Without looking at the specifics of the NOR...

I doubt that the intention was to limit how many rudders a team could use overall, especially after breaking them.

I could see some value in limiting how many spares can be carried on a given leg (although, even that mysitfies me, as it directly affects safety and potentially saves lives).

I would say, as long as they measure in, let them build new ones and enter the next leg with them. MAYBE show the jury the broken ones to be sure we're on the up-and-up; but realistically, no one in their right mind is going to argue that they broke three rudders to win a performance advantage in the next in-port race or on the next leg.

Mike