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I always remember that port and left both are the shorter word, and have the same number of letters.
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Do we have any red port wine left?
There's only a right way to find out
My grandfather was a bomber pilot and he always remembered it by picturing himself flying north along the east coast, where all the ports would be on the left.
That's essentially how I always remember it. Port and left both have 4 letters.
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Also, the old name for "port" is "larboard", which starts with an L for left.
Port is short. My BIL taught me that this summer!
Additionally, "starboard" has 'r's (for "right").
... so does "port"
But starboard has 2
And two times right is right; less times right is left
and even, as in even numbers.
Port, left, even...all words an even number of letters Starboard, right, odd...all words are an odd number of letters.
Starbucks is always on the right side of the road!
I always picture a drunken sailor asking how much port is left. It works for me.
And port is red. Green means you're on Starboard and GET THE HELL OUT OF MY WAY!!
That's better than mine
**red port
Is there a reason they don't just say left and right?
Historically, boats had rudders (or “steer boards”) along the side of the ship instead of in the middle like we’d see them today. It was always on the right side of the boat, so to avoid smashing your rudder into the dock, you’d dock your ship on the other side. That means it was always the left side that literally faced the port, while starboard faced out into open water to protect that side from damage.
rudders (or “steer boards”)
The "board" part comes from "side of a ship", as in "the board where the steer is attached".
Same meaning as in "going over-board".
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Then you have to say something like "your left or mine?" This removes any ambiguity, and that might matter when one is at sea.
Also, port is red and Starboard is green. Usually boats will colour the sheets to match. It helps to identify the lines when someone tells you to ease the port sheet.
I remember being young taking my boaters safety course and having to take this section over three times. Why does left and right stop existing once you are on a floating pos?
Because left and right can be interpreted as direction from your point of view. Port and starboard are always understood as left and right of the vessel you are currently in.
In performance arts, stage left and stage right perform the same function as well. "Stage" directions are always from the perspective of a performer, so that referring to right/left is absolute.
Is the joke here that it would be embarrassing for the captain to forget this?
Yes.
I need something like this to remember left and right correctly.
Port and left have four letters.
Mars also has 4 letters, which is useful when you're trying to remember which portal to travel through at the end of the Vault of Glass raid.
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Your pointer finger and thumb make an L on your left hand.
"Red right returning". You must be leaving port.
You grew up on a boat?
I kinda want this in my bathroom. On the toilet.
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