I'd love to see how you can allow unlimited communications, but censor the conversations on private devices.
Obviously, you can't censor private phone conversations. But then again, you can't prevent a boat from breaking a number of other rules when she's sailing out of sight. When there are no witnesses, a boat can also get away with:
skipping a mark or rounding it improperly (RRS 28);
touching a mark (RRS 31);
removing PFDs (RRS 40);
prohibited means of propulsion such as rocking, pumping, ooching, or sculling (RRS 42);
wearing weights (RRS 43);
hauling out (RRS 45);
adding or removing crew or equipment (RRS 47);
sitting outside lifelines (RRS 49);
flying multiple spinnakers, double-poling a spinnaker, or using an outrigger (RRS 50);
moving ballast (RRS 51); or
putting trash in the water (RRS 55); et al.
Imperfect enforcement is not specific to RRS 41 by any means. At some point, however, one has to assume that competitors generally abide by the rules. One can hope that those few who don't will eventually slip up and get caught - or one can get used to disappointment.
