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Ever noticed how people who wear those boat shoes don't look like they would be able to tell port from starboard if their lives depended on it? Well, I wear deck shoes every day, weather permitting. I used to live on a very luxurious 115 foot yacht named the Global Star back in the early 80's. We took it from Grosse Pointe Yacht Club, out to the Atlantic, by way of Lunenberg Nova Scotia, then down the whole Atlantic sea-board down to West Palm Beach. Then, over to the Bahamas twice. We traveled over 5,000 miles in the time I was on it. Also, I live in Charlevoix, in northern Michigan, Where I am a certified marine mechanic. And lastly, I raced sailboats for over 20 years in the Wednesday night weekly races on Lake Charlevoix, held by the The Charlevoix Yacht club. So yeah, I guess I can tell Port from Starboard.