Posted by Laurence Monkhouse on February 25, 2004 at 07:17:16 from 217.137.106.12 user Laurence_.
In Reply to: why steer from right? posted by Ed Kise on February 24, 2004 at 22:04:49:
Unless somebody who has steered a replica with a steering oar can contradict me, I imagine that a right handed person would find it easier to control a steering oar on his/her right side while looking forward to see where he/she is going.
However the Greeks and Romans had one on each side so the rule wasn't universal.