Question
Is the use of a jockey pole (a pole that exerts outward pressure on the line that controls the fore and aft position of a spinnaker pole) permitted under rule
55.3?
Answer
Yes. When a spinnaker pole is set, the line that controls the fore and aft position of that pole is a guy, not a sheet. A jockey pole putting outward pressure on a guy is therefore not a ‘device that exerts outward pressure on a sheet or clew of a sail’.
GBR 2000/2