I looked at my 15-year file of printed rules and found nothing either. If the measurer decides that a rule on spreader length is needed, I would like to suggest taking a look at Rule F.8.1 of the ISAF Equipment Rules of Sailing 2005-2008 as a convenient piece of boiler plate, or a starting point, if nothing else is found. http://www.sailing.org/technical/ERS2005-2008.pdf -tc
