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Cake day: June 9th, 2023

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  • Because port/starboard refers to the left/right side of the ship, regardless how the person orientated. If you are facing the front of the ship, then yes, port = left. If you are facing the back of the ship, port = right. So it is very handy to have words that always refer to the same part of the ship.

    (All the other terms, like front/bow and stern/rear, who cares? I dunno.)