Ok, I'll call her and apologize. She was pissed at her captain for making such a big mistake! Which reminds me of a story about an American sailing yacht encountering the Britannia in the Atlantic somewhere West of England. After confirming that she was indeed the Britannia, the OD advised the yacht that they might wish to be careful not to run into the big fellow behind her. The "big fellow" was a light cruiser shadowing Her Majesty like a big gray Secret Service agent. Ron Rogers -----Original Message----- From: Jon Hill Knew there was a difference but it took me a little while to figure out which is which. On larger yachts, the port side is considered the crew side and starboard is for owners and guests. Some are set up with port side access to engine room and galley to reduce crew use of the starboard side. May be why the Queen's yacht was starboard side to. Probably isn't something many of us have to worry about.