Great addition to any vessel
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And to remember the whole thing: "Star" comes from steer, goes back to old ships which had their rudder and till tied to the side at the aft and specifically, when looking forwards, to the right as people tend to be right-handed. Thus, steering-side == right if you're looking forwards.
"Port" because that's the side the port is on if you land without risking damaging the rudder. Originally it was "backboard" because that's the board (== side of ship) that's (often) in the helmsman's back, English changed it at some point while everyone else kept it. The terminology goes back to at least Old Norse, probably earlier, that's just the earliest that's attested.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]In Dutch it's still bakboord.
but we've been sailing for a long time!
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Nope, it’s one of the few things that everyone in the world has managed to standardize on.
that and standardized container sizes
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Alphabetically, port comes before starboard. We read left to right...
a large portion of the world doesn't..
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In Dutch it's still bakboord.
but we've been sailing for a long time!
wrote on last edited by [email protected]In Germany, too: "Backbord" & "Steuerbord"
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I only know port vs starboard because of SpongeBob
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it makes me a little irrationaly upset that we have left and right, both one syllable words
but the naval version of left and right, is a one syllable Port, and a two syllable Starboard
Right and left are relative to your perspective. Port and starboard are relative to the ship and dont change if you're facing aft.
As for syllable count, eh vOv
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I always remember it by the anagram in letters
P.S. port starboard
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a large portion of the world doesn't..
Right. This is in English, which is what I'm referring to.
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"Left" and "Port" both have four letters. "Right" and "Starboard" both have more than four letters. That's how you remember them.
Boats used to have their steering paddle out on the right because most people were right handed. When you pulled into port, you didn't want your steering rod to hit the port so port side was the left. That's how I remember.
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Right and left are relative to your perspective. Port and starboard are relative to the ship and dont change if you're facing aft.
As for syllable count, eh vOv
Stage left, stage right
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Why would the stars only be to the right? Would the ship start tilting when you haul all the loot into port?
There is no stars over land, because gravity makes them all fall down, so they know to avoid it
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No it is not. Port and starboard are only left and right if you are facing the bow. If you are facing the stern they are reversed (from your perspective). The reason why is to make sure there are unambiguous terms for turning a ship in order to navigate and avoid collisions.
Btw the same rule applies to airplanes. If you are flying and have another airplane flying towards you both pilots must turn starboard to avoid a crash.
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Port is fine stuff!
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No it is not. Port and starboard are only left and right if you are facing the bow. If you are facing the stern they are reversed (from your perspective). The reason why is to make sure there are unambiguous terms for turning a ship in order to navigate and avoid collisions.
Btw the same rule applies to airplanes. If you are flying and have another airplane flying towards you both pilots must turn starboard to avoid a crash.
Pilot here. We just say left and right and don't bother with port and starboard.
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Pilot here. We just say left and right and don't bother with port and starboard.
I stand corrected.
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Nah, we can.
Traditions are just peer pressure from dead people.
So fuck em.
That's incredibly short-sighted. Traditions are part of what makes up people's culture.
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I stand corrected.
But yes, in the semi-rare event you find yourself approaching another aircraft of the same maneuverability head-on, you are to both avoid the collision by turning right.
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But yes, in the semi-rare event you find yourself approaching another aircraft of the same maneuverability head-on, you are to both avoid the collision by turning right.
I saw a training video about that, that's how I know.
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Port and left have the same number of letters, so that works in a pinch.
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Port and left have the same number of letters, so that works in a pinch.
This is how I first (and still) remember the difference.
