Spitfire Sail Boat Owner's Manual

OWNERS MANUAL

Spitfire Owners Manual English

Introduction ___________________________________________________________ 5

List of Spitfire Catamaran parts ___________________________________________ 6

Main parts_________________________________________________________________ 6

Glossary ______________________________________________________________ 6

Dimensions____________________________________________________________ 7

Platform assembly ______________________________________________________ 8

Trampoline rigging _____________________________________________________ 9

Rigging the mast____________________________________________________ 10, 11

Setting up the rig and masting

Platform _________________________________________________________________ 13

Mast_____________________________________________________________________ 13

Raising the Mast___________________________________________________________ 14

Lowering the Mast_________________________________________________________ 15

Spinnaker bowsprit and boom

Bowsprit _________________________________________________________________ 16

Boom ____________________________________________________________________ 18

Setting up of outfitting and equipment

Trapeze __________________________________________________________________ 19

Mast Rotation _____________________________________________________________ 19

Traveller _________________________________________________________________ 19

Mainsheet and Mainsheet strop ______________________________________________ 20

Mainsail Downhaul ________________________________________________________ 20

Jib Sheet and Jib Strop _____________________________________________________ 20

Jib Downhaul _____________________________________________________________ 20

Righting Rope_____________________________________________________________ 21

Foils

Rudders__________________________________________________________________ 21

Daggerboards _____________________________________________________________ 21

Sails

Mainsail__________________________________________________________________ 22

3

Loday White Limited

Spitfire Owners Manual English

Jib ______________________________________________________________________ 23

Spinnaker ________________________________________________________________ 24

Tuning Guide __________________________________________________________

26

Sailing Guide __________________________________________________________28

Capsize Recovery_______________________________________________________ 32

4

Loday White Limited