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Knew it! No one can remember that shit.
Between "port" "starboard" "right" and "left" only two of the words have the same number of letters.
Left = Port
For the once per year I have to think about this, that's my mnemonic.
You can also face forward and imagine the word "PISS" in the water.
Is that supposed to be an acronym? "Port Isn't Starboard, Stupid?"
You could just imagine "PS", but I guess piss helps.
That's actually rarely the case in my experience. Generally, I mean.
I still remember the pneumonic for “pool” in Spanish that a high school classmate came up with: La Piscina — Piss in a pool.