When you put the tiller to port (left), the rudder moves to starboard (right), making the boat turn to ___

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When you put the tiller to port (left), the rudder moves to starboard (right), making the boat turn to ___

In boat handling, the direction the rudder deflects determines the turn. Putting the tiller to port makes the rudder swing to starboard. That deflection pushes water to the starboard side, which rotates the boat so the bow moves toward the right. So the boat turns to starboard (the right). Fore and aft are front and back, not turning directions, so they don’t describe the turn.

In boat handling, the direction the rudder deflects determines the turn. Putting the tiller to port makes the rudder swing to starboard. That deflection pushes water to the starboard side, which rotates the boat so the bow moves toward the right. So the boat turns to starboard (the right). Fore and aft are front and back, not turning directions, so they don’t describe the turn.

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