just wondering
2007-01-11 00:46:52 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Boats & Boating
Port =left Starboard = right. Some of the first boats use to have the rudder on the right side of the boat this was the steer board side,which became b'stardised into starboard side.Therefore the left side would always be the side that was Port side when moored
2007-01-14 03:42:12 · answer #1 · answered by coolkebab 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Port and startboard. The right side, pour, comes from the french maritime slang. The left is planc which is also french, but short for floor. Hence, startboard and the fact that the flag dinghy is kept to the left. A little misleading because many ships keep a dinghy at right and left. A dinghy is a small ready-to-use boat.
2007-01-11 19:21:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Port is to the left facing forward; "port" and "left" each have four letters.
Starboard is the nautical term that refers to the right side of a vessel as perceived by a person on board the ship and facing the bow (front).
2007-01-11 08:57:08 · answer #3 · answered by WINO 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cant give any further answer than the ones given but do have an interesting fact connected to your question.
The term posh came from those nautical terms. When travelling on a ship, rich passengers requested port out, starboard home so there cabin always was on the side of sun rise. So the acronym P.O.S.H was written on their tickets.
2007-01-11 09:39:35 · answer #4 · answered by Mark B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Port and starboard as many have said. They also have coloured lights associated with them (hence the Kickers shoe labels) - Port is red and left - hence the (old-fashioned) way of remembering ; PORT is LEFT on the table (and port the drink is red). Starboard is right and green.
2007-01-11 08:58:20 · answer #5 · answered by misbehave4me 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Port=Left side Starboard= right side. The pointy part is the Bow the square or rounded part at the other end is the stern or Aft.
2007-01-12 02:21:24 · answer #6 · answered by brian L 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
PORT and starboard are two words used for right and left.
Sailors in the special boat srevice use a different language altogether,and also other countries prefer their warships to use another language for reasons of strategy.
2007-01-11 08:54:15 · answer #7 · answered by meditation and mango juice 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Port and Starboard - left and Right.
and then there's the the other one where the sailor says, ".., Abandon ship! Someone cut a stinker!!"
2007-01-11 08:56:31 · answer #8 · answered by Victor ious 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The side that was brought to the dock in old sailing days was called the port. LEFT, 4 letters in each.(Red buoys, less letters) The side with the steering board that could not be brought up to the dock was the starboard, RIGHT, more letters.(green buoys, more letters)
2007-01-11 11:36:29 · answer #9 · answered by science teacher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Port and Starboard
2007-01-11 09:20:49 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋