What the hell was that flack on the front page of Sailing Anarchy about that bike/pedal trimming arrangement not being "manual power" with some inference that leg power doesn't qualify as "manual". That's crazy...that looks pretty damn "manual powered" to me!
That's an apprentice sea lawyer suggesting that a rule interpretation is required to clarify if "manual power" means "human power" or "hand power".
It can only mean "human power". Proof is possible by absurd:
If only hands are allowed, no other body part can be used onboard. It is therefore prohibited to use body weight to jump a halyard, to use feet to step on a line, legs to walk, arms to brace, eyes to see, dick to pee facing back... Since this is absurd, the meaning has to be "human power". QED.
