Relative workshop V3 M-Series, Owner'S Manual

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V E C T O R O W N E R ’ S M A N U A L
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INTRODUCTION
CONGRATULATIONS!
By choosing the Relative Workshop Vector 3, you’ve shown that you’ll settle for nothing less than
the best.
THE HISTORY BEHIND RELATIVE WORKSHOP
Over the past three decades, Relative Workshop has delivered more than 40,000 quality harness
and container systems to skydivers all over the world!
In 1972, Bill Booth started Relative Workshop in a Miami garage. During the late 1970’s Bill made
two major contributions to the world of skydiving. First, Bill invented and patented the hand deploy
pilot chute system. This contribution changed the sport forever. Bill Booth’s second and maybe
greatest contribution and recognition during this period came with the invention and patent of
the Booth 3-Ring release system. In 1983, Bill received the prestigious Parachute Industry
Association (PIA) Achievement Award. The Federation Aeronautic International (FAI) awarded Bill
Booth the 1984 Gold Medal for outstanding achievement in parachute safety design, the highest
award available in this field.
Relative Workshop’s first harness and container system was called the Wonderhog. This rig
incorporated all of the best safety improvements of its era. Not long thereafter, the Wonderhog
Sprint was introduced. In 1981, the Vector was introduced and soon became the most popular rig
in the world. The Vector II followed and soon enjoyed even more popularity. Since 1977, teams
and individuals have been winning gold medals wearing Relative Workshop systems! The U.S.
Skydiving Team at the 1981 World Meet wore the very first Vectors.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, new freefall disciplines such as Skysurfing and Freestyle made
their way into the skydiving mainstream. Freeflying entered the mainstream shortly thereafter.
These new disciplines brought with them new and increased demands on skydiving equipment.
In these flight attitudes, the container is subjected to direct, high-speed airflow. The need for
more security such as riser protection, pin protection and bridle protection became apparent.
Hence, our engineers went to work.
VECTOR 3
In 1994, Relative Workshop unveiled the Vector 3 harness and container system. This new design
incorporated concepts that originated through years of research and development.
In 1999, using the latest technology and the knowledge Relative Workshop gained in building the
Vector 3, the Micron was introduced to suit the growing trend of smaller canopy use. The Micron
is the most technically advanced harness and container system in the world. Relative Workshop
achieved this by hiring a team of engineers from the arena of sport skydiving. These engineers,
who happen to be world-class competitive skydivers, reviewed current system designs and applied
sound engineering practices to them. The result: improved overall function of the Vector 3 riser
section 1: history behind RWS