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This results inleehelmin light wind condition.
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This behavior is known as the helm and is either a weather helm orleehelm.
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The ships tended towardleehelmin general conditions, but in heavy wind, they suffered from weather helm.
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A small amount ofleehelmcan be counteracted with the rudder, but this introduces significant drag in the water and slows the boat.
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While sailing, if left to its own devices a boat withleehelmwill bear (turn) away from the wind, accelerate, and perform an accidental or uncontrolled jibe, perhaps repeatedly.
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The ketch rig also allows sailing on mizzen and jib only without introducing excessiveleehelm, and in an emergency can be quite well steered without use of the rudder.
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