The front of a boat is called the bow while the rear of a boat is called the stern.

Port and stern of a boat. When looking towards the bow while on the boat the left-hand side of the boat is the port side. The rear part of the uppermost deck on a ship. When youre facing forward toward the bow the port side is to your left and the starboard side is to your right.

Stern of a boat. A boats length is the distance from the tip of the bow to the farthest point on the stern front to back measured in a straight line. The length of your boat excludes a swim platform.

The port of a boat is the left the starboard is the right. Port Starboard. Originally the term only referred to the aft port section of the ship but eventually came to refer to the entire back of a vessel.

Parts of a boat - Bow stern starboard port draft waterline Bow of a boat. The stern lies opposite of the bow the foremost part of a ship. Starboard is the corresponding word for the right side of a boat.

When looking towards the bow the left-hand side of the boat is the port side. And starboard is the corresponding word for the right side of a boat. -The after part of a boats side.

When looking forward toward the bow of a ship port and starboard refer to the left and right sides respectively. Most sailors were right handed so the steering oar was placed over or through the right side of the stern. To put it in plain English if youre in the drivers seat the red light goes on the left and the green light goes on the right.