Contents
Contents ....................................................................................................................................2
Introduction...............................................................................................................................3
Specification .............................................................................................................................3
Safety Information....................................................................................................................4
The RCD Design Category..................................................................................................4
Loading .................................................................................................................................4
Safety Equipment .................................................................................................................4
Air Buoyancy........................................................................................................................4
Self Draining Cockpit ..........................................................................................................5
Water Ballast ........................................................................................................................5
Self Righting, Side Decks, and Asymmetric Capsize Buoyancy,.....................................5
Capsize Recovery.................................................................................................................6
Re-boarding ..........................................................................................................................7
The Ketch Rig.......................................................................................................................7
Commissioning.........................................................................................................................8
Introduction...........................................................................................................................8
Trailering ..............................................................................................................................8
Raising the Masts .................................................................................................................8
The First Sail ..................................................................................................................... 15
Raising Sail........................................................................................................................ 16
Rigging and Using the Spinnaker..................................................................................... 18
Sailing ................................................................................................................................ 18
Reefing............................................................................................................................... 19
Using the outboard ............................................................................................................ 19
Towing, Anchoring, Mooring........................................................................................... 19
Recovery ............................................................................................................................ 20
Maintenance........................................................................................................................... 20
Warranty................................................................................................................................. 22
