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Hello there,
Just to stay active and also to gain my knowledge about sailing
I just want to ask why do they call the right and left starboard and port??
Thanks in advance..
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According to what I have gathered;
The short version: the old boats had steering oar only on the right side of the boat. "Star" is an English derivation of a Viking term or an old English term for that steering oar. "Board" was the term for the side of the boat. So the right side of the boat was called starboard. The boat was tied up at the port on the side without the steering oar, so that side is called port.
Try to find the long version on the Internet.
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Hi ralph.bufi
Thank you so much for your good concern
Best Regards....
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