50 COMPETITOR CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT
50.1
(a) Competitors shall not wear or carry clothing or equipment for the purpose
of increasing their weight.
(b) Furthermore, a competitor’s clothing and equipment shall not weigh
more than 8 kilograms, excluding a hiking or trapeze harness and clothing (including
footwear) worn only below the knee. Class rules or the notice of race may specify
a lower weight or a higher weight up to 10 kilograms. Class rules may include
footwear and other clothing worn below the knee within that weight. A hiking
or trapeze harness shall have positive buoyancy and shall not weigh more than
2 kilograms, except that class rules may specify a higher weight up to 4 kilograms.
Weights shall be determined as required by Appendix H.
(c) A trapeze harness worn by a competitor which may be used to support the
competitor on a trapeze shall be of the quick release variety complying with
ISO 10862 which allows the competitor to detach from the hook or other method
of attachment at any time. A class rule may change this rule to permit trapeze
harnesses that are not of the quick release variety, but a class rule may not
change the requirement that a quick release harness comply with ISO 10862.
Note: Rule 50.1(c) does not take effect until 1 January 2023.
50.2 Rules 50.1(b) and 50.1(c) do not apply to boats required to be equipped with lifelines.