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Rule 52: MANUAL POWER | Protest Room

Part 4 — Other Requirements When Racing

Section B — Equipment-Related Requirements

52

MANUAL POWER

A boat’s standing rigging, running rigging, spars and movable hull appendages shall be adjusted and operated only by the power provided by the crew.

Rule 51

All movable ballast, including sails that are not set, shall be properly stowed. Water, dead weight or ballast shall not be moved for the purpose of changing tr...

Rule 53

A boat shall not eject or release a substance, such as a polymer, or have specially textured surfaces that could improve the character of the flow of water insi...