From: Bruce C. Beattie (bruce@EECS.Berkeley.EDU)
Date: Mon Jan 09 2006 - 22:19:51 PST
At one time they decided that they were having too many accidents
because it was hard to
differentiate between starboard and larboard in a gale, so they changed
larboard to port which was
pretty much the same meaning.
Bruce
Bruce C. Beattie wrote:
> I think you are very confused TJ,
> In the first place there is only a starboard and a larboard side of
> the ship.
> Larbord is the side they parked next to the pier for taking on supplies.
> Only one side of the ship had a side hatch for taking on stores.
>
> And in the second place, the port hole is just the place where you
> store the wine........:-)
>
> Bruce
>
> timothy.smith1@att.net wrote:
>
>> So far, I haven't heard a single response about how the port holes
>> got on the starboard side. Something's VERY fishy about that.
>>
>> If my 42 International M3-4 has a jeep stowed on the fantail, does IT
>> qualify as a ship? (Don't answer that.)
>> TJ
>>
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