I would consider a rudder in the water to be "equipment in normal position. Therefore, if the other boat's bow was overlapped with your rudder(s), you were overlapped. If the other boat's spinnaker and spinnaker pole were in "normal position", they would count for overlap as well.
Well, if that's true, Eric, I've probably been overlapped in other cases and inadvertantly fouled someone. I had (previous to this discussion) presumed the bow created the overlap, not the spin pole/snuffer (which sticks out another 3 feet or so, up to what seems like 10 feet on some N6.0 and ARC 20s with those Godzilla spinnakers)
I have picked the earwax out of other skipper's heads with my spin pole, too. If memory serves, I think a 6.0 or N20 sailor got his spin pole bridle caught on the boom of the boat in front of him..
Seems those pesky snuffers can cause trouble on a crowded line when the 'early' guy throws his boat into "Park".
