what side is starboard side of boat
of 05. Port and Starboard. If you are standing in the rear of the boat looking forward, the entire right side of the boat is the starboard side; the entire left side is the port side. The front right side of the boat is the starboard bow; the front left is the port bow. The right rear of the boat is the starboard quarter; the left rear is the port quarter. Amidshsips is the central part of the boat, while athwartships is an imaginary line running from one side of the boat, to the other.