2007-10-11 02:21:47 · 13 answers · asked by Matthew c 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Boats & Boating
the british royal navy changed the name of the left-side of a boat from 'larboard' to port in 1844. i suppose they kept misunderstanding the right-hand term, starboard.
2007-10-11 02:26:18 · answer #1 · answered by giovanni_russi 2 · 6⤊ 2⤋
Before boats had centrally mounted rudders they were steered with a paddle over the right hand side (Most people are right handed) That was the "STEER-BOARD" or later Starboard side. The other side would have a stabilising blade like a centerboard fixed to help the boat in a cross-wind. This was the LEE-BOARD, hence Larboard. The names date back to Viking times.
2007-10-12 12:44:05 · answer #2 · answered by The original Peter G 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Before 1844, the port side was called the larboard side. It was changed to avoid confusion with starboard.
2007-10-11 15:25:37 · answer #3 · answered by tom 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
It was larboard as has been stated before. Another interesting fact is that up to about 1912 power driven vessels had the steering either as helm orders or as rudder orders. This meant that on a helm orders vessel the wheel was turned the opposite way from the direction in which the vessel was to turn. This anomaly was removed after several near misses due to pilotage errors.
2007-10-11 15:30:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
The left side of the boat was called the Larboard side. It was changed to 'port' because it sounded too much like Starboard.
2007-10-11 09:32:14 · answer #5 · answered by Pancakke 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Larboard
2007-10-14 07:42:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Respondent Giovanni is correct; LARBOARD, is an obsolete term for PORT, and was changed owing to confusion, especially at sea with high winds drowning out commands.
Ralph
2007-10-11 09:32:22 · answer #7 · answered by ralphrepo_01 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Port
2007-10-11 09:31:58 · answer #8 · answered by outremerknight 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋
You`ve been doing the Daily Mail name game haven`t you. Larboard (E)
Hope you got the rest.
2007-10-11 09:51:07 · answer #9 · answered by firebobby 7 · 5⤊ 2⤋
Other other side from the right side.
2007-10-11 09:28:55 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋