Talk:Starboard
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looks to me that the steering board was on the right side of a ship, not necessarily the sailor handling it.
[edit] Stearing oar.
The hinge of the stearing oar would be on the right side of the ship.
If it is a narrow ship, the oarsman might then be on the left side of the ship, with the oar tucked under his right arm.
If the ship is reasonably wide, the oarsman would be on the centre-to-right side of the ship.
Tabletop 02:08, 23 May 2005 (UTC)
