RS SAILING Tera Quick start guide

Rigging Manual V1
PLEASE FOLLOW RIGGING MANUAL IN THE CORRECT ORDER

Contents
1. Introduction......................................................... 1
2. Technical data.................................................... 2
3. Commissioning................................................. 3 - 20
3.1 - Preparation.............................................................. 4
3.2 - Unpacking................................................................ 4
3.3 - Pack contents.......................................................... 4 - 5
3.4 - Adding the toestraps ................................................ 6 - 7
3.5 - Adding the toestrap elastic ...................................... 7
3.6 - Adding the rope handles .......................................... 8
3.7 - Adding the rear strop ............................................... 9
3.8 - Adding the bung ....................................................... 9
3.9 - Adding the righting lines .......................................... 10
3.10 - Adding ther painter ................................................ 10
3.11 - Rigging the mast .................................................... 11 - 12
3.12 - Stepping the mast .................................................. 12
3.13 - Rigging the boom ................................................... 13 - 17
3.14 - Rudder and daggerboard ...................................... 18 - 20
4. Sailing hints........................................................... 21 - 26
4.1 - Introduction............................................................... 23
4.2 - Launching................................................................. 23
4.3 - Leaving the beach.................................................... 23
4.4 - Sailing close hauled and tacking.............................. 24
4.5 - Sailing downwind and gybing................................... 24
4.6 - Reeng...................................................................... 24 - 25
4.7 - Water bottle holder.................................................... 26
5. Optional accessories..................................... 27 - 36
5.1 - Mini sail..................................................................... 28
5.2 - Fitting the rowing kit.................................................. 28
5.3 - Fitting the performance downhaul............................ 29 - 31
5.4 - Fitting the performance outhaul................................ 32 - 35
5.5 - Top cover.................................................................. 36
6. Maintenance......................................................... 37 - 40
6.1 - Boat care................................................................... 38
6.2 - Foil care..................................................................... 39
6.3 - Spar care................................................................... 39
6.4 - Sail care..................................................................... 39
6.5 - Fixtures and ttings.................................................... 40
7. Warranty................................................................... 41
8. Glossary................................................................... 42 - 50

1
1. Introduction
Congratulations on the purchase of your new RS Tera 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 Tera 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 Tera,
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
Tera.
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.
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

2
2. Technical Data
Length Overall (LOA) 2.87m
Beam 1.23 m
Hull Weight 40 kg
Sailing Weight 56 kg
RS Tera Sport Mainsail 3.7 m2
RS Tera Pro Mainsail 4.8 m2
RS Tera Mini Sail 2.7 m2
Draught 0.75m
Max Weight of Sailor 80 kg
Designer Paul Handley

3
3. Comissioning

4
Your RS Tera comes complete with all the components necessary to take the boat
sailing.
Whilst your RS Tera 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 ttings 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!
3.1 - Preparation
3.2 - Unpacking
Having unpacked your RS Tera, you should check that you have all of the items
listed before throwing away any of the packing, as there may be some small
items still wrapped.
3.3 - Pack Contents Quantity
hull
daggerboard
rudder
tiller extension
bottom mast section
top mast section
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Pintle sleeves

5
3.3 - Pack Contents Quantity
1mainsail
battens 3
downhaul 1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
6
kicker
kicking strap boom tie
kicking strap mast tie
mainsheet
mainsheet traveller
block
boom pad
rope handles and
plastic tubes
plastic bobble
mainsheet rear strop
mast stump
toestrap
toestrap elastic
bung and elastic

6
3.4 - Adding the Toestraps
a)
b)
c)
Locate the toestrap in the customer pack.
FWD AFT
Remove one screw the front toestrap tting. This will allow you to rotate the
tting 90˚.
Slide the webbing loop at the front end of the toestrap over the tting, rotate it
back into place and replace the screw.

7
3.5 - Adding the Toestrap Elastic
a)
3.4 - Adding the Toestraps
a) Fit the webbing loop at the aft end of the toestrap through the
aft toestrap tting and back through the buckle as shown.
Add the toestrap elastic to the aft end of the toestrap as shown.

8
3.6 - Adding the Rope Handles
a)
b)
c)
c)
Locate the 2 x rear rope handles and 2 x plastic tubes in the customer pack.
Thread the rope part through the plastic tubing.
Pass both ends of the rope down through the holes in the gunwhale near the
transom.
Tie knot #3 in the tails beneath the gunwhale.

9
3.7 - Adding the Rear Strop
a)
b) c)
Locate the rear strop and mainsheet traveller block in the customer pack.
Thread the rope through the smaller block,
then pass the two ends down through the aft
most holes in the transom (this shares a hole
with the rope handles you added in step
3.6).
Tie knot #3 in the tails.
3.8 - Adding the Bung
a)
Add the bung. The elastic ties onto the
cross shaped plastic tting below the
front end of the toestrap.

10
3.10 - Adding the Painter
a)
3.9 - Adding the Righting Lines
a)
b)
b)
Locate the 2 x righting lines and 4 x plastic bobbles in the customer pack.
Pass the two ends of the righting line down through the holes in the gunwhale,
add a plastic bobble on each end and tie knot #3 in the tail.
Repeat on the other side of the boat.
Tie knot #3 in one end of the painter,
then thread the other end up through
the hole in the bow from below.

11
3.11 - Rigging the mast
Join the mast by inserting the mast top section into the mast lower section.
a)
b)
c)
Locate the mast top and bottom sections. There is a pin through the bottom section
which sets the height of the mast. If you are sailing with a Pro mainsail, insert the pin
in the upper hole of the mast bottom section. If you are sailing with a Sport mainsail,
insert pin in the lower hole.
Push the mast top section in until it hits the pin.
Pro mainsail Sport mainsail
Add the mast stump to the foot of the mast.
d)
Slide the front sleeve of the sail over the mast until the mast top reaches
the top of the sail.

12
e) Put the battens into the sail
Battens are inserted with the curved
end rst, this engages against elastic
in the pocket. Push the batten into
the pocket until it goes under the
ap on the leech. You will need
to overcome the resistance of the
elastic.
To remove, push against the elastic
until the batten will come out of the
ap then remove.
3.11 - Rigging the mast
e)
3.12 - Stepping the mast
Lift the mast and sail over the mast plate on the deck.
With the mast upright, lower the end through the mast plate ensuring that
the retaining key is in line with the slot in the mast plate. When the mast is
fully in, rotate it through 180 degrees so that the key is under the back of
the plate.
BEFORE PICKING UP THE MAST, CHECK THAT YOU ARE
NOT IN THE VICINITY OF OVERHEAD POWER CABLES
Top Tip
If the wind is blowing there will be a lot of pressure on the top of the mast
making it wave around. Consider nding somebody to help if you feel that you
will struggle, especially with the Pro sail.

13
a)
3.13 - Rigging the Boom
Locate the 2 x 30mm vang blocks, vang bottom block and rope in the customer pack.
Assemble the vang as shown. knot #1
knot #2
knot #1
c) Thread the kicking-strap boom tie through the eye on the
boom, and tie knot #3 in each end.
b) Tie the kicking-strap boom tie to the
top block with knot #1.
Locate the top block on the kicking strap.

14
3.13 - Rigging the Boom
c)
d)
e) Take the boom and push the gooseneck onto the mast, just above the plastic
sleeve.
Locate the kicking strap mast tie. Tie a gure of
eight in one end.
Thread it through the eye at the bottom of the
mast, around the mast and back through the eye.
Tie a gure of eight in the other end.
Hook the kicking strap onto the rope loop
you just added in step c.

15
3.13 - Rigging the Boom
f)
g)
Attach the downhaul.
Pro Sail: Thread the downhaul through the hole in the mast collar, thread it through the sail
eye, and back down to the cleat on the mast. Make sure that the downhaul runs on either
side of the boom through the holes in the gooseneck.
Sport Sail: Tie the downhaul on to the metal ring on the sail sleeve, then pass it through
the cleat on the front of the mast. Coil and tie off the excess downhaul.
The outhaul comes already
attached to the boom.
Attach the boom pad to the boom by joining the velcro edges.
Make sure the outhaul passes
outside the boom pad.

16
3.13 - Rigging the Boom
g)
h)
i)
Tie a stopper knot in the end of the mainsheet,
and thread it through the becket on the block at
the end of the boom.
Thread the mainsheet through the block at the end of
the boom in a forwards direction.
Pass the end through the traveller block on the rear strop.

17
k)
l)
l)
Thread the mainsheet through the mainsheet centre
block, making sure that it is in the right direction for the
ratchet to work.
Tie a knot in the mainsheet so that the boom
cannot pass beyond a 90  angle to the hull
centreline when you are sailing.
3.13 - Rigging the Boom
Hook the outhaul onto the clew, pull tight and cleat.
Pass the tail of the mainsheet forwards along the boom, through the two webbing
loops on the boom pad, and through the front block on the boom.

18
3.14 - Rudder and Daggerboard
a)
b)
Locate the 2 x pintle sleeves in the customer pack.
Slide the pintle sleeves over the rudder pintles.
c)
Slide the Tiller into the top of the rudder stock, and attach with the self-
tapping screw. The screw is found taped into place on the rudder stock.
d)
Attach the tiller extension to the tiller by sliding it into
the tting and pushing down the cap.