-DUF...
Design
category
Type of sailing Wind strength
(Beaufort)
Wind
speed
Effective height
of wave to be taken into
account
A Ocean-going Up to 10 Up to 28 m/s Up to 7 m
B Open sea Up to 8 Up to 21 m/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 0.3 m