What about the "starboard" rule?
Is that because everyone else has a chance of getting out of the way of one
What about Neil Pryde - that now owns JP-Australia? A few snippets:
'Born 1939, Te Aroha, New Zealand, Neil Pryde moved to Hong Kong in 1963 and represented Hong Kong at sailing in the 1968 Olympic Games. Since then he has raced in some of the world’s most famous yachting events, including the prestigious Sydney to Hobart race in Australia. Pryde is a member of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants (NZICA).' Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Neil_Pryde
'NeilPryde Ltd. is a privately held company - a partnership between Mr. Neil Pryde and the Shriro Group. With over 3000 employees, operations in more than 40 countries and 40 years of experience, Neil Pryde Ltd. is one of world’s biggest players in the marine and adventure sports markets.' Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Pryde
'Shriro is a 90-year-old family business with distribution rights to several worldwide brands, including names like Pioneer, Ricola, Samsung, Casio, Epson, Head and Mitsubishi Forklift. It also owns a number of "action sports" brands within the Neil Pryde group, where Shriro has been the majority shareholder for 15 years.... Shriro Group's headquarters has been in Hong Kong since the late 1940s - four decades after it was set up in northern China by the grandfather of present chairman, Mark Shriro. Today, it has over 3,000 employees in 13 countries and regions, and an annual sales turnover of HK$2.7 billion (US$350 million).' Source: gbcode.hktdc.com/uniS/www.hktrader.net/200303/trade/trade-shriro200303.htm
