Aquahound Posted August 8, 2019 #26 Share Posted August 8, 2019 4 hours ago, Jimnbigd said: (Stern is more often called "aft" now, but aft is fairly intuitive -- "after"). You're right, many do. However, that's technically not appropriate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mef_57 Posted August 9, 2019 #27 Share Posted August 9, 2019 As I spent a number of early years crewing on sailboats and needing to pay attention to the red and green channel lights, I was taught 'Any Port Red wine Left'? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bull Posted August 9, 2019 #28 Share Posted August 9, 2019 On 8/8/2019 at 7:58 PM, Jimnbigd said: And to remember "bow" (rhymes with cow) -- We bow to the captain, who most often is at the front of the ship. (Of course we don't actually bow to him/her, but this is how I remember it.) And if we are naughty, we might be taken to the back of the ship for a "stern" lecture. (Stern is more often called "aft" now, but aft is fairly intuitive -- "after"). Sorry, Jim, but if someone needs word-association to remember that bow is front & stern is back, perhaps they should stick to "front" and "back" JB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navybankerteacher Posted August 11, 2019 #29 Share Posted August 11, 2019 On 8/9/2019 at 2:48 PM, mef_57 said: As I spent a number of early years crewing on sailboats and needing to pay attention to the red and green channel lights, I was taught 'Any Port Red wine Left'? It depends where you are; in the Western Hemisphere, the Philippines and some other areas it’s “red right returning” - meaning when you enter port the red channel markers are to starboard (on your right); in Europe it’s the other way around - the green markers are to starboard, and red to port. Of course, with just a bit of basic navigational skill you should be able to figure outwhich side of the Atlantic you are on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donaldsc Posted August 11, 2019 #30 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Port and Starboard are really easy and I can't imagine why there are 25 posts on it - starboard is to the right and port is to the left. How hard can that be to rem,ember. DON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi13 Posted August 11, 2019 #31 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Go to sea for a living with some of the old, colourful Captains. If you got it wrong once, they had the ability of ensuring you never got it wrong again.🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALWAYS CRUZIN Posted August 11, 2019 Author #32 Share Posted August 11, 2019 16 hours ago, navybankerteacher said: It depends where you are; in the Western Hemisphere, the Philippines and some other areas it’s “red right returning” - meaning when you enter port the red channel markers are to starboard (on your right); in Europe it’s the other way around - the green markers are to starboard, and red to port. Of course, with just a bit of basic navigational skill you should be able to figure outwhich side of the Atlantic you are on. On any ship and the RED light is on the left port side. Port wine RED. Red right returning is for US ports when ships leave port and return to port from open waters. Channel markers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadaboutgal Posted August 14, 2019 #33 Share Posted August 14, 2019 On 8/5/2019 at 3:14 PM, Mike981 said: On boats (fishing) the steering wheel is on the right side (sometimes in the center) because of the rotation of the propeller. So if you think of the captain/person driving the boat as the star, the starboard side is on the right. That is exactly how I learned to tell the different sides. Years ago we had our own power boat; I didn't have the courage to even steer it; my dh was the star of the boat captaining it on all our adventures! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldubs Posted August 14, 2019 #34 Share Posted August 14, 2019 On 8/9/2019 at 12:37 PM, John Bull said: Sorry, Jim, but if someone needs word-association to remember that bow is front & stern is back, perhaps they should stick to "front" and "back" JB And, just remember that the "pointy" end is usually the front. I will probably get a stern comment in response to this. 😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shmoo here Posted August 14, 2019 #35 Share Posted August 14, 2019 50 minutes ago, ldubs said: And, just remember that the "pointy" end is usually the front. I will probably get a stern comment in response to this. 😀 I was going to say I think "pointy" end is cute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenquixote66 Posted August 14, 2019 #36 Share Posted August 14, 2019 On 8/3/2019 at 12:11 PM, dkjretired said: That too, I grew up in the 50s in Northern NJ and listened to the very colorful announcers for the Yankees, Brooklyn Dodgers and NY Giants. Do you miss those days,I sure do.I lived 5 blocks from Ebbets Field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkjretired Posted August 15, 2019 #37 Share Posted August 15, 2019 17 hours ago, lenquixote66 said: Do you miss those days,I sure do.I lived 5 blocks from Ebbets Field. Sure do, one of my best memories is going to see the Dodgers at Ebbets Field with my father. Also, last season they were in Brooklyn they were trying to help with attendance and actually played 8 regular season games in Roosevelt stadium in Jersey City. Went there also to see a game and years later took my drivers's test there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenquixote66 Posted August 15, 2019 #38 Share Posted August 15, 2019 (edited) 7 hours ago, dkjretired said: Sure do, one of my best memories is going to see the Dodgers at Ebbets Field with my father. Also, last season they were in Brooklyn they were trying to help with attendance and actually played 8 regular season games in Roosevelt stadium in Jersey City. Went there also to see a game and years later took my drivers's test there. My parents did not have a TV till 1952 .I spent many nights listening to baseball games being broadcast by radio. Edited August 15, 2019 by lenquixote66 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkjretired Posted August 16, 2019 #39 Share Posted August 16, 2019 1 hour ago, lenquixote66 said: My parents did not have a TV till 1952 .I spent many nights listening to baseball games being broadcast by radio. Best way to watch baseball and football on TV, put on TV video and local radio broadcast. We have great baseball 15 miles away this week, Little League World Series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenquixote66 Posted August 16, 2019 #40 Share Posted August 16, 2019 16 minutes ago, dkjretired said: Best way to watch baseball and football on TV, put on TV video and local radio broadcast. We have great baseball 15 miles away this week, Little League World Series. R 16 minutes ago, dkjretired said: Best way to watch baseball and football on TV, put on TV video and local radio broadcast. We have great baseball 15 miles away this week, Little League World Series. Do you ever go to see the Lakewood Blue Claws ? We have an Atlantic League team in LI,the Long Island Ducks.Parking is free.Field level box seats are $10.00. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare broberts Posted August 16, 2019 #41 Share Posted August 16, 2019 On 8/11/2019 at 1:53 AM, donaldsc said: Port and Starboard are really easy and I can't imagine why there are 25 posts on it - starboard is to the right and port is to the left. How hard can that be to rem,ember. DON Port is not always to the left, nor starboard always to the right. Perhaps that is why many find it necessary to use an aide-mémoire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donaldsc Posted August 16, 2019 #42 Share Posted August 16, 2019 Just now, broberts said: Port is not always to the left, nor starboard always to the right. Perhaps that is why many find it necessary to use an aide-mémoire. It is if you are facing forward or towards the bow. DON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare broberts Posted August 16, 2019 #43 Share Posted August 16, 2019 5 minutes ago, donaldsc said: It is if you are facing forward or towards the bow. DON Yes, and had you included that critical datum I might not have commented. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkjretired Posted August 16, 2019 #44 Share Posted August 16, 2019 12 hours ago, lenquixote66 said: R Do you ever go to see the Lakewood Blue Claws ? We have an Atlantic League team in LI,the Long Island Ducks.Parking is free.Field level box seats are $10.00. We did when we lived in Jersey, now we go to Scranton/Wilkes Barre to see the Railriders which is the Yankees top farm team. Really crowded when one of the big name Yankees is rehabbing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALWAYS CRUZIN Posted August 16, 2019 Author #45 Share Posted August 16, 2019 15 hours ago, broberts said: Port is not always to the left, nor starboard always to the right. Perhaps that is why many find it necessary to use an aide-mémoire. Smart a people like you cause grief. Why do you do this? I started this with the explanation you so desperately requirer. I bet if you go to a mechanic and tell him you have a noise on the left side of you car. I doubt very much if he will ask. Is that facing the car from the front or facing away from the car from the front. Get real. Please stop these stupid remarks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare broberts Posted August 16, 2019 #46 Share Posted August 16, 2019 44 minutes ago, twodaywonder said: Smart a people like you cause grief. Why do you do this? I started this with the explanation you so desperately requirer. I bet if you go to a mechanic and tell him you have a noise on the left side of you car. I doubt very much if he will ask. Is that facing the car from the front or facing away from the car from the front. Get real. Please stop these stupid remarks. When I go to a mechanic about a noise I always indicate passenger or driver side so that confusion about orientation is avoided. I'm sorry you feel a need to characterize factual comments as stupid. Perhaps you did not bother reading the quote to which the comment applied. Context does make a difference. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALWAYS CRUZIN Posted August 16, 2019 Author #47 Share Posted August 16, 2019 38 minutes ago, broberts said: When I go to a mechanic about a noise I always indicate passenger or driver side so that confusion about orientation is avoided. I'm sorry you feel a need to characterize factual comments as stupid. Perhaps you did not bother reading the quote to which the comment applied. Context does make a difference. factual comment Really! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquahound Posted August 16, 2019 #48 Share Posted August 16, 2019 21 hours ago, donaldsc said: It is if you are facing forward or towards the bow. DON The whole "port is to the left when facing forward" thing never made sense to me. The left side of the ship is still the left side of the ship, no matter which way you're facing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldubs Posted August 17, 2019 #49 Share Posted August 17, 2019 (edited) 7 hours ago, Aquahound said: The whole "port is to the left when facing forward" thing never made sense to me. The left side of the ship is still the left side of the ship, no matter which way you're facing. I automatically think of the left side of the ship as the port side. Same for the left side of my car is the driver's side. IDK, maybe some would confuse "left side" with "to your left". Anyway, an unambiguous definition is always a good thing. On my small fishing boat it is "go to your left" or "go to your right" because that is the terminology most passengers will understand. Edited August 17, 2019 by ldubs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chengkp75 Posted August 17, 2019 #50 Share Posted August 17, 2019 12 hours ago, Aquahound said: The whole "port is to the left when facing forward" thing never made sense to me. The left side of the ship is still the left side of the ship, no matter which way you're facing. While you are correct that the left side of the ship is always port, if I'm facing aft and pointing to port, I use my right hand, so port is not always "to your left", and there in lies the distinction. Your two sentences even make the distinction: "port is to the left", and "left side of the ship". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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