Sunday, January 9, 2011

LANGUAGE TRIVIA …STARBOARD/PORTSIDE

 

 

The right side of a boat was called the starboard side due to the fact that the astro navigators used to stand out on the plank (which was on the right side) to get an unobstructed view of the stars. The left side was called the port side because that was the side that you put in on at the port.

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