Of course there are rules to cover this. LR would have wasted no time protesting had there been a foul.
It would have been nice if the announcers walked us through the rules that applied. If they did, I missed it.
Mike
So now dropping stuff in the water is actually a valid strategy.
All that teams need to do is get a roll of cellophane, and drop it to leward to try and foul the opposing boat?
Isn't there a rule that says that you cannot discharge anything off of your boat according to the RRS? They had to stop using rubber bands on spinnakers because of it.
I know in the 45s you could drop a crew member and not have to come back. We've seen the old AC monohulls drop kites and stuff off the boat with no penalty. I would presume the rules allow you to drop stuff on the 72s (clearly since NZ received no penalty) but I would hope it limits the James Bond devices. ;-)
