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30 | 2-6 BoatingSafety
DANGER
SPECIALCARESHOULDBETAKEN
WHENTURNINGFROMAFOLLOWING
WINDONTOABEAMREACH,
BECAUSEBOTHTHEAPPARENTWIND
SPEEDANDHEELINGEFFECTWILL
INCREASE. SUCH TURNS SHOULD
NOTBEMADERAPIDLY,AND
CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE GIVEN
TOAREDUCTIONINSAILBEFORE
SUCH A MANOEUVRE.
WARNING
Multi-hulls may be capsized if
incorrectly handled, the following
precautions apply:
1. Thehelmsmanmustatalltimesbe
awarethattheboatcouldbe
vulnerabletocapsizeinrollorpitch,
particularlyinbreakingseasand
operatetheboataccordingly.
2. Exercisecarewhenalteringcourse
fromafollowingtoabeamsea
especiallyinbreakingseas.
3 Thehelmsmanmustensurethatthe
choiceofsailstobesetisappropriate
withrespecttotheprevailingwind
strength,relativewinddirection,and
sea state.
Thisboathasbeenassessedascapable
ofsupportingthecrewevenwhen
swamped
This boat may capsize and remain
inverted if excessive sail is carried. It is
designed not to sink if this occurs. The
working sail plan should be reduced if the
apparent wind exceeds 20 knots, force 5
on the Beaufort scale or 37 km/h.
Thewindstrengthquotedinthisowner’s
manualcorrespondstoawindspeedof
notgreaterthan70%ofthatrequiredto
liftthewindwardhullofthecatamaranout
ofthewater.Thesafewindspeedshould
permitsafesailingwhentheboatison
autopilotandwhencrewmembersmay
notbeclosetothesailcontrols.
Themaximumsafewindspeedwithfull
sailmayalsoberestrictedbythestrength
oftherig,rigattachmentsandsails.The
informationprovidedfortheowneris
basedonthelowerofthestabilityandthe
strengthlimitationsascalculatedbythe
designer.
Thewindspeedshowncorrespondstothe
apparentwindspeedatwhichthe
standardsailareamustbereefed,thisis
inaccordancewiththerequirementsof
ISO12217–2andisgiveninknots,
Beaufortscaleandkm/h
Helm Warning Label