YAMARIN 88 Day Cruiser, Owner'S Manual

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4. Before use
4.1.
Registration
Registration regulations vary between different countries. Find out what is required in relation to
your own boat.
4.2.
Insurance
Boat insurance can compensate damage occurring on water or during transport and lifting. Check
who has insurance liability each time when having the boat lifted. Insurance also has an indirect
effect on safety at sea: In the event of a serious accident or damage, you must, above all, concen-
trate on saving people. Insurance companies will be able to give more information about different
insurance alternatives. Check who has insurance liability each time when having the boat lifted or
transported!
4.3.
Training
No one is a born sailor. There is plenty of boating literature available. Navigation courses are ar-
ranged by local yacht clubs or national boating associations where you can gain basic skills.
However, please remember that you only become confident in boat handling, navigation, docking
and anchoring after long practical experience.
5.
Characteristics and use of your boat
5.1.
General
The user manual is not meant to be a complete service or repair manual; it simply guides the user
to use his/her boat in a proper way.
Pictures and drawings of this manual might include optional or country-specific features.
5.2.
Basic data
Recreational crafts can be constructed according to 4 categories (A, B, C and D) under the Recre-
ational Craft Directive 2013/53/EU. This boat has been constructed according to design category C.
The meanings of the various design categories are explained below.
Category A:
The boat is built for conditions where wind speed can exceed 8 Beaufort (approx. 21
m/s), and where the significant height of the waves (please refer to note below) can exceed 4 me-
tres. In such circumstances the boats are largely self-sufficient. Category A does not include ab-
normal conditions such as hurricanes. Such conditions may be encountered on extended voyages,
for example when crossing oceans, or in coastal areas where there is an open expanse of sea for
several hundred nautical miles off the coast.
Category B:
The boat is built for conditions where wind speeds can reach a maximum of 8 Beau-
fort (approx. 21 m/s), and where the corresponding significant height of the waves (please refer to
note below) is 4 metres at most. Such conditions may be encountered on offshore voyages of suffi-
cient length, or on coastal waters when unsheltered from the wind and waves for several dozens of
nautical miles. These conditions may also be experienced on inland seas of sufficient size for the
wave height to be generated.