Fail iš mano pusės. Va ką rašo wikis The origin of the term comes from early boating practices. Before ships had rudders on their centerlines, they were steered by use of a specialized steering oar. This oar was held by an oarsman located in the stern (back) of the ship. However, like most of the rest of society, there were many more right-handed sailors than left-handed sailors. Man sailing a corbita, a small coastal vessel with two masts. Marble relief, ca. 200 AD, probably made in Africa Proconsularis (Tunisia). Found at Carthage. This meant that the steering oar (which had been broadened to provide better control) used to be affixed to the right side of the ship. The word starboard comes from Old English steorbord, literally meaning the side on which the ship is steered, descendant from the Old Norse words stýri meaning “rudder” (from the verb stýra, literally “being at the helm”, “having a hand in”) and borð meaning etymologically “board”, then the “side of a ship”. Similarly, the term for the left side of the vessel, port or larboard, is derived from the practice of sailors mooring on the left side (i.e., the larboard or loading side) as to prevent the steering boards from being crushed. Because the words larboard and starboard sounded too similar to be easily distinguished, larboard was changed to port. "Kuujis@work" <kuujis_no_spam_at_work@gmail.com> wrote in message news:hqrg30$an7$1@trimpas.omnitel.net... > Šiaip tai ne. > > Esmė tame, kad kur yra Port/Starboard turėtų būt įaugę į kraują bet kuriam > jūreiviui, kaip kad vairuotojams įauga, kuria kelio puse vyksta eismas. > > "Ignas" <ignasvp_Trinti_@takas.elte> wrote in message > news:hqqc4b$fa8$1@trimpas.omnitel.net... >> >> kaip supratau, uoste laivai svartuojasi kairiu bortu, o starboard (??) >> desiniu >> >> >> "zZz" <zZz@zirzilia.lt> wrote in message >> news:hqperg$987$1@trimpas.omnitel.net... >>> Once upon a time there was a famous sea captain. This captain was very >>> successful at what he did; for years he guided merchant ships all over >>> the >>> world. Never did stormy seas or pirates get the best of him. He was >>> admired >>> by his crew and fellow captains. >>> >>> However, there was one thing different about this captain. Every morning >>> he >>> went through a strange ritual. He would lock himself in his quarters and >>> open a small safe. In the safe was an envelope with a piece of paper >>> inside. >>> He would stare at >>> the paper for a minute,then lock it back up. Afterwards, he would go >>> about >>> his daily duties. >>> >>> For years this went on, and his crew became very curious. Was it a >>> treasure >>> map? Was it a letter from a long lost love? Everyone speculated about >>> the >>> contents of the strange envelope. One day the captain died at sea. After >>> laying the captain's body to rest, the first mate led the entire crew >>> into >>> the captains quarters. >>> >>> He opened the safe, got the envelope, opened it and... The first mate >>> turned >>> pale and showed the paper to the others. Four words were on the paper; >>> two >>> lines with two words each: Port Left / Starboard Right >>>