Possible Clues:

• Like rules at fancy show
• Like uptight concertgoer
• Outfit I had to make with no bending
• Having no flex
• Firm's free to employ serviceman
• Like a hard-liner
• Not chill at all
• Gear I'd found inflexible
• Fit sails etc on one end of yard that's stiff
• It's typical of The Board to manipulate the papers