| Rules |
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| Rule 49, Crew Positions; Lifelines |
| Rule 55.3, Setting and Sheeting Sails: Sheeting Sails |
| Summary: |
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| A competitor may hold a sheet outboard. |
| Question: |
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| Is it permissible for a competitor to hold the sheet of a headsail or spinnaker outboard? |
| Answer: |
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| Rule 55.3 states 'No sail shall be sheeted over or through any device that exerts outward pressure on a sheet.' No part of a person's body is a 'device'. It is therefore permissible for a competitor to hold a sheet outboard, provided that rule 49 is complied with. |