In going around a mark in no wind, you notice that you are (very very slowly) drifting sideways towards it.
Is it legal to push the mark out of the way while touching the anchor line only, not the mark itself? For example, by taking your hiking stick off, and pushing gently on the line beneath the water.
It seems unsportsmanlike, but my understanding is that the line attached to the mark is not considered part of the mark.
Oh man...why do you have to go there? I can't imagine that's within the "spirit" of the rules but I'm not sure about the legality. However, I can't imagine there is much tension on the anchor rode to the mark or that it's not just hanging below the mark in your scenario. Could you actually push on it without touching the mark? I doubt it.
