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Originally Posted by fpartri497
I have allways wondered why the steering on a boat Is on the starboard side instead of port. must be some old maritime rule or something?
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Ancient ships used a steering board ("star'board") which was always on the right side of the ship, forcing the boat to tie up with the dock (port) on the left side to avoid damaging the rudder. Also, with the helmsman on the starboard side, visibility for avoiding boats which have the right of way on that helmsman's starboard side is better.