RS Racing RS FEVA Bedienungsanleitung
OWNER’S MANUAL
LDC Racing Sailboats, Trafalgar Close, Chandlers Ford. Eastleigh SO53 4BW, England
Tel. +44 (0)23 8027 4500 Fax. +44 (0)23 8027 4800
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CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION
2. SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS
3. SAFETY INFORMATION
3.1 Design Category
3.2 Loading
3.3 Safety Equipment
3.4 Capsize Recovery
3.5 Air Tank
3.6 Man Overboard Prevention and Recovery
3.7 Use of an Outboard Engine
3.8 Towing, Anchoring, Mooring and Trailing
4. COMMISSIONING
4.1 Preparation
4.2 Unpacking
4.3 Rigging the Mast
4.4 Stepping the Mast
4.5 Rigging the Boom
4.6 The Daggerboard
4.7 The Rudder
4.8 Hoisting the Mainsail
4.9 Rigging the Jib
4.10 Rigging the Gennaker
4.11 Completion
5. SAILING HINTS
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Launching
5.3 Leaving the beach
5.4 Sailing Close-Hauled and Tacking
5.5 Downwind and Gybing
5.6 Using the Gennaker
5.7 Reefing
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6. MAINTENANCE
7.1 Boat Care
7.2 Foil Care
7.3 Spar Care
7.4 Sail Care
7. WARRANTY
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1. INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on the purchase of your new RS Feva and thank you for
choosing an RS product. We are confident that you will have many hours of
great sailing and racing in this truly excellent design.
The RS Feva is an exciting boat to sail and offers fantastic performance. This
manual has been compiled to help you operate your RS Feva with safety and
pleasure. It contains details of the craft; the equipment supplied or fitted, its
systems and information on its safe operation and maintenance. Please read
it carefully and be sure that you understand its contents before using your RS
Feva.
This manual is not a course on boating safety or seamanship. If this is your
first boat, or you are changing to a type of craft you are not familiar with, for
your own safety and comfort, please ensure that you have adequate
experience before assuming command of the craft. If you are unsure, your
dealer or national sailing federation (the Royal Yachting Association) will be
able to advise you of a local sailing school, or competent instructor. For
beginners, a sailing handbook, which contains a glossary of boat parts and
terms, may be useful. These are available from your local dealer.
Please keep this manual in a secure place and hand it over to the new
owner if you sell the boat.
For further information, spares and accessories, please contact your
local dealer or:
LDC Racing Sailboats
Trafalgar Close
Chandlers Ford
Eastleigh
Hants SO53 4BW
Tel. 023 8027 4500 Fax. 023 8027 4800
Email. [email protected]
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EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY TO
DIRECTIVE 94/25/CE
I declare that the craft described as:
RS Feva
Bearing the Hull Identification Number:
GBLDCF
Conforms to EU Recreational Craft Directive 94/25/EC
Annex 1 – sections 3.2 & 3.3 and Annex 6 – Module Aa
EU Notified Body: No. 0808 (Irish Sailing Assoc.)
ISO Standards BS EN ISO 10087, 12217, 12215, 10240,
14945, 8666
Trade Marque RS Racing
Type RS Feva
Design Category C
Maximum Crew 3
Maximum Load 225kg
Overall Length 3.64m
Builders Name LDC Racing Sailboats, England
Date __ / __ / __
(The date does not indicate the date of manufacture)
Signed Name: ____________________
Signature: _________________
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2. SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS
Identification.
Your RS Feva can be identified by two numbers, one is the sail number and
the other is the Hull Identification Number.
The sail number is the number by which you register your RS Feva with
insurance companies, the class association and also when you sign on for
events. Not only is the sail number on the mainsail itself (Feva XL only; it is
also printed on the port side of the transom.
The Hull Identification Number, or HIN, is required by European law. Every
new boat sold should display a HIN to show that it meets all the guidelines set
by the European community and is safe to use up to the conditions mentioned
in 3.1 Design Category. Your RS Feva complies with European law to
category C (explained later) and hence displays a HIN which is imprinted on
the starboard side of the transom.
The HIN is purely to show that your RS Feva meets European regulation, and
therefore should be referred to by its sail number.
Dimensions.
Length Overall (LOA): 3.64 m 12’0”
Beam: 1.42 m 4’ 8”
Hull Weight: 63 kg 136 lb
Reefing Mainsail: 5.5 m_ 57sq ft
3 Batten Mainsail: 6.5 m_ 68sq ft
Jib: 2.1 m_ 22sq ft
Gennaker: 7.0 m_ 73sq ft
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3. SAFETY INFORMATION
Personal preparation and owner’s responsibility.
Before attempting to operate the boat, ensure that you have appropriate
experience to handle the boat safely in the anticipated sea and wind
conditions, and that all the crew have sufficient boating experience and that
they are familiar with emergency procedures (man overboard recovery,
towing).
Always check the weather forecast before leaving shore, and ensure that the
predicted weather and sea conditions are suitable for the boat (see 3.1).
clothing should be suitable for the anticipated weather conditions and
footwear appropriate for boating.
Before going afloat, all persons should be wearing a suitable buoyancy aid
(life jacket or personal floatation device), which should be worn at all time
when on the water. Note that in some countries it is a legal requirement to
wear a buoyancy aid that complies with their national regulations at all times.
It is recommended that you carry a whistle or horn to attract attention in case
outside assistance is required.
The owner/operator is responsible for the safe operation of the boat. His/her
responsibilities include properly preparing and maintaining the boat and safety
equipment, knowledge of the boat operation, safety training of the crew,
following the navigation rules (including knowledge of the Collision
Regulations and local navigation rules), care of the environment, insurance
and where necessary registration.
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3.1 Design Category.
The RS Feva is a Design Category C boat. The definition of this category is:
•Design Category: C – ‘inshore’
•Description of Use: Designed for voyages in costal waters, large
bays, estuaries, lakes and rivers.
•Wind Force: Up to, and including Beaufort force 6.
•Significant Wave Height: up to, and including 2 m.
The RS Feva complies with this design category, subject to:
•The crew having suitable skill and experience.
•Satisfactory construction and maintenance of the boat and its
equipment.
Users of this boat are advised that:
•All crew should receive suitable training.
•The boat should not carry more than the maximum load.
•Any water in the hull should be kept to a minimum.
•Stability is reduced by any weight added high up.
3.2 Loading.
The RS Feva is designed to be sailed by no more than 3 people. However it is
recommended that you do not exceed the maximum loading of 225 kg,
including any equipment added to the basic rigged boat, e.g. an anchor. To
enable the boat to be righted safely the minimum recommended crew weight
is 40 kg.
All the crew and equipment should be evenly distributed to ensure that the
boat is upright and approximately level. Heavy items, such as an anchor,
should be securely fixed to avoid movement when underway.
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3.3 Safety Equipment.
It is your responsibility to ensure that all necessary safety equipment is
obtained for the type of sailing you are participating in and it is readily
accessible on board while the boat is in operation.
HINT
We recommend that you sail in a location where there is adequate rescue
cover, should you get into any difficulty, especially whilst learning to sail your
new boat.
3.4 Capsize Recovery.
No matter how stable and secure your RS Feva feels on the water, a capsize
will be inevitable. Properly handled a capsize can be fun and definitely not
something to worry about. Like everything it is best to practice on a quieter
day, and preferably with a safety boat to hand.
Recovery technique.
As the boat capsizes, you should endeavour to fall cleanly into the water,
trying to avoid catching sheets or toestraps as you fall. You should initially
ensure that:
1. If you are using the spinnaker that it is fully recovered in the chute.
2. The main and jib sheets are both uncleated.
WARNING
If the boat has capsized “on top” of you, or “to windward” as it is
known, there is more chance of the boat inverting and you should
ensure that you and your crew are well clear as the boat fully inverts.
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If are sailing with a crew, he or she should swim round to the bow, and hang
onto the tackbar or the rope handle, whichever is fitted. Then you should
proceed round to the transom where the righting line is stowed. Unclip the
“high side” righting line, and keep hold of it as you proceed around the rudder
to the centreboard area. If the boat has inverted the righting line is easier to
locate.
If the boat has inverted:
The righting line will help you climb onto the hull if it is inverted, it being best to
use the line across the hull. Stand on the underneath of the gunwhale (now
facing upwards), adjacent to the centreboard, where there is a grippy surface
for feet or knees. Pull on the righting line from across the upturned hull and as
the boat starts to come back up try to work your way up the hull and onto the
centreboard, as it comes horizontal. Do not worry if you are unable to do so.
If the boat is on its side:
Hold the righting line as high up as you can, and brace your feet against the
hull, and pull. The boat will start to come upright, and as it does work your
hands up the righting line towards the gunwhale.
WARNING
If the mast is lying into the wind as you pull it up the boat will flip up
quickly and you should be aware to work your way up the righting line to
the gunwhale a bit quicker.
Once the boat is upright and you are in the water holding the righting line, you
can either pull the gunwhale down to you, grab the toestrap and haul yourself
in or go around to the transom and climb in over there. The rope handle on
the gunwhale can help you back on board, not forgetting to go over the
transom bridle, which should be loose enough to push down against the deck.
To make all this easier, if you have a crew, who would have been holding the
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