Definition of Planing

More likely pushing the level of the lake down.....

Looks like he's just about to get planing at 1:26, if the crew would just move out... but generally no, not planing 

I'd say the Ent was.  

Here at 0.33 you can see me not planing after a gybe, and then a big pump to initiate it... Plenty of 200 planing in that video (but it is 20 knots). 

Dan's calculation a few pages back is probably pretty accurate for the speeds required to achieve planing... but, my feeling is you drop off the plane at a speed below that which it takes to get over the bow wave (maybe Dan could comment if that is correct). And although 12 knots sounds a lot you can get instantaneous speeds easily over 12 knots in a 200 even in less than 15 knots of breeze, but lasting for less than a fraction of a second. 

When you shift your weight back violently and give the sail a pump it pushes the boat over it's bow wave. The boats average speed may be well less than 10 knots, but in that moment it's quite easy to get well above. Once out you can keep moving back and the boat will support itself planning on the wider flatter aft section at speed below hull speed. 

For example, assuming you get up on to the plane at 12 knots, but drop off it at 9. If you can ooch or pump to get over the bow wave by achieving 12 knots for a instant when otherwise you were doing 8 knots, you can then, with the same energy sustain steady planning at 10 knots due to less hull drag.

Generally I find a pump when you get hooked up on the back of wave really does help, but timing is crucial. It gives you an instantaneous boost which gets you over the lip. But, every action has an opposite reaction. Pumping is very energy inefficient, you might push the boat forward 2 foot in a pump, but then it slips back 20 inches when you ease the sail and restore your body wait to original trim. Slipping back 20 inches isn't an issue when the pump got you on to the plane at sustained 2 knots faster speed, or gets you on to wave which carries you 50 meters... but if you're not timing these pumps to take advantage of additional gains, then not having your sails or weight correctly trimmed during the pump can be more disruptive lose you those 4 inches which you invested a heap of energy in by pumping. 

In the very light winds, when you're hardly moving, then pumping, even if you're only clawing yourself forward a few inches at a time is a lot faster than sitting stationary, and you have very little true wind to worry about neglecting anyway... but few regatta's are raced in this, although I accept it makes up a lot of peoples club racing and is where, I think most of the concern with allowing free pumping is.

Above is really discussing 'macro' level pumping. With a large body movement and full arm length of sheet. It takes about 1- second for the pump and 5 seconds to slowly move back to the pre-pump position. You then get the fanning style of pumping you see on the 470s and windsurfs upwind which don't give a large instantaneous jump in speed, but input an extra boost of energy continually in to the sails. I think this is very hard to achieve in a dinghy though as you need a full persons body-weight in direct link to the rig... you don't see the finns doing it as most their body-weight is supported by a heavy hull. 

But still, i recon it would be hard to achieve what the 470s do in most hiking classes. And it's fairly obvious if someone does it at club level.... so much so I don't think it's much of a worry for club racing.