RS SAILING Feva Mk2 Quick start guide

Mk2 Rigging Manual V1

1. INTRODUCTION
2. RS FEVA TECHNICAL DATA
3. COMMISSIONING
3.1 Preparation
3.2 Unpacking
3.3 Toestraps
3.4 Mainsheet Bridle
3.5 Handles
3.6 Gennaker Pole
3.7 Spinnaker Tray
3.8 Shroud adjuster plates
3.9 Righting Lines
3.10 Rigging the Mast
3.11 Rigging the Jib
3.12 Rigging the mast for the Gennaker
3.13 Stepping the Mast
3.14 Rigging the Kicker
3.15 Rigging the Boom
3.16 The Daggerboard
3.17 The Rudder
3.18 Hoisting the Mainsail
3.19 Hoisting the Jib
3.20 Rigging the Gennaker
3.21 Completion
4. SAILING HINTS
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Launching
4.3 Leaving the Beach
4.4 Sailing Close-Hauled and Tacking
4.5 Sailing Downwind and Gybing
4.6 Using the Gennaker
 4.7 Reeng
5. RACE UPGRADES
5.1 Adjustable Mainsheet Bridle
5.2 Boom Outhaul System
5.3 Mainsail Clew Strap
5.4 Mainsail Downhaul System
5.5 Jib Halyard Purchase
6. MAINTENANCE
5.1 Boat Care
5.2 Foil Care
5.3 Spar Care
5.4 Sail Care
5.5 Fixtures & Fittings
7. WARRANTY
8. GLOSSARY
Contents

1. Introduction
Congratulations on the purchase of your new RS Feva and thank you for choosing
anRSproduct.Wearecondent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o󰀨ersfantasticperformance.This
manual has been compiled to help you to gain the maximum enjoyment from your
RS Feva, in a safe manner. It contains details of the craft, the equipment supplied
ortted,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 Feva.
Thismanualwillnotinstructyouinboatingsafetyorseamanship.Ifthisisyourrst
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.
RS Sailing highly recommends using RS supplied equipment for usage and storing
of your craft. Deviation from using RS supplied equipment, such as sails and
storage solutions, will require consultation with RS Sailing. Failure to do so may
a󰀨ectWarrantyclaimsandGoodwilloutcomes.
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:
RS Sailing
Premier Way
Abbey Park
Romsey
Hants SO51 9DQ
Tel.: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: www[email protected]
For details on your local RS dealer, please visit www.rssailing.com

Length Overall (LOA) 3.64m 12’0”
Beam 1.42m 4’8”
Hull Weight 68kg 136lb
Reeng Mainsail 5.5m257sq ft
3 Batten Mainsail 6.5m268sq ft
Jib 2.1m222sq ft
Gennaker 7.0m273sq ft
2. Technical Data
3. Commissioning
3.1 Preparation
Your RS Feva 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
• Screwdriver
• 13mm Spanner
• PVC Electrician’s Tape
You may require other tools later, should you wish to make any setting or tuning
adjustments to the boat or the rig.
DO NOT use a knife or other sharp object to cut through packaging
containing parts – you may damage the contents!
Whilst your RS Feva 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travelingcanloosenseeminglytightttingsandknots.Itisalso
important to check such items regularly prior to sailing.

Having unpacked your RS Feva, you should check that you have all of the items
listed below before throwing away any of the packing, as there may be some small
items still wrapped.
3.2 - Unpacking
QUANTITY COMPONENT
QUANTITY COMPONENT
Boat Pack:
Foil Kit:
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Hull
Lower mast
Top mast
Boom
Spinnaker Tray
Dagger Blade
Rudder Blade
Rudder Stock
Tiller
Tiller Extension

QUANTITY COMPONENT
Customer Fittings Pack:
2
3
1
4
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
EngleeldClip
Plastic Bobble
Nylon Spring Hook
20mm block
27mm block
Single Jam Block
and Becket
Handle Tubes
Shroud Eye Bolts
Penny Washers
M8 Nyloc Nuts
M8 Dome Nuts
Fixings for
Spinnaker Tray
Shroud Plates
Bowsprit

Customer Rope Pack:
QTY COMPONENT
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Spinnaker Tray Rear
Toe Strap Elastic (Front)
Toe Strap Elastic (Rear)
Mainsheet Strop
Righting Line
Righting Line Elastic
Daggerboard Retainer Elastic
Carry Handles
Spinnaker halyard
Spinnaker Block ties
Mainsheet
Spinnaker Sheet
Main Halyard
Kicker Primary
Kicker Cascade
Downhaul
Boom Strop
Jib Sheet
Jib Halyard
Jib Halyard Block

QUANTITY COMPONENT
QUANTITY COMPONENT
QUANTITY COMPONENT
S Sail Pack:
XL Club Sail Pack:
XL Race Sail Pack
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
S Mainsail
XL Mainsail
XL Mainsail
Club Jib
Club Jib
XL Jib
Spinnaker
Spinnaker
Spinnaker
Race Pack

NAME
FILE
REV DETAIL BY DATE CHKD
PROJECT
DWG No.
DIMENSIONS
THIS DRAWING IS THE PROPERTY OF RS SAILING
AND MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED OR USED FOR
ANY PURPOSE WITHOUT SPECIFIC WRITTEN
PERMISSION FROM RS SAILING.
RS SAILING, 19 PREMIER WAY,
ABBEY PARK, ROMSEY, HANTS, SO51 9DQ UK.
TEL: [phone] WWW.RSSAILING.COM
SCALE
DESIGN & TECHNOLOGIES
PARTS LIST
RS Feva Mk2 BBP_1
ITEM ITEM QTY PARTSUPPLIER PART# RS PART#COMMENTS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
Ratchet Block and Puk
Transom Bung/Scket
Ball Bearing CAM Cleat Alloy
RS Feva Mast Gate Lever
Lacing Hook - Nylon
Allennite CAM Cleat - Medium
Over Fairlead For HA..76
20mm Dynamic Ball Block Standup
Bullseye With Insert
Shroud Adjuster Small
Fairlead For Mini Cam Cleat
Fairlead for A.577
Centerboard Case 350mm
Bow Tube 110mm Long
Internal Seal Hatch Cover – Small
Mainsheet
Bung
Spinnaker Halyard
Mast Gate
Righting Lines
Jib Sheets
Jib Sheets
Spinnaker Blocks
Jib Sheets
Shrouds
Righting Lines
Spinnaker Halyard
Daggerboard
Spinnaker Pole
Hatches
A2160 / RSM-HF-401
A423
A.677
FEV-HF-200
A.148
A.676
A.588
A2020LZ
A4152
A4372
A4388
A4665
FEV-HF-301
FEV-SP-908
A1737
RSFEVA-CP-A2160
A423
A..77
A.107RS-SP
A.148
A.676
A.588
A2020LZ
A4152BLACK
A4372
A4388
A4665
AB.102
BOW TUBE 110mm
A1737
1 M Draysey Initial creation 10/05/2022
Boat Packs
mm
RSFeva
RS Feva Mk2 BBP.ai 1 of 2
A2
Date
Signature
8
1 2 346 57
9
11 12
13
14
15
10

NAME
FILE
REV DETAIL BY DATE CHKD
PROJECT
DWG No.
DIMENSIONS
THIS DRAWING IS THE PROPERTY OF RS SAILING
AND MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED OR USED FOR
ANY PURPOSE WITHOUT SPECIFIC WRITTEN
PERMISSION FROM RS SAILING.
RS SAILING, 19 PREMIER WAY,
ABBEY PARK, ROMSEY, HANTS, SO51 9DQ UK.
TEL: [phone] WWW.RSSAILING.COM
SCALE
DESIGN & TECHNOLOGIES
PARTS LIST
RS-FEVAMK2BBP(V1)
ITEM ITEM QTY PARTSUPPLIER PART# RS PART#COMMENTS
15
16
17
18
19
1
1
1
1
1
Daggerboard Rubber 100m
RS Feva Centerboard Assembly
RS Feva ISAF Plaque
RS Feva-Tack Bar
RS Feva Bow Moulding Pair
Daggerboard
Daggerboard
Sticker
Tack Bar
Tack Bar
FEV-HF-300
FEV-HF-302
N/A
NEW PART
NEW PART
DAGGER RUBBER ST
FEVA CENTERBOARD
FEVA PLAQUE
AB1788
AB1798
1 M Draysey Initial creation 10/05/2022
Boat Packs
mm
RSFeva
RS-FEVAMK2BBP(V1).ai 2 of 2
A2
2 M Draysey Remove shroud plates 11/01/2023
Date
Signature
15 16 17
18 19

NAME
FILE
REV DETAIL BY DATE CHKD
PROJECT
DWG No.
DIMENSIONS
THIS DRAWING IS THE PROPERTY OF RS SAILING
AND MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED OR USED FOR
ANY PURPOSE WITHOUT SPECIFIC WRITTEN
PERMISSION FROM RS SAILING.
RS SAILING, 19 PREMIER WAY,
ABBEY PARK, ROMSEY, HANTS, SO51 9DQ UK.
TEL: [phone] WWW.RSSAILING.COM
SCALE
DESIGN & TECHNOLOGIES
PARTS LIST
RS Feva Mk2 Selden BBP
ITEM ITEM QTY PARTSUPPLIER PART# RS PART#COMMENTS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
2
7
2
1
1
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
Transom Drainage Assy, RS Zest
Toestrap Attachment, 25mm Web
Backing Plate, Gudgeon ST
Gudgeon 90x44x29 Comp
Rudder Gudgeon .Assy, Upper
Screw MRT 6x55 ST
Nyloc Nut M6 ST/NYL
Spacer Tube L=30, RS Cat
Spacer Tube L=33
0.6m x4mm Black D12
Spacer Tube Ø16.5/Ø8.5-30
Under Gunwhale Fairlead, Aero
Transom Drains
Toe Straps
Rudder - Gudgeon/Pintle Assy
Rudder - Gudgeon/Pintle Assy
Rudder - Gudgeon/Pintle Assy
Rudder - Gudgeon/Pintle Assy
Rudder - Gudgeon/Pintle Assy
Rudder - Gudgeon/Pintle Assy
Rudder - Gudgeon/Pintle Assy
Rear Towing loop
Tow Point
Tow Point
ZES-HF-500
480-363
C16-HF-504
RSM-HF-506
C16-HF-502
FIX-B6-P55
FIX-N6-006
QUE-HF-504
480-747
RIG12+04BLK
480-566
AER-HF-901
480-534-01
480-363
480-366
480-014
480-014-03
155-683
158-005
480-384
480-747
613-051
480-566
480-371
1 M Draysey Initial creation 18/07/2022 AS
AS
AS
2
M Draysey Addition of Hatches 15/08/2022
3
M Draysey Addition of 480-566 x2 & 480-371 x2 06/01/2023
4
M Draysey Remove Shroud items 11/01/2023 Boat Packs
mm
RSFeva
RS Feva Mk2 Selden BBP.ai 1 of 1
A2
Date
Signature
7
12346
5
8 10
11 12
9

NAME
FILE
REV DETAIL BY DATE CHKD
PROJECT
DWG No.
DIMENSIONS
THIS DRAWING IS THE PROPERTY OF RS SAILING
AND MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED OR USED FOR
ANY PURPOSE WITHOUT SPECIFIC WRITTEN
PERMISSION FROM RS SAILING.
RS SAILING, 19 PREMIER WAY,
ABBEY PARK, ROMSEY, HANTS, SO51 9DQ UK.
TEL: [phone] WWW.RSSAILING.COM
SCALE
DESIGN & TECHNOLOGIES
PARTS LIST
RS Feva Mk2 Customer Kit
ITEM ITEM QTY PARTSUPPLIER PART# RS PART#COMMENTS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
2
3
1
4
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Inglefield Clip
Stopper Knob 5mm Black
Nylon Spring Hook Black
20mm Ball Block Plain Bearing
Single Jam Block & Becket
27mm Plain Block
Back Handles
Eye Bolt, M8 x 69 ST
M8 Penny Washer ø24/8.4-2 A4-RBS ST
M8 Nyloc Nut
M8 Dome Nut
Shroud Adjuster Small
M4 x 10 Torx button Hd bolt
M4 ‘C’ Washer
Feva Bowsprit Complete 100cm
Halyard Takeup
Spinnaker / Mainsheet Strop
Daggerboard Retainer
Kicker / Jib Halyard
Kicker
Mainsheet / Spinnaker Sheets
Handles
Shrouds
Shrouds
Shrouds
Shrouds
Shrouds
Spinnaker Tray
Spinnaker Tray
Spinnaker Pole
A..75
R1901T
A359
A2020
A2039-CAM
A2030P
FEV-HF-500
QUE-HF-304
FIX-W8-002
FIX-N8-008
FIX-N8-001
A4372
FIX-W4-001
FEV-SP-500
A..75
A.222BLACK
A.359BLACK
A2020
A2039-CAM
A2030
REARCARRY HANDLE
A4372
AB.160
1 M Draysey Initial creation 12/05/2022
2
M Draysey Add Shroud parts 11/01/2023
Boat Packs
mm
RSFeva
RS Feva Mk2 Customer Kit.ai 1 of 1
A3
NOT TO SCALE
Date
Signature
123 4 5 6
78 9 10 11 12
13 14
15

3.3 - Toestraps
Start by attaching the toestraps
to the thwart across the middle of
the cockpit.
To do this you will need a
screwdriver.
Make sure you attach the
toestraps the right way round.
The ends with the webbing loop
attach to the thwart. The ends
with the buckle DO NOT attach to
the thwart.
The forward toestraps are
separate and the aft toestraps are
joined together in a V shape.
a) Remove ONE of the screws from the
toestrap retainer on the thwart.
c) Rotate the toestrap retainer back
into position and replace the screw.
Repeat for all four toestrap
retainers on the thwart.
b) Rotate the toestrap retainer outwards to
allow you to slide the webbing loop on the
toestrap over it.

3.3 - Toestraps
1
2
3
Loop over
upper gudgeon
d) You can now attach the two
forward toestrap ends and one
aft toestrap end to the toestrap
retainers using the buckle.
e) Find the two elastics (350mm long) in the rope
kit. Before attaching the elastic, loosen o󰀨 the
straps, this will make tting easier. Looseno󰀨
the screws in the jib cleat, feed one end of the
elastic under the cleat and tie knot #3, feed the
other end through the loop in the toe strap and
thenbackunderthecleatandtieo󰀨.
Find the elastic (950mm long) tie this elastic
to the rear toestrap through the webbing loop
behind the buckle. Then loop it over the top
gudgeon and back to the webbing loop and tie
o󰀨usingaknot.

3.4 - Mainsheet Bridle
3.5 - Handles
a) Fold the rope in half and add
the plan bearing block then
tie a loop in the middle by
doing an overhand knot.
b) Pass each end through the rear
strop holes on both sides.
c) Thread a 4mm rope bobble on
the end and tie knot #3.
a) The rear carry handles are plastic pipe, cut at 220mm.
b) Thread one end of rope down the same hole as the rope horse
and tie knot #3.
c) Thread the plastic pipe over the rope, then push the rope
through the forward hole and pull tight so the handle stands up.
d) Tie knot #3 against the hull.
1
2
3
WARNING As these handles
are used as a safety device
to help get back into the
boat, they should be regular
checked, adjusted or
replaced if damaged.

3.6 - Gennaker Pole
Launch Line
Tack Line
a) Pull the ropes through the spinnaker pole tube
from outside to inside. The pole will be a little
tight to get through the bearing because of the
launch line. You will need to turn and push the
pole until it has fully gone through the bearing.
 Makesurethepoleislayingatinthepolegully.
b) Push the pole fully in. Connect the launch line rope. This goes
from the pole, up to the Launch line block by the pole tube.
Ensure the pole outhaul line comes from the bottom of
the block and out from the top, this will stop the pole
twisting. Thread the rope through the block and tie an
20mm block on the end using knot #1.

3.6 - Gennaker Pole
50mm
Spinnaker Halyard
Turning Block
c) Pull the pole out via the launch line.
The block should be NO nearer than 50mm from the
front spinnaker halyard turning block under tension. If
these blocks meet they will destroy each other. You also
have to allow for stretch.

Tight!
d) The pole must be 100% out with the tack line knot on the
outboard end tight up against the outboard end cup.
Tie the tack line to the front spinnaker halyard turning block
using knot #1 and make sure it’s tight.
 Cutanyropetailso󰀨withropecutter.
3.6 - Gennaker Pole

3.6 - Gennaker Pole
2
1
3
4
5
Spinnaker
Halyard
To Tack Bar
e) Thread the spinnaker halyard through the bush in the
foredeck and then through ‘Block 1’ the front halyard
turning block going forward around the ‘Block 2’ the
launch line block, back through the ‘Cleat 3’ the spinnaker
cleat round ‘Block 4’ and ‘Block 5’ the two turning blocks.
Thenpasstheenduptothetackbarandtieito󰀨.

3.7 - Spinnaker Tray
a) Slide the spinnaker tray under the
foredeck from the bow.
b) Locate the two M4 x 10 screws and
washers. Lift the small tab on the
front of the tray. Place the lower tab
into the bow and line up the holes
with the threaded inserts.
Use the screws and washers to
secure the tray. DO NOT OVER
TIGHTEN THE SCREWS.
 Oncesecurelaythesmallap
back over the screw heads, making
sure it is secured by the velcro.
c) Locate the 2 pieces of elastic
(550mm long). Using knot #2
secure one end to the cringle
in the rear of the tray and the
other end to the front toe strap
plate. Repeat on the other side.
Foredeck and Tack Bar
removed for clarity
Foredeck removed
for clarity