Leopard Catamarans 40 - Load Calculations; 2-7.1 Design Category a

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2-7 LOAD CALCULATIONS
2-7.1 Design Category A:
Thefollowingweightshavebeenusedinthedesignandstabilitycalculations,andareto
beconsideredasthemaximumwhenoceansailing.
The manufacturer’s maximum recommended load of 3000 kg excludes the weight of
freshwaterandfuelonboard.Thefreshwaterandfuelhaveacombinedweightof1360kg.
A maximumtotal load of4360kg has beenused for assessingstabilityand buoyancy
comprising:
- Crewmass(10peopleat75kgperperson) 750 kg
- Provisionsandpersonaleffects 950kg
- Storesandsparegear 400 kg
- Optionaladditionalequipment 460 kg
- InatableLiferaft2x6Man 100 kg
- Dinghy 140 kg
- Marginforfutureadditions 200 kg
MANUFACTURER’S MAX RECOMMENDED LOAD 3000 kg
- Fuelinxedtanks 302 kg
- FreshWaterinxedtanks 780 kg
- Sparefuel,freshWaterandotheruids 278 kg
MAXIMUM TOTAL LOAD 4360 kg
Thisassessmenthasbeenmadebasedonthefollowing:
- Theboatinlightcraftconditionhasamassof9340kg.
- Thebasicequipmentforsafeoperationisinplace.
- Radar,radioandnavigationequipmentisinplace.
- Allstandardequipmentisaboard.
ThisboathasbeengivendesigncategoryAOCEAN:withacrewlimitof10peoplein
accordancewithISO12217-2.Boatsinthiscategoryareconsideredtobedesigned
forextendedvoyageswhereconditionsmayexceedwindforce8(BeaufortScale)and
signicantwaveheightsof4mandabovebutexcludingabnormalconditions,e.g.
Hurricaneandvessellargelyself-sufcient.
Subjectto:
- Thecrewhavingsuitableskillandexperience.
- Satisfactoryconstructionandmaintenanceoftheboatandequipment.