boikie
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In this video Ben Ainslie says that he "waggles the tiller on one side of the boat and then on the other side" to keep the boat head to wind.
Is this legal? According to this document, I think it is not:
http://www.sailing.org/tools/documents/Rule42Laser201320032014-[16804].pdf
2. Sculling
Generally sailors scull from above a close-hauled towards a close-hauled course. Sculling a Laser tends to be forceful as gentle movements with the Laser rudder have little effect, except in light air.
Permitted actions: • Gentle rudder movements through the centreline that do not propel the boat or prevent it from moving astern. • Sculling, even forceful, when a boat is above close-hauled course and clearly changes direction to a close-hauled course. – 42.3(d), SCULL 1 • Repeatedly moving the helm to reduce the speed. – 42.3(f)
Prohibited actions: • Sculling below a close-hauled course, often in an effort to stop the boat immediately going back to head to wind or to duck in to leeward of another boat • Forcefully sculling on both sides – SCULL 2 • Crabbing, but only if the rudder movements are forceful enough to offset the steering caused by backing a sail. This will result in the boat moving to windward, parallel to the starting line. – SCULL 3
Emphasis mine... So sculling on both sides is a no-no, right?