RS SAILING Venture Guida rapida

Sail it. Live it. Love it.

RIGGING GUIDE

CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION

2. COMMISSIONING

2.1 Preparation

2.2 Rigging the Mast

2.3 Stepping the Mast

2.4 Rigging the Gennaker Halyard

2.5 Rigging the Boom

2.6 Hoisting the Jib

2.7 The Rudder

2.8 Hoisting the Mainsail

2.9 Rigging the Gennaker

2.10 Completion

3. SAILING HINTS

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Launching

3.3 Leaving the Beach

3.4 Sailing Close-Hauled and Tacking

3.5 Sailing Downward and Gybing

3.6 Using the Gennaker

3.7 Reefing

4. MAINTENANCE

4.1 Boat Care

4.2 Foil Care

4.3 Spar Care

4.4 Sail Care

4.5 Fixtures & Fittings

5. WARRANTY

6. GLOSSARY OF COMMON SAILING TERMS

7. APPENDIX

9.1 Useful Websites and Recommended Reading

9.2 RS Venture Symmetric Spinnaker kit.

9.3 Three Essential Knots

9.4 How to Rig a Mast-Head Float

Warnings, Top Tips, and Important Information

are displayed in a yellow box.

1. INTRODUCTION

Congratulations on the purchase of your new RS Venture, 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

Venture is an exciting boat to sail and offers fantastic performance. This manual has been compiled to help

you to gain the maximum enjoyment from your RS Venture, in a safe manner. It contains details of the

craft, the equipment supplied or fitted, its systems, and information on its safe operation and maintenance.

Please read this manual carefully and be sure that you understand its contents before using your RS

Vision.

This manual will not instruct you in boating safety or seamanship. If this is your first boat, or if you are

changing to a type of craft that 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, RS, your RS

Dealer, or your national sailing federation – for example, the Royal Yachting Association – will be able to

advise you of a local sailing school, or a competent instructor.

For further information, spares, and accessories, please contact:

RS Sailing

Premier Way

Abbey Park

Romsey

Hampshire SO51 9DQ

Tel: +44 (0)1794 526760

Email: info@RSsailing.com

For details of your local RS Dealer, please visit www.RSsailing.com

Please keep this manual in a secure place and hand it over to the new owner if you sell the boat.

2. COMMISSIONING

2.1 Preparation

Your RS Venture comes complete with all the components necessary to take the boat sailing. In order to

commission it, you will need the following tools:

•Pliers or a shackle key

•Small, flat-bladed screw driver

•PVC electrician’s tape

Whilst your RS Venture has been carefully prepared, it is important that new owners should check that

shackles and knots are tight. This is especially important when the boat is new, as travelling can loosen

seemingly tight fittings and knots. It is also important to check such items prior to sailing regularly.

DO NOT use a knife or other sharp object to cut through packaging containing parts –

you may damage the contents!

2.2 Rigging the Mast

To complete this section you will need:

•The mast

•A flat-bladed screw driver

Fitting the Spreaders

It is worth taking time to ensure that this section is completed correctly. Improperly fitted spreaders will

result in strange sailing characteristics, and may even result in failure of the mast.

1. Carefully unpack the spreaders from the top of the mast, being sure not to damage any of the

securing split rings.

2. Unwind the shrouds and forestay from around the mast, and unwrap from the packaging.

3. To fit the spreaders, refer to the table below. To fit the pins, refer to Vernier Adjust Spreader

instructions on the following page.

4. Finally, tape up all the securing pins and rings to prevent them from being damaged, or from

damaging the gennaker.

Class

Bracket Connection Pin

Outer End

Primary

Adjuster

End cap pos’n

Wire Dia.

Visible Holes

Venture

fwd

FWD

3.0mm

Attachment of Spreader.

Primary Pin: Fit down through the bracket’s primary hole and the Fwd or Aft

spreader hole as required.

Adjuster Pin: Fit down through a hole 1 to 4, and through A to C or through a hole 5 to 7,

and through D to E.

Please see the table on the previous page for the specific positions.

Fwd

Aft

Spreader Ends

Spreader End Cap:

The spreader end cap incorporates two shroud wire slots to give a tight grip on either 2.5 or 3mm wire. The sizes are

identified on the front face of the end cap (See diagram above). To find which wire slot you require for your mast, please

see the table below.

The end cap can also be rotated so that the shroud can be positioned at either the forward or aft position of the spreader

end (see diagram above). To find out which position is required for your mast, please see the table below.

To attach the shroud, slacken the end screw, rotate the end clamp if necessary, then insert the shroud. Ensure that the

shroud is tensioned between T-Terminal and spreader tip, then tighten the screw firmly.

This method “locks in” the dihedral angle.

Length Adjustment:

The position is described by the number of adjustment holes visible (e.g. In the diagram above there are 1 ½holes

visible). Please see the table below for your class specific positions.

Security

All clevis pins must be fitted with the flat head on top, and locked with a split ring. Tape all split rings, pins and the

outboard end of the spreader extrusion. This will reduce chafe on the mainsail and prevent flailing sails/halyards

becoming damaged.

Self-amalgamating tape is best, but pvc electrical tape is an adequate alternative.

Forward'position'

Aft'position'

2.5 3.0

Rotate&as&

necessary&

(see Table)

Now the mast is ready to be put up in the boat, or “stepped”.

2.3 Stepping the Mast

Before stepping the mast, familiarise yourself with how the “foot” (bottom end) of the mast will fit into the

“step” (fitted to the boat).

The mast foot has two rectangular blocks on the bottom, separated by a groove. Both of these blocks will fit

between the bolt at the front of the mast step, and the bolt at the back.

Correctly lowering the mast foot into the step

REMEMBER

Check that both ends of the main halyard, jib halyard, and gennaker halyard are tied off at the bottom

end of the mast so that they are within easy reach when the mast is stepped.

Note: It is recommended that the mast should always be stepped with 2 people.

Ensure that the shrouds and forestay are fitted correctly and lose at the lower end. Ensure all 3 halliards

are tied to the pole ring on the front of the mast.

1. Now raise the mast so that it is standing on the ground next to the boat, adjacent to the mast gate.

This is most easily done if your helper places a foot against and over the base of the mast, whilst

you lift the mast from about mid section until it is upright. Your helper can now easily support the

mast so long as it is kept upright.

2. You now climb into the boat and stand squarely either side of the middle of the boat, close to the

mast gate. The mast should be lifted, keeping bolt upright of course, so it is close to the gunwhale

for you to lift in.

3. You now lift the mast up over the gunwhale of the Venture, keeping it upright of course, and rest it

down in the bottom of the boat, just aft of the mast step.

4. Now lift the mast gently forward to securely locate into the mast step, as in the picture above, easing

it into the mast gate as it goes. Now you are able to close the mast gate and attach the forestay to

the foredeck u-bolt by the snap-shackle provided. (see picture below)

5. Attach the shrouds to the middle of the shroud adjustor plate with the clevis pin and split ring

provided. Wrap PVC electrician’s tape around the split rings for security, and to avoid snagging. The

fourth hole down on the shroud adjustor plate is a good place to start.

WARNING

Before stepping the mast, check that you are not in the vicinity of overhead power

cables.

REMEMBER

If the wind is blowing, there will be a lot of pressure at the top of the mast making it wave

around. Consider finding a second helper if you feel you will struggle!

Raising the mast to vertical. Lifting the mast into the boat.

The forestay attached to the foredeck u-bolt.

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