Tiller waggling

Originally posted by redback

   Don't try this in front of a jury boat.  The reasons and explanations have already been given in earlier answers.  There is a world wide programme in process to get all judges to view the interpretation of rule 42 in the same way.

Originally posted by redback

It seems to me that the new rules are a bit more lenient about waggling the tiller to get the bow off the wind.  Not a bad thing, many of these high performance boats have a tendency to go into irons and they can't be muscled into bearing away like say a Laser.  This happens a lot on the start line, now there's a legit way of getting going as long as you don't use it to propel yourself forwards.  Am I right?