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Port And Starboard (Cruise Jobs)

The original fishing boats in the south of England were equipped with a "steer board" that hung over the side (unlike a tiller, which hangs over the stern). This solved the problem of nets getting caught in the steering apparatus when set off the stern of the vessel. Most fishermen were right handed, consequently placing the steer board over the right side. To save the steer board apparatus from damage while in port, the left side of the boat was tied to the dock, leaving the steer board away from the dock. To this day we refer to the right as starboard (from steer board) and left as port. A good way to keep them straight: "left" has the same number of letters as "port," which is the left side of the boat when facing forward.

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