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Old 22nd Apr 2004, 00:53
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rmmonteiro
 
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starboard and portside.
Answering the question that came up a few posts back, it is called STARBOARD because when the Portugese navigators were descending the west coast of africa, when they looked to the right side, they would only see the stars. And PORTSIDE is because they allways navigate with the cost in sight, ( the port )

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