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Do you still do the "L" thing with your hands to check left and right?
I often do it even though I usually already know before doing it. It just feels like a habit/sanity check.
Replying to @darthelmet@lemmy.world
Port is left (and red, same as port wine) - both words have the same number of letters. Starboard is right (and green). But that’s from the cox’s viewpoint - for us rowers, facing the cox, port is on the right. Does my head in every time.
Replying to @MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works
The red party is further left than the green party. Starboard has two “r” as opposed to only one in port, which means it’s right. I’ve been sailing all kinds of stuff, and only just recently learned that starboard/port is defined as in the direction of the boat, while left/right is in the direction you are looking. Makes a lot of sense in hindsight…