XCAT Sail, Owner'S Manual

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Table of contents
Manual XCAT Sail Page 3 Edition: 05/2023
Table of contents
1 Introduction and important notes .............................................. 4
1.1 Safety instructions (for all XCAT models) ............................... 4
1.2 Important notes on transport and storage .............................. 6
1.3 Environmental protection ................................................. 8
1.4 Instruction style guide ..................................................... 9
1.5 Further information ........................................................ 9
2 XCAT Sail .......................................................................... 10
2.1 Parts of sailing option ..................................................... 11
2.2 Setup sailing option ....................................................... 13
2.3 Setting and take in the sail ............................................... 30
2.4 Seat positions and weight trim .......................................... 32
2.5 Operation of genoa and mainsail ........................................ 32
2.6 Handling the rudder ....................................................... 35
2.7 Casting off and landing ................................................... 37
2.8 Tacking and jibing ......................................................... 39
2.9 Bring about and lying to .................................................. 42
2.10 Capsizing and righting ..................................................... 42
2.11 Dismantling the sailing option ........................................... 45
3 Accessories ....................................................................... 52
3.1 Fitting the hiking seats (option) ......................................... 52
3.2 Attach foot straps (option) ............................................... 55
3.3 Attach bow net (option) .................................................. 56
3.4 Tiller-fix (option) .......................................................... 58
3.5 Motor board (option) ...................................................... 58
4 Maintenance ...................................................................... 59
4.1 Tensioning the shrouds .................................................... 59
4.2 Tensioning the sail battens ............................................... 60
4.3 Luff tensioner .............................................................. 61
4.4 Overview of knots ......................................................... 62
4.5 Sailing basic terms ......................................................... 63