HikedLikeCrazy
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I've heard from several top college sailing coaches including Ken Legler and Jeff Bresnahan that this rule is definitely illegal but you will not get protested for it in college sailing. In regular sailing I believe the rule is also illegal and I've heard cases of people getting protested for it, although you see it all the time at top regattas so I'm guessing that they'll only protest you if you do it an excessive amount.