Mark-1
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"Rools..... are for the guidance of wise men and the obedience of fools"
Speaking for myself, I'd have thought that a bunch of Corinthians sailing Rustler 36s round the world for little or no money might want to obey the rules so after they finished they could look themselves in the mirror and have the pride of doing it. One of these guys could get killed, and it seems insane to my they'd take that chance, but not do it 'properly'. If large sums of cash were involved I'd take a different view. Sadly, on the face of it that could be exactly what's happening.
Mind you, the competitors of the original race took pretty serious liberties with the rules, and not just the obvious one. Was it Chay Blythe who moored at a dock somewhere for repairs reasoning that as long as he didn't get off the boat he was ok. RKJ went aground near the entrance to Otago Harbour, anchored, got off the boat, and walked about on the seabed.
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