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Introducon
Even if everything has been planned and designed
for the safety of the boat and its users, boang is
highly dependent on the weather condions, the sea
state, the experience and physical shape of the crew
etc. and one can never ensure full safety.
Even if your boat is categorised for them, the
sea and wind condions corresponding to the
design categories A, B and C range from strong
gale to severe condions, open to the hazards of
a freak wave or gust, and are therefore dangerous
condions, where only a skilled, t and trained crew
sailing on a well-maintained boat can sasfactorily
sail.
The sea or the weather is not the natural
environment for mankind and one can only respect
its laws and its strength. Always listen to or read a
weather forecast or prevision prior to any sailing
excursion or voyage, and ensure that the wind
and sea condions will correspond to the design
category of your boat, and that you and your crew
are able to handle the boat in these condions.
This Owner’s manual contains the minimum
informaon that is necessary to run the boat
properly, some safety topics, operaon and
maintenance hints. Read it carefully and familiarise
yourself with the cra before using it. However, this
Owner’s manual is not a course on boang safety
or how to navigate, anchor or dock your boat. Your
dealer, naonal sailing federaon or your yacht
club will be able to advise you on local schools, or
instructors.
This Owner’s manual is neither an operaon, nor a
maintenance or troubleshoong booklet.
Please always use a trained professional for
maintenance, repairs or minor modicaons.
For major modicaons, ensure that he does not
signicantly modify the safety characteriscs of
the cra, and where relevant, ensure he has the
wrien authorisaon of the boat builder or its legal
representave.
Any change in the vercal posion of the masses
onboard (for example, the addion of a shing
tower, a radar, a stowing mast etc.) may signicantly
aect the stability of your boat. Do not make these
eventual changes without the wrien authorisaon
of the boat builder or its legal representave.
In many countries, a boat driving license,
authorisaon or training is required. Please make
sure you have these legal authorisaons before
purchasing and using your boat.
Always maintain the boat properly and irrespecve
of this, always adjust your use of the boat to the
condion it is in. Boats suer wear and tear with
me and usage.
The Internaonal IMO Colreg regulaon denes
rights of way, navigaon lights etc. throughout the
world. Make sure you are familiar with these rules
and you have a booklet explaining them onboard.
If this is your rst cra or you are changing to a
type of cra you are not familiar with, for your own
comfort and safety, please ensure that you obtain
handling and operang experience before taking
command of the cra.
Any boat, no maer how strong it may be, can be
severely damaged if handled and treated improperly
by unskilled persons. This is not compable with
safe boang. Always adjust the speed of powerboats
to sea condions to avoid excessive slamming.
PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL AND ITS ENCLOSURES
IN A SECURE PLACE, AND HAND IT OVER TO THE
NEW OWNER WHEN YOU SELL THE CRAFT.
Due to our policy of connual product
improvement, the illustraons used in this manual
may not be the same as on your cra and are
intended as representave reference illustraons.
Some controls, indicators or informaon may be
oponal and not apply to your cra.
