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What is a forecastle deck? : a partial deck above the main deck at the bow of a ship over a forecastle. What is left side of boat called? While 'starboard' means to the right-hand side of the vessel, the left-hand side is now referred to as 'port'– though this wasn't always ...
A can buoy is cylindrical, used principally to mark the left or port side of a channel. A nun buoy is conical, used principally to mark therightor starboard side of a channel. What is a pointed spar buoy? Buoy Shape A pointed (conical) shape indicates that thebuoy is marking the starb...
A rudder does nothing, and has no effect, unless it is movingthroughthe water around it. That, my friend, requires the boat to move faster than any current it is in. To navigate to port or starboard (and indeed to turn about if we lose an oar, or a push pole), we must move thr...
Your board is a flotation raft: The board serves as a life raft in an emergency. the leash helps you to pull the board back to you and get back on easily. Avoid injuring other surfers: Without a leash, you could easily lose control of your board in the surf – potentially harming oth...
Starboard is the right side of the boat while observing from the stern. Back when boating required nothing but oars and able arms, the term “starboard” became popular because a “steering oar” controlled the vessel. Since most sailors were right handed, the steering oar was typically on th...
The guy wire is also used widely on sailing boats and yachts to securely hold the masts. This is known as “standing rigging” and lateral guy wires are used on the starboard and port sides to keep the mast straight and firm, despite the friction from the incredibly strong winds catching ...
I thought I would add a little known fact for my American friends. POSH is actually an acronym. It stands for Port Out Starboard Home. The reason for this was when rich people travelled on boats the best places were always being Port side on the boat when leaving home and being on the...
Steering came from a purpose-built rudder on the right side of the vessel known as the “steorbord” in Old English, or “steerboard” (hence our modern-day term “starboard” meaning a ship’s right side). Because the steerboard prevented docking on the right, the left side ...